Posts Tagged ‘Sellers’
While this may sound like a strange title, there’s an important lesson here for buyers about DUE DILIGENCE, and disclosure from agents, when buying a home. You might love the location of the home and the community but NOT what is nearby. Would you buy a new home near a pig farm? How about a [...]
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I wrote a recent article about SHADOW INVENTORY and what it is. If you missed reading it, you should. Here’s the LINK TO THE SHADOW INVENTORY ARTICLE. We all know there IS abundant shadow inventory, and of course the BIG question is… WHAT WILL THE IMPACT BE ON THE HOUSING MARKET??? Experts are predicting a [...]
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Carlsbad sellers – if you are considering selling your home and will be talking with prospective listing agents, there are some things to consider. WHAT YOU SEE may NOT be WHAT YOU GET. What do I mean? Well, you ought to see a written marketing plan so you know exactly what a [...]
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Selling a home these days is a tough job. And finding the right agent to help you do that can be as well. The right agent will help you establish a competitive price, market the home effectively both in print and on-line, will communicate regularly with you, and will get your through the transaction. The [...]
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Here’s an article written by a friend of mine. Rather than try to summarize I thought I would just share it in its entirety. *********************** SHORT SALE or FORECLOSURE?? In today’s economic climate many homeowners have had or will have to face the very real possibility of losing their homes due to a variety of [...]
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Here are 5 common mistakes that sellers often make that can cost them money : INAPPROPRIATELY POSITIONING YOUR HOME IN THE MARKET Keep in mind that buyers don’t just look at comparables, and you must position you home correctly in the market in term of the list price. The longer your home sits on the [...]
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Being told their home is worth less than what they need or hope for Being told their home is cluttered and needs to be cleaned up and/or depersonalized Being asked to take care of deferred maintenance Agents who make appointments and don’t show up Agents who don’t follow showing instructions Buyers who make low ball [...]
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If you are thinking about selling your home, I urge you to consider what is important to you in that process. There is lots to think about and plan for, but if you don’t have a pretty good idea of your overall goals and a plan for how to reach them, you might be wasting [...]
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Many buyers and sellers are bewildered by “real estate-ese.” REALTORS have a language all their own, as do mortgage brokers, inspectors, and escrow and title professionals. And while I try to not use all the lingo but talk in language buyers and sellers will understand, sometimes that real estate word will slip out. But there [...]
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I offer my Ultimate Pre-Listing Kit to sellers before we meet to discuss marketing and how to best position a home in the marketplace to sell. There is a ton of information that I feel sellers should have so they are fully prepared to be a responsible and knowledgeable seller in today’s market. Here is [...]
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That got your attention, didn’t it? The point is that as a seller you cannot focus only on the COMPARABLES when working with an agent to POSITION YOUR HOME FOR SALE correctly in the marketplace. Yes, homes that are similar that have sold WILL have an impact in setting the listing price, and certainly will [...]
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There are many sellers who appear to be sabotaging their home sales. They are doing things, either intentionally or not, that are making it hard, if not impossible, to sell their homes in a reasonable time frame and for top dollar. Or they are not doing the things they ought to do that would facilitate [...]
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Finding a new home is one of the biggest challenges ahead of you when relocating, especially to an area you are not familiar with. Fortunately, buyers these days who are relocating to Carlsbad and nearby have the Internet to help them research communities and all the other stuff they want and need to know. Here [...]
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Are you planning to buy or sell a home and need a qualified REALTOR to help? Getting a recommendation from friends and neighbors can be a good way to learn about local REALTORS, and who is qualified to help you. If you have a referral from someone you trust, then perhaps you are all set [...]
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JEFF DOWLER
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
Solutions Real Estate
6005 Hidden Valley Rd., Ste 280
Carlsbad, CA 92011
(760) 840-1360 Direct/Text
(760) 893-8924 Main Office
CA DRE lic. # 01490977
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