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Patrick Ritchie
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Comments (8)You're not crazy and it WILL work! :) New roof and new furnace? Talk those up when you sell it ~ those are major expenses if they need to be replaced, so it sounds real good that they're new. Find the receipts if you can and give your real estate agents copies when you list it. Ditto for the siding and bay window. Siding is another nice thing to be new when you're selling. Floors are important. You know how everything looks great right after you vacuum, even if there are a few clothes on the couch and everything needs dusting? ;) Fix those floors if you can right before you put it on the market, even if you just do a quick sand/buff job on the wood and put in cheapo linoleum elsewhere ~ it's new and clean and will look good for the moment. Fill the holes in the walls ~ white toothpaste works great on a white wall and is so easy. If you can touch up the walls inside, do. Even if you don't have any paint left from the last paint job, but can computer match it at the paint store. Attempts at touching up look better than no attempt at all. Bathrooms and kitchens are "in" right now and everyone wants a custom job, so I wouldn't worry TOO much about them as whoever buys your house will probably want to do something different anyway. Fix anything that won't allow for immediate move-in or just looks really bad and leave it. And remember curb appeal. Go out to the street in front of your house and take a loooong, hard look at it, remembering that this will be the FIRST view the buyers will get of your place and you know how people go for first impressions. THAT will tell you more of what you need to do than I can. Good luck! :)!...See MoreReal estate question...
Comments (2)It means the seller has already accepted an offer on the house but they are accepting back up offers in case the first contract falls through. Maybe the first ocontract has some contingencys that might not be met. For example, the sale may be contingent on them getting financing, selling their existing home, etc....See MoreWhy not identify your state when asking a question?
Comments (14)There have been several occasions on this forum where posters have been "outed" and discovered by others involved with their transactions. -On the kitchen forum there was a lady who'd been chronicling her kitchen cabinet builder's problems. She ended up having to go to court over it. Somewhere in all of this, the cabinet builder found her postings on the forum and threatened to sue her for publicly disparaging his name. -On the pool forum there was another example of a poster who chronicled his rotten pool build. The pool builder was informed of the posts, and also threatened to sue. -Right here on this forum, a poster was venting about some RE transaction problems he was having. Someone told his realtor, and s/he ended up here on GWeb and confronted the poster about it. There's just no way I feel comfortable posting specifics, and also a location. General questions/comments, maybe. But not specifics. That won't stop others from figuring it out (for example, maybe remembering me posting my location or specific city in a previous thread), but if there are details that are ongoing in a RE transaction, I wouldn't advise anyone post too much info. You never know who will see that info or how that knowledge may be used against you....See MoreIf you could ask a real estate agent only one question
Comments (9)I would ask about his/her "networking circle" and how quickly they respond to calls or inquiries. Anyone can list your house. You can list it yourself with a FSBO broker paying the buying agent 2-3%. Although, not ALL agents utilize all the possible websites to market your property. It costs money, so some scrimp, and therefore your house may show up only on the MLS and couple of other sites. They all work hard, and all promise to sell your property. Some will claim that they have a buyer in order to get your listing... To me, an agent who is liked in the community and one who has a lot of friends, and one who is active in the community has a larger buyer pool....friends of friends, fundraiser friends... They have to be responsible (answer calls promptly, keep their word), a go-getter, an outgoing person with PEEPS ;) If you try to reach them and it takes a while for them to return your call, do NOT employ them. That tends to be more of an irresponsible personality....See MorePatrick Ritchie
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