Selling your home can feel like scaling a mountain. You probably have some vague idea of what you need to do, but you might not be aware of all the steps to take, or even where to start. Fortunately, following a simple step by step checklist can help you get everything in order and your home successfully sold. Here is what you should know. Continue reading
AgentHarvest received an email from one of their elite listing agents in the Seattle area recently. He shared a video of how a mistake by a Realtor cost their own client an extra 25K. It highlights how real estate contracts and contingencies can be confusing for the inexperienced Realtors. Continue reading
The factors below will help determine the reasons for your home not selling. If your home has been listed longer than 4 months (or longer than average DOM / days on market for the area), Buyers already perceive your home as a stale listing. Right now is the time to do some damage control! Continue reading
As we get older we need to consider where we want to ‘age in place’. Remaining in our home may be just too much to handle, especially if it’s too large or in need of repairs. A large two story home certainly doesn’t meet our needs any longer. We question ourselves if we should sell and downsize to smaller home or invest our equity and just lease. Or, would it be better to hire someone to make modifications in order to remain where we are. Continue reading
When I sold my home in Portland, it was not the easiest home sale experience. It was not due to my agent, who had decades of experience in the Portland market, it was due to two inexperienced buyers agents. Read on to find out what happened, and how you can respond when a low quality agent throws a wrench in your real estate plans. Continue reading
A Corporate Relocation Package can include some nice employee benefits when their employee is relocated to another city. The range of benefits vary, depending on the transferee tier level and whether you are buying or selling a home, or both. One of the most desirable benefits, not offered to all employees who need to sell a home, is the Guaranteed Buyout Program. This is a benefit where the employer buys the transferee’s home, after being actively marketed by a real estate agent for a specified period of time. Due to the employer assuming the risk of ownership, for the employee, the company can restrict certain types and atypical homes from the buyout benefit. Continue reading