How to Beat the Blues
Home Selling Tip: How To Declutter — When You Hate Doing It
Let’s say you want to sell your house soon and you know you’re supposed to “declutter” it. Every piece of home selling advice out there says you need to do this — but you’re really not looking forward to the boring, tedious work involved. Maybe you’re the type who’d prefer having a plate full of [...]
A Home Selling Solution Worth Mentioning…
In this blog, I’ve shared a variety of ideas for helping frustrated home sellers, such as considering a temporary or permanent home exchange, renting out a piece of your home, your land or your entire property, and marketing your home using today’s latest technologies. But there’s another possibility I’ve never mentioned… If you’ve been having [...]
Home Selling Tip: Getting The Inspiration
I was reading Joe Manausa’s Tallahassee Real Estate blog post from January 17th, 2012, “Should You Wait Until Next Year To Sell Your Home?” and chuckling at the image of a skeleton sitting on a park bench. The blog post mentions that a lot of people are sitting it out… waiting until next year, when [...]
A Home Selling And Moving Tip to Save You Money
Let me tell you a quick story — actually a confession — about one of my own home selling experiences: Many moves ago when my husband and I listed our house for sale, I knew the importance of decluttering — so we promptly threw two tons of belongings into boxes and hauled them off to [...]
Home Selling Scenario – When Buyers Fall For Your House
Recently I accompanied my friend Deb on a house hunt. As we were making our way up a slick wooden walkway to the front door of a house she really wanted to see, I heard a loud whoomp behind me. I turned around to see Deb flat out on her back, checking out the house [...]
Home Selling Apps We Only Wish We Had
I wrote a post recently about five mobile apps that make home selling easier. These apps help home sellers price their homes competitively, provide smart decorating tips, and even turn the air conditioning on before a home showing appointment. But, really now, frustrated home sellers need a little more hands-on support. So, I came up [...]
Home Selling Therapy
One of the fastest ways to make a big difference in your home is to add strategic color to your walls and decor. It’s the perfect weekend home selling therapy because you are in control, and within hours you can make an attractive change to your environment that can subtly influence home buyers. Everyone has [...]
Home Selling Advice: 5 Shortcuts to Cleaning Up Before Showings
Oh, there is nothing quite as fun as having to continuously keep your house spotlessly clean just in case a potential buyer comes by – especially when these buyers are few and far between. That’s why the easier it is to keep the house clean, the better. Here are five home selling tips for keeping [...]
Home Selling Tip: How To Create a Home-Buyer Magnet
I know, your home selling experience probably hasn’t been much fun. But wait! Here’s a home selling tip that will make your home more desirable to buyers while simultaneously making it more fun to live in while you wait: All you need to do is identify a small space in your home, such as an [...]
Five things to do while waiting for the house to sell
With the glut of houses on the market in many areas of the country, it might take a while until you sell your home. So what do you do with yourself while you’re waiting? Rather than spending your time feeling frustrated and anxious, you can just as easily focus on making your life more enjoyable. [...]