How do you Sell a Home that Needs Repairs, Updates or Improvements?

We all know that the housing market is competitive right now amongst home sellers. There are more sellers than buyers and the large inventory of homes is enough to make any seller more than a bit nervous.

So, what can you do to attract home buyers if your Jacksonville home needs repairs, updates or improvements? The biggest question, in fact, among homeowners in this situation is: is it worth it to make repairs or improvements or to sell my house in its current condition?

The answer to this question is not as cut and dry as it may seem. In fact, the decision to make repairs and improvements on your home can vary widely depending on the town and neighborhood in which you live.

Your best bet when making the decision to sell your home as-is or make…

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Seller Tips: How to Handle Multiple Offers

Even though it is now considered a “buyer’s market,” don’t be surprised if you receive multiple offers on your Jacksonville Beach property; particularly if you’ve priced it aggressively and have kept it updated.

Although most homeowners would be more than happy to be in this situation, it can prove rather tricky. Being overly greedy, slow to respond or impatient can mean not only losing your multiple offer status, but losing all offers in the process.

When reviewing offers, you want to look for the best offer with the best terms attached to it. For example, the first buyer may offer you full price for your Jacksonville Beach home, but with a contingency attached to it that they must sell their home before they can purchase your home.

The…

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Is Your Home Ready To Sell?

Sometimes when homeowners decide to sell their homes, for a variety of reasons, they do not consider how potential buyers may feel about the home’s condition. Unfortunately, the condition of your home can be a determining factor for whether or not a home buyer will make an offer on your house.

If you live in the Jacksonville Beach area, you should be aware that there a lot of choices for buyers in the market for Jacksonville Beach properties. It is very important that your home is in good order to get the very best price. It would not be wise to ignore small repairs to your home that could potentially make your home worth much more if they were done in advance.

Small Details Can Equal Big Bucks

Buyers who are looking to purchase Jacksonville…

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Tips For Selling Your St. Johns County Home

When you put up your home for sale in St. Johns County, you are probably hoping for a quick sale. If you have hired a real estate agent, you are moving in the right direction. A real estate agent can help you to sell your home more quickly and can offer valuable insight into St. Johns County real estate. Additionally, these tips for selling your St. Johns County property will ensure your home is sold as quickly as possible for the best possible price.   

Tip # 1 – Set A Competitive Price

Though you may be hoping to make a lot of money from the potential sale of your home, it is important to be realistic. There are a lot of homes for sale in St. Johns County, so work with your agent to compromise on a competitive price. If your home is overpriced, you…

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Pricing your home isn’t as easy as picking one!

Updated 9/8/14 from Conversation on Activerain.com

When you decide to sell your St Augustine home, it is a natural process to deliberate the timing,  develop a plan where to move after the sale, and eventually reach a point where you are finally ready to hire a Realtor to list it.  When you arrive at this crucial point, consider the following facts before you decide to get involved, or allow the professional handle the details of the sale.

Overpricing is Futile

One of the biggest deceptions a seller will fall into is believing that the last appraisal they received during the re-financing of their home is what their house is worth.  Mortgage representatives excel in their positions, and obtain necessary documents to take care of their clients…

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Making Wise Decisions as a First Time Home Buyer.

This is it, you’ve decided to stop renting and purchase a home.  It’s exciting, and it’s scary all at once.  Big steps, big numbers, mind numbing forms, stacks of contract papers, and still, in the end you have embraced your dream of owning your very first home!

First Steps

Look at what you are paying for rent, determine how much more or less you would be comfortable with for a mortgage payment.  Get that figure firmly in your mind.  Think about it carefully.  Write it down.

Now, hit the yellow pages book or go on-line and look up mortgage lenders.  Interview several.  Talk, ask questions, and if you are not happy with the answers try the next in line.  If none of them give you answers that make you happy, look at your circumstances again and make…

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Dear Jacksonville Florida, You Will Not Sell Your Home

Note to Jacksonville Florida Home Sellers, Get Real On Pricing Your Home 

We have been brutally honest with 3 Jacksonville Florida home sellers this week about what their home is worth.  All of these home sellers wanted more than current market value for their home for various reasons. 

A majority of Realtors we know in Northeast Florida would have taken their homes at the price the seller thought their house was worth without bringing the sellers into reality.  We know this for a fact because the Home Sellers showed us the market analysis done by other agents for their home.  These analysis either didn’t show any detail on how the Realtor arrived at their listing price or used sold comparables that were from the time of the Sellers Market and not…

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