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This Will Most Likely Happen … When You List Your Home
Selling your home is a very emotional experience. You are not just selling a piece of real estate. You are selling your memories. Not surprisingly homeowners are easily irritated with picky buyers and seemingly unreasonable requests by their agents. Because the sale...
How I Sold a House another Agent Could Not Sell
Last November I received a call from a desperate homeowner. They had fired their listing agent, after their home was on the market for more than a month with no activity. Their new-built home was getting ready by the end of the year. They had to sell! These homeowners...
Housing Stats Comparison: Aspen vs. Dublin
We just returned to Columbus from a "business trip" to Aspen, Colorado. We were very lucky our flight was able to land at Port Columbus around midnight after circling for half an hour. And the road conditions driving home were much worse than this morning. When real...
Why You Can’t Trust Online Home Valuations
If you are a homeowner who's thinking about selling, you probably want to know how much your home is worth. Most likely you've been searching the Internet and came across the Zestimate, Zillow's online home value. For many suburban homes it's a decent ESTIMATE of what...
Why a Successful Home Sale Requires a Partnership
Back in Austria my Mom used to bake at least 15 kinds of Christmas cookies. I've been following this tradition since we moved to Ohio 30 years ago. While I've been baking various types of Lebkuchen (gingerbreads) yesterday afternoon, I also managed to negotiate 2...
3 Tips for a Facelift on a Budget
You don't have to completely remodel your home to sell it for top dollar. For the best return on investment focus on upgrades that have the most impact! You want to remove all the "small imperfections" that will keep a potential buyer from making an offer. I am...
Why You Should List During the Holiday Season
The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is not a prime season for selling your home. Most people are too busy with Turkey Day celebrations, Black Friday shopping, and attending Holiday Parties. And, they probably hate to move when it's cold and snowing. That’s why...
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