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Avoid These 3 Bathroom Design Trends Buyers Hate

If you’re selling your home in Tampa Bay, your REALTOR® will talk to you about home staging and what you need to do before you list your home – when they do be sure to take a closer look at your bathroom. Does your bathroom have any of these characteristics that buyers hate? Most real estate agents will encourage buyers to look past cosmetic issues and focus on the structure of the house while encouraging them to update the home to match their own style once they move in when they’re trying … Continue reading...

4 Staging Tips from a Professional Staging Expert

Have you ever toured a model home? Homebuilders use them as examples of their new-construction offerings. They're spotlessly clean, perfectly decorated, and fully furnished. They appear lived-in but most certainly aren't. If you're selling your own home, it can be useful to take a cue from builders who sell homes for a living. They have home stagers who decorate and furnish model homes in order to appeal to large groups of buyers. You might consider hiring a stager when selling your home, … Continue reading...

7 Tips for Staging a Living Room

Everyone knows that the key area in the home to consider staging is the living room. Buyers will be looking very carefully at this central social space when they stroll through your home. What they see should impress them. Yet not all homeowners have a clear idea about how best to stage their living room. Here are seven tips for effectively staging your living room. 1. Remove clutter This can involve big and small items. Be aggressive about taking away excess furniture. What remains must be … Continue reading...

5 Tips for Staging a Condominium

Staging a condominium in preparation for putting it on the market is similar to staging a house. However, there are particular considerations to keep in mind when staging a condo. The chief concern is space. If your condo is small, your challenge is doing everything possible to create a sense of spaciousness. Here are five key recommendations for staging a condominium. 1. De-clutter aggressively Even if you think you have very little furniture, it's probably too much. So remove all but the … Continue reading...

5 Tips for Getting Your Home Ready to Sell

If you are planning to list your home for sale in the near future, then you should do everything possible to boost the chances that your house will sell, as well as how much money you can sell it for. For example, there are likely little repairs you can do and improvements that can be made to make your house more appealing to prospective buyers. Here are some things you can do to prepare your home before putting it on the market. 1. Clean Everything The first step in preparing to list your … Continue reading...

5 Tips for Selling Your Home Faster

In some markets, homes sell very quickly. Where the inventory of homes for sale is low, a house can sell the very day it hits the market, sometimes with multiple offers from homebuyers. That's usually great for home sellers. Who doesn't want their home to sell quickly? Unfortunately, not every market is "hot" all the time. Homes can linger on the market for weeks or months. If you're considering putting your home up for sale, here are five steps for selling your home faster. 1. Price it … Continue reading...

4 Tips For Selling Your Home Above Your Asking Price

Most home sellers are happy to sell their home at their asking price, especially if they've only just put their house on the market. In many ways, a quick sale is worth the sense of relief of having sold it. However, there are ways you can improve your chances of getting even more than you asked for. The following are four tips that you should follow to sell your home at above your asking price. 1. Don't rush to accept the first bid You might be tempted to accept the first bid you receive, … Continue reading...

How to Make Prospective Buyers Fall in Love With Your Home

If you've put your house or apartment up for sale and are waiting for the showings to start then it's time to make sure your home is ready to shine. This is the time to put away sentimental feelings and showcase your home to potential buyers in every way to make viewers fall in love with it. Here are some simple tricks to help you make prospective buyers fall in love with your home: Let in the Warmth & Sun If the weather is at all chilly, put the heat on, and if it's a winter's day, make … Continue reading...

SELLER TIP: How to Find a Good Listing Agent

If you're looking for a listing agent, you can find advertisements in many places. However, you have to find the right fit. While you can easily locate service rating websites about other sales professionals, it's harder to find feedback for real estate transactions. These tips can help you cut through the marketing hype, so you can find the right real estate professional to help sell your home. Services When looking for the right real estate agent, make sure to ask what services they provide … Continue reading...

4 Steps to Ready Your Home for Sale

Your house is your home, but it is also your biggest investment. And like any investment, it's only worth what the market is willing to pay for it. You can increase that perceived value by looking at your home with the eyes of a buyer. You don't need to hire a professional stager, but you should follow these four steps before putting your house on the market. Get it Clean This isn't saying you are a sloppy housekeeper, but there is a big difference between everyday clean and "this house is … Continue reading...