Just because we’re in a seller’s market doesn’t mean you can get away with overpricing your home. Instead, use pinpoint pricing to get top dollar.
Welcome to another episode of “What’s Working Now!”
Our market is crazy right now. There’s practically no supply and demand is skyrocketing. It seems like everyone wants to buy a house.
As a seller, how do you get the most money for your home in this kind of market?
You may think that since your house is the only one for sale in your neighborhood, you can price it as high as you want. After all, someone has to buy it if it’s the only home available, right?
Actually, I recommend using pinpoint pricing if you want to get top dollar for your home.
When you make an offer on a home, is it a good idea to add an escalation clause? Sometimes they work out but sometimes both the buyer and the seller get burned.
Welcome to another episode of “What’s Working Now!”
Sometimes, buyers will include escalation clauses when they make an offer. Today, I’ll go over the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to offers with an escalation clause.
An escalation clause is when the buyer says, “Mr. and Mrs. Seller, I will pay this amount more than any other buyer, but I won’t go higher than this amount.”
What’s the good thing about an escalation clause? As a seller, you may be able to get them up to that higher number.
This week on “What’s Working Now!” I’m going over some great tips from my right-sizing and decluttering seminar!
If you’re just getting ready to move, there’s a lot you need to get in order. So, where do you start? Your home holds years of clothing, furniture, books, letters, mementos, photographs, etc. that can seem pretty overwhelming when the time comes to organize for a move.
The best advice for starting the process is to keep it simple. Make a to-do list of things you need to sort, organize, clean, remove, throw away, donate, sell, repair, or paint. You also might need to include landscaping projects and hiring movers on the to-do list.
It’s important to know that not all to-do lists are the same. Different methods
"The Washingtonian" asked me if I could provide a few tips for navigating the D.C. market, and I obliged. Here are their questions and my answers to them.
Welcome to another episode of “What’s Working Now!”
Today I want to share some tidbits from an upcoming Q&A feature I did with Marissa Kashino of The Washingtonian about tips for navigating the D.C. real estate market. Here’s an exclusive look at some of her questions and my responses.
“What street or streets tend to be especially desirable? That is, where houses sell fast and where buyers stalk listings?”
A different perspective is to consider the potential impact busy streets have on desirability. In a balanced market, a home on a busy street might be discounted 15%
