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Pricing Your Home During A Shift
Pricing your home in any market is an art and should be done strategically with an understanding of possible outcomes. With the rising rates and inventory normalizing, it becomes even more important to price your home appropriately for the market to net the biggest return. Let’s start by talking generally about how pricing works. You…
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The Shift
Well, the market is shifting. We all knew this was coming, but the variation of predictions is pretty vast, so I would like to start by giving my educated opinion. Disclaimer: I do not have a crystal ball, nor do I claim to be able to predict the future. What I do have is access…
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The Pros and Cons of Buying A New Construction Home
Buying a home that no one has ever lived in before certainly feels good. Buying any home under 10 years old certainly reduces the risk of big challenges arising for a longer period of time. If you pay attention to the age of homes hitting the market, a large majority of homes are sold right…
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Moving Tips From The Expert
1. Make yourself two “care package”; one for the old home and one for the new. Each care package should contain: toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, sponge, sharpie, snack baggies, rags, Tylenol or ibuprofen, bandaids, phone chargers, paper plates, plastic cups, plastic cutlery, pet and kid essentials. You can get by with one and…
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5 Mistakes To Avoid When Buying a Bigger Home
1. Unwilling To Make Small Repairs When selling your home, especially as the market normalizes, it is critical to “put your best home forward”. Not all homes that are listed sell and certainly not all homes sell for as much as they could. Personally, I try to help my clients do as little as possible…
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Considering a New Area For Your Home Purchase?
When you are buying a home, you are not just buying the home, you are buying a lifestyle. A large portion of what happens in the surrounding area will directly impact your life, so while there is no “wrong” area, it is important for you to consider how the area will impact your life and…
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10 Most Expensive Home Repairs (and how to avoid them)
Buying a home and moving can already be stressful and expensive without having to make expensive repairs. Unfortunately, big repairs do often come up, so how to we minimize the risk of you having absorb the cost of them too quickly when purchasing a home? Well, it’s actually pretty simple… we educate you. Upon going…
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Watch Out For These 9 Traps When Buying A Home
Buyer Trap #1 BLIND BIDDING When you haven’t done your proper research, then you’re at a huge disadvantage when going into negotiations. Just because the seller is “asking” a certain price, does not mean that the home is “worth” that amount. Make sure that the real estate professional that you are working with has provided…
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11 Reasons Why You Should Choose The Irvine Group at john greene Realtor®?
Skills: 10 years of sales, marketing and negotiating experience prior to real estate. This is why our listings sell 2% over the market average and our buyer’s out-negotiate the competition. We have the skills to make sure that you do not over pay on your purchase or leave money on the table on your sale. …
The Perfect Home At The Perfect Time 