QuickTips Index - page 2
Net Profits from Home Selling
After deducting all costs of home selling, how to figure out a seller's net profit. How much will you make after selling a home? Computing a home seller's net equity and proceeds of sale.
Selling Defective Homes
Selling homes with incurable defects such as homes in the wrong location or those with bad layouts. Selling houses on a busy street, across from a school or next to commercial. How to sell houses with deferred maintenance or after a natural disaster.
Advertising Houses for Sale
Writing advertising about homes for sale. How to write effective home ads. Selling a house by writing ads for classifieds in newspapers and creating direct mail post cards that reach the largest number of home buyers.
Powerhouse Barb Schwarz Rules Home Staging
Personal interview with Barb Schwarz, co-author of Home Staging: The Winning Way to Sell Your House for More Money, and review of her book.
Repairs Before Selling Return Rewards
Which remodeling jobs pay back big at resale? Here is how to invest your repair and home improvement dollars to get the most bang for your buck. Whether you're fixing up a home for resale or personal enjoyment, spending the right dollars in the right rooms will return rewards.
House Marketing Mistakes & Bloopers
Alternative approaches to attracting home buyers. When market activity cools, not every home will sell. Houses with the most traffic through them go "pending" faster, and here's how to do it.
Advertising Words for Home Selling
Words sell homes. Good advertising words sell homes faster. If you want to sell your house, choose advertising words that are designed to make home buyers want to see your house and buy it.
When Your Home Won't Sell
What happens if your home doesn't sell? Here are alternatives to home selling when you can't sell your house.
Fleas in the House?
Flea infestation? How to get rid of fleas in your house and yard, especially before putting your house on the market. Here's how to make your house flea free and stop the fleas from coming back.
Showings: Appointments Only vs Lockboxes
Home showings by appointment with listing agent versus showing a home with a lockbox. Benefits for home sellers who use a lockbox. Why do sellers prohibit lockboxes? Reasons why some homes do not require a lockbox.
Networking Sells Homes
How networking outside of MLS sells homes. Real estate networking techniques that bring fast results when selling a home. Creative marketing and networking tips.
10 Ways to Increase Traffic - How to Make Buyers / Agents Call
10 tips to increase traffic to your home. How to get buyers to see / tour your home. Making your phone ring with multiple requests for showings. Standing out in the crowd of homes on the market. Winning over home buyers.
Seller's Remorse - Dealing with Seller's Remorse
Dealing with seller's remorse, when sellers have cold feet. How sellers can cancel after signing a listing agreement or sales contract. How to figure out if you don't really want to sell.
15 Reasons Why Home Owners Sell & Move
Top 10 reasons for selling and moving. Motivation for selling your home. Need a reason to buy your second or next home? You'll find a good reason in this list.
Top 15 Ways to Sell Your Home in the Spring
How to sell a home in the spring real estate market. Top 15 ways to increase traffic and showings of homes, and beat out competition in the spring. How to win over spring home buyers at the top of the market.
How Long Should Your Home Be Listed for Sale?
For how long should you list your home for sale? What's the right amount of time to expect your home to sell? How long of a listing is too long? Is 30 days too short? When should your listing expire? How can you protect yourself when hiring a listing agent?
Selling Your Home During the Holidays
Selling your home over the holiday season. Should you take your home off the market before Thanksgiving? Decorating your home for sale during Christmas and Hanukkah. Should you decorate if you're selling?
Virtual Tours Sell Houses
About virtual tours for novices and home sellers. The differences among virtual tours, what makes them unique. How to improve the quality of your virtual tour and spice it up so buyers will watch it from beginning to end.
Selling a House with Pets at Home
How to sell a house where pets live, especially to potential buyers who do not like pets. From overcoming objections to pets, to eliminating pet odors and stains, dealing with dirty cat boxes and barking dogs to get the sale. Advice on how to get top dollar for a home with pets in residence.
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