All Things Considered Price, Location and Condition Will Sell a House Faster Than Anything

Sold

Price, Location and Condition The title of this post speaks for itself.  There really is no further explanation needed so this post is going to be quite brief. Birmingham-Hoover Home Sellers There isn’t much you can do about location if you are planning to sell your house .  Hopefully it’s in a prime location.  But [...]

How Much Will You Take For This House?

Man, Woman, My House, Couple, Selling, House, Happy, Home, Home

Will The Seller Take $XXXXX.00 For This House? I get this a lot. Birmingham home buyers and their birmingham real estate agents will often verbally ask if a seller will accept a certain amount for a home that is listed in the Birmingham MLS. Not to be mean or discouraging, my answer is always the [...]

Birmingham Alabama Home Sellers Would You Buy Your House?

An Out of Body Experience May be Needed to Answer This Question This may sound like a funny question, but it’s actually quite serious.  Let me ask it again and this time, I’d like for Birmingham Alabama home sellers to take just a minute to reflect  and then answer it.  Would you buy your house?  [...]

Prepare Your House For Sale Like You’re Planning A Party for the Home Buyer

Preparing Your Home For Sale for the Home Buyer

Prepare the House For Sale With the Guest of  Honor in Mind Think about it:  You’ve decided to sell your home.  Besides contacting and selecting a Birmingham real estate agent, one of the first things on your mind is a good old fashioned house cleaning.  You’ll want to make sure that the carpet is clean, [...]

Want to Sell Your Birmingham Home? Then Pretend Like You Don’t Live There.

Outside Looking In

Selling Your Home From the Outside Looking In If you are planning to sell your Birmingham-Hoover area house, you’ll have to look long and hard at your house in order to  abandon some of your personal biases.  These very biases may interfere with your ability to view your home objectively. Sure I could say think [...]

Selecting the Right Birmingham Real Estate Agent

Good chemistry between real estate agent and client

Chemistry is Important When Selecting a Real Estate Agent If buying or selling a home in Birmingham Alabama is on your to do list, then it’s important that you chose a Metropolitan Birmingham-Hoover real estate agent that is knowledgeable about the process.  But it’s also important that good chemistry exist between the two of you or you AND the [...]

Understanding the Nature of Home Buying and Selling Negotiations

Negotiating

I Couldn’t Care Less About What Your Client Thinks Birmingham real estate agents, home buyers and home sellers alike often utter these very words. And each time I hear it, I often think “Well you should.” How can you negotiate if you don’t consider the other party?” I believe that the dominant factor in good [...]

A Birmingham Alabama Short Sale Could Mean Money in Your Pocket

Birmingham Area Short Sale

It is perfectly understandable that the threat of a foreclosure can cause a considerable amount of stress for a homeowner.  Contributing factors include: Constant phone calls from bill collectors including your mortgage company Notices being posted on your door Your mail is overflowing with collection notices It’s enough to drive anyone crazy.  Foreclosure does not [...]

Birmingham Home Sellers: Your Listing Has Expired – Now What?

Birmingham Home Sellers, Selling Your Birmingham home, Listing Your Birmingham real estate

Just Because Your Home Didn’t Sell, Doesn’t Mean That it Won’t Sell I must mention upfront that I’m sure your Birmingham real estate agent marketed your home to the best of their abilities so this is no disrespect to them. However, it may be small things in the efforts of agents that make a big [...]

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