Preparing Your Home for Sale with Home Staging Tips

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 When it comes to preparing your home for sale or home staging, its paramount to understand is it’s not about you and what you like. That may sound harsh but don’t be offended. The goal of home staging is the same as yours, to sell your house as fast as possible and for the most money.Staging to SellWhen staging a house the goal is to set the décor and layout to appeal to the widest variety of buyers as possible. So you may be into art deco or Asian-inspired style still, if those designs turn off even one buyer then it is not worth keeping.Read More →

Market Report for 92111 LInda Vista Real Estate

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San Diego Real Estate Market Update As of July 29, 2014 My Broker, Michael Gaddis, just gave the real estate market update on Fox Five news. Whether you’re looking to buy a home, sell a home or are just interested in the San Diego real estate market, this insight is valuable and it may surprise you. Take a look for yourself. Some interesting findings include that the market is actually down from previous months despite the fact that 92% of the homes on the market to date are traditional sales. Distressed properties have all but disappeared right now and the lack of deals on ShortRead More →

top 10 ways to increase your home value for sale, appraisal and home enjoyment

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Top 10 Ways Increase Your Home Value Home Updates and Renovations The value that you have in your home is the single most important reason why you own instead of rent a home. In the this recent economy of falling house values and unstable housing market statistics, every home owner should know the top ways to increase your home value. Although making home improvements is not a sure-fire way to increase the value, it will at the very least make you more competitive against your competition.  Use these tips to increase the value of your home and enjoy the rewards when it is time toRead More →

the importance of propper home staging and home showing

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Just when you’re ready to breath a sigh of relief and some offers… You’ve taken the right photos. You’ve listed on the right websites. You’ve e-mailed, called, staged, and nurtured the leads. And now…it’s the home’s time to shine. It’s time for the deal-making or -breaking showing, and then it happens. No response from the buyers agent, no offer, and another day on the market. Why? The reason could be that one of these showing killers is sabotaging your hard work and ultimately delaying or killing the deal before you even get to the negotiation. 1. The Odor of the Offerless Showing successfully is aboutRead More →

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If You Were Selling Today, Would You Have a San Diego Home Buyers Want? Knowing what appeals to today’s homebuyers, and considering those trends when you remodel, can pay off years from now when you sell your San Diego home. Two new surveys about what San Diego homebuyers want have me feeling pretty smug about my own home choices. Maybe you’ll feel the same. Privacy from neighbors remains at the top of the most-wanted list (important to 86% of buyers), according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’® “2013 Community Preference Survey.” Privacy is no doubt the best feature of my mid-century ranch home, since IRead More →