“Ready, willing AND able”: we hear it all of the time. But what does it mean and how is it relevant to you as a Birmingham Alabama home buyer or seller. In real estate, the term is mostly used with buyers, but in addition to being ready and willing, Birmingham homes sellers must also be ABLE to sell their house. The…
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Great Starter Home for Sale in Glen Oaks This is what you get: Wonderful 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath starter home located on a cul-de-sac at 917 Glen Oaks Circle. This home dons beautiful hardwood flooring throughout, nice new cabinetry and countertops in the kitchen, fenced backyard, vinyl windows, soffits, new gutters and floors (2013), electric stove,…
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You Just Never Know When You’ll Want or Need to Sell Your House Who knew that just 6 short years ago, that the state of real estate would be in such turmoil. Homeowners were happily nestled in their current homes. Then out of nowhere (or so it seemed), they were faced with homes they couldn’t afford…
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I can appreciate your desire to sell your home yourself in an attempt to save money. Lord knows we could all be a little more thrifty. I also understand that you believe that we Realtors® don’t do much more than you can do yourself. So much so that you can do it yourself right? While you…
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Can You Really Time the Market? According to a Realtor Mag online article, prospective home buyers and still at bay about stepping out a buying a home. The article suggest that prospective home buyers are attempting to “time the market” for the perfect time to buy a home. What is Timing the Market? For clarification sake,…
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So What Is a Closing? “Going to closing” is a term that home buyers will hear often throughout the home buying process. Another term often repeated is the “closing table.” In many cases it can takes weeks before it becomes clear what is meant by those terms so the following explains these terms. Going to closing…
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Consequences of Decisions When Buying and Selling a Home It’s always a shame when negotiations don’t result in a sale. After all, you have a seller that wants to sell a home and by all appearances, a buyer interested in buying said home. One would think that those offers would or could always result in a…
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Seller denial, defensiveness and offensiveness Listing agent denial that s/he listed a home that was is properly priced If the buyer’s agent has done a good job of explaining to buyers how to derive at an offer price (based on the solid foundation available sales data)), then the buyer will be in a much stronger position…
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Will The Seller Take $XXXXX.00 For This House? Will The Seller Take $XXXXX.00 For This House? Charita H. CadenheadCharita Cadenhead is a licensed Realtor® in the State of Alabama since 2006, serving the Metro Birmingham market. In 2007, she founded Bham WIiRE (Birmingham Women Investing in Real Estate). Bham WIiRE consisted of women interested in real…
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Have you decided that you want to sell your home this year? Or if your previous listing has expired, are you thinking about relisting you home for sale? If so, please keep reading. Selling a home is a big deal. It demands a commitment and lots of thought and many things to be considered. I’m one…
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