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Tips for Better Home Showings when Selling

1. Remove clutter and clear off counters. Throw out stacks of newspapers and magazines and stow away most of your small decorative items. Put excess furniture in storage, and remove out-of-season clothing items that are cramping closet space. Don’t forget to clean out the garage, too.

2. Wash your windows and screens. This will help get [...]

Getting Ready to Sell your Home

When you start thinking about selling your home, you instinctively start packing up and cleaning, which is an excellent place to start. The more small items you can get packed and put away ahead of time, the better. What are some of the items you should think about packing up?

Small tables
Extra toys
Knick Knacks
Excess furniture
Family pictures
Valuables

Open the [...]

Another Sign…

Yesterday it was announced that Arizona Title has closed their doors.  The Arizona Republic wrote an article covering the it.  Real Estate Bloggers wrote about it all day, and now I’m going to rant about it.  I’ve never used Arizona Title and it may have only come up in a couple of offers where I [...]

What are Considered Neutral Colors?

When staging a home for sale, you often hear that your walls or overall paint should be neutral. But what constitutes a neutral color? A neutral color is a color that appeals to the greatest number of people.

Most people know that beiges, creams, and lighter browns are often considered neutral colors. You use [...]

5 Things to do before you sell your Home

1. Finish projects that you have started on the house When buyers see projects that are completed, they start to speculate.  Thoughts that cross their minds What’s going on?  Did they run out of money?  Did they cut corners? Think about buying a care, would you be happy with a car that they started putting [...]