Posts filed under Sellers



Why Do People Use Our Services to Sell Their Homes?
Posted Tue, Mar 31st 2015 9:00 am
Why do people hire us to sell their homes? Watch this 2-minute video to find out why!

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FYI on DYI
Posted Tue, Jul 8th 2014 11:00 am
FYI on DYI Many homeowners spend a lot of money renovating their home before they put it on the market, thinking that they will make a profit on the money they spend on renovations. Remodeling Mag...

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Home Value Estimator
Posted Fri, Jun 13th 2014 4:02 pm

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Top Ten Reasons to List Your Home During the Holidays
Posted Sat, Nov 30th 2013 4:12 pm
SELL YOUR HOME OVER THE HOLIDAYS *** TOP TEN REASONS TO LIST YOUR HOME FOR SALE OVER THE HOLIDAYS *** Most people believe they should take their home off the market during the holidays...WE BEG T...

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Top Questions to Ask a REALTOR Before You List Your Home
Posted Wed, Sep 4th 2013 6:45 pm
1) How Well Capitalized is Your Business? REALTORS are independent contractors. Marketing is expensive – training is expensive – running a business is expensive. You don’t want to hire an agent/...

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Smelly Affairs...
Posted Thu, Jul 25th 2013 1:05 pm
Smelly Affairs The sense of smell is a powerful motivator. When prospective buyers walk into a house, their senses are alert to visual, audio and smell stimuli to form that “first impression”&nb...

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WHY IS MY HOME NOT SELLING?
Posted Wed, Jul 24th 2013 1:26 pm
Why Is My Home Not Selling? If you have had your home on the market for several months, you may start to wonder why it just isn't moving. How can you encourage buyers to look at your house and int...

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WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW THINK?
Posted Wed, Jul 24th 2013 1:15 pm
What Would Your Mother-in-Law Think? You can bet on it - the KITCHEN is one of the key areas of a home that most buyers will look at to short-list their preferred homes from a long list of availab...

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Hand Over the Keys and Leave!
Posted Sat, Jul 20th 2013 12:55 pm
Why You Should NOT be Present During Your Home Showings!   Once your home is listed for sale, it may be a difficult thing for you to step aside and let your REALTOR take over. Essentially, once ...

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A Bird In The Hand Is Worth More Than Two In The Bush
Posted Thu, Jul 18th 2013 12:44 pm
USING CREATIVE NEGOTIATIONS If a Buyer has an 850 Credit Score, 45%  down payment and does not have to sell a home, his/her offer on your home may be a strong one! However, many Buyers are not in ...

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The Buyers Get Out Of Jail Free Card
Posted Wed, Jul 17th 2013 1:30 pm
Keeping the Transaction Together One of the most critical services a REALTOR can provide, is the ability to "keep the deal together" until closing. Many Buyers and Sellers believe that, once the ...

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White Lies You Don't Want To Tell...
Posted Mon, Jul 15th 2013 1:23 pm
White Lies Sellers Should Avoid Telling... Many states have mandatory "Seller Disclosure" laws to protect the public. Some Sellers may be tempted to tell a few "white lies" when they want to sel...

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What to expect when your INSPECTING
Posted Sat, Jul 13th 2013 2:00 pm
BUYER’S DUE DILIGENCE - INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS After you conclude negotiations and “ratify” (sign) a contract to buy a home, you will usually have 30-45 days to do your Buyer's “due diligence” be...

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Be Proactive - Deal With Defects
Posted Sat, Jul 13th 2013 12:37 pm
BE PROACTIVE - DEAL WITH THE DEFECTS  
In any residential real estate transaction, the Buyers will likely conduct home and termite inspections as part of their "due diligence" to make sure the h...

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Curb Appeal - Put The Lipstick On!
Posted Fri, Jul 12th 2013 12:52 pm
CURB APPEAL - FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT!! We make thousands of small and big decisions every day. Our senses (eyesight, smell, feeling, hearing) are constantly telling us a story about our surroun...

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Furry Friends and Pet Dander
Posted Thu, Jul 11th 2013 1:11 pm
SHOWINGS AND PETS Most of us REALTORS are animal lovers and have pets of our own, but we also share many stories about showing homes where our clients went into a sneezing fit, we got bitten by a ...

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Feeling Stressed??
Posted Wed, Jul 10th 2013 1:36 pm
Feeling Stressed? Patience is a Virtue (That Helps Get Deals Done!) Sellers deal with anxiety, especially if they are also buying a home and depending upon the sale and closing of their existing h...

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Who Represents Whom?
Posted Tue, Jul 9th 2013 1:39 pm
Who Represents Whom? In South Carolina, state law maintains that the REALTOR must represent at least one of the parties in the transaction (cannot be neutral). 
Consumers have the option to hire a...

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A Moving Experience
Posted Wed, Jul 3rd 2013 2:04 pm
A Moving Experience You have a ratified contract, getting ready to close escrow - the transaction is looking like it's going to happen on track and  - you realize you need to arrange the move AS...

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Closing Time!
Posted Tue, Jul 2nd 2013 1:55 pm
THE REAL ESTATE CLOSING After the buyers have finished their due diligence process, agreed repairs have been done, and the buyers have received their 
final loan approval from their lender, the bu...

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