Real Estate Tips

This list of tips will continually grow as I come across more useful information. Click on the links below for in-depth tips and advice on buying and selling homes.

• Getting Ready to Sell Your Home
  • Eliminate your personal feelings
  • Make Your Home Impersonal
  • Do's and Don'ts in the Kitchen
  • Closet Clean Outs
  • Plumbing, and Heating, and Air, Oh My!
  • Doors that can make or break a showing
  • Odors - the "Sniff Test"
  • Outside - Landscaping
  • The Back Yard
• Pricing Tips
  • Seeking Advice
  • The "Behind the Scenes" of Pricing
  • Setting & Getting the Right Price
• Contract Tips
  • Understanding Different Types of Listing Contracts
  • Open Listing
  • One-Time Show
  • Exclusive Agency Listing
  • Exclusive Right to Sell
• Nitty Gritty Contract Details
  • Price and Terms of Sale
  • Real Estate Commissions
  • Multiple Listing Service - MLS
  • Agency Duties
  • The Lockbox
  • Handling Disputes
• Listing Commissions and Related Issues
  • How Commissions Work
• The Listing Agent's Role in Marketing Your Home
  • Listing Agent's Role in Marketing Your Home
  • The Office Preview Tour
  • The Broker Preview Tour
  • The Yard For Sale Sign
  • Flyers and Handouts
  • Types of Real Estate Advertising
• Open Houses
  • How to use an Open House
• Showing Your House
  • The Lights are on, but Nobody is Home...
  • Smells and Fragrances
  • Pets and More Pets
  • Trash Can Etiquette
  • Keeping it Clean!