Buying & Selling: From Confident & Decisive to Uncertain & Indecisive Have you ever known a person that has always been full of confidence and then suddenly, for what ever reason, they can’t seem to make a decision. We see that a lot in real estate with both home buyers and home sellers. People who are…
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What You Should Know About Short Sale List Prices and Market Values Short Sale Education First a little short sale education may be in order. Sometimes even when people think they know what a short sale is, they really want someone who actually knows, to explain it to them. That’s where I come in. Short Sale…
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Wake Up and Smell the Sold Listings I know discouragement may have set in because your Birmingham real estate listing has expired and there is no buyer prospect in sight (that you know of). When I talk to home owners whose MLS listings have expired, I always ask why they think their home didn’t sell, the answer is ALWAYS the…
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It’s hard not to get offended when someone makes an offer that’s so off of the beaten path, that one can’t help but be offended. Who can blame you for being offended, but here’s the deal: take offense, calm down, regroup, think rationally and then counter. There now, isn’t that better. Getting a low ball…
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Want to Know What Your Home is Worth? Well I can certainly help you with that. With such a changing and challenging market, every home owner should want to know what the current value of their home is. And if you previously had your home on the market and the listing has expired, you may be…
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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 even if…
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Would You Buy Your House? Let’s Go For an Out of Body Experience. No seriously. Would you buy your house? Before you answer that question off the cuff, let’s ponder on a few things. When you first bought the house perhaps you were just tired of looking and your house was just the best that had…
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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 negotiating…
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Living with the threat of a foreclosure over your head would be enough to drive anyone into a panic. As a Birmingham Alabama home owner, you need to know that you have options when it comes to skirting foreclosure. Three alternatives that are available to you are the HAMP, HAFA and Short Sale of your Birmingham Alabama home. First there is HAMP which stands for Home…
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So Why Didn’t Your House Sell? Believe it or not, you are not the only one wondering why your house did not sell. As a real estate agent, the first thing I do when I see an expired listing is to look and see how many homes sold within one mile of the expired listing within the…
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