Before you list your home, think about the 5 questions that homebuyers will ask themselves about your house -- and be prepared to answer them.  If your house measures up the best against others when these questions are asked, yours will be the quickest to sell. Is this a good location? We've all heard the adage, "location, location, location".  There's a reason for that.  No one wants to live in a bad neighborhood.  They'll even drive a little further to get to work if they l

Forbes just released an article with a study claiming that 80% of potential buyers have dropped out of the market. "The study found that 80% of would-be-buyers have either delayed their housing search or stopped it altogether In all, the reasoning behind these delays is pretty unsurprising. 60% of those surveyed cited concerns over their future employment prospects and 54% talked about the inability to see homes in person as a main driver for their hesitance to buy in this ma

Pricing high leaves NO room for negotiation—because no one’s even going to walk in your house to make an offer! > Overpricing always scares buyers off. Buyers are more educated than ever, thanks to social media and Zillow. They know an overpriced home INSTANTLY when they see it. I hear a lot of clients say, “But let’s just try a higher price for a couple weeks to see if we get any bites.” That’s a bad idea. The first week on the market is when the majority of eyes are checkin