A while back we hired a scientist. ⠀ ⠀ There is no such thing as a real estate scientist, although you can guarantee that is on a business card and bus stop bench somewhere. ⠀ ⠀ We hired a data scientist. We were trying to find a correlation between how long a home stayed on … Read more
The MLS is expensive but it’s worth it. ⠀ ⠀ Listing your home on the MLS, and as a result offering a buyers agent commission will probably be the largest expense in selling your home (at least it is for our customers) but…. most home sellers can’t afford not to use it. ⠀ ⠀ Here’s … Read more
A helpful thing to understand when selling your home is who is in your “buyers pool.” It’s a real estate term used for the people who are potentially looking for a home like yours. ⠀ ⠀ Every home has a different number of people in the buyers pool. ⠀⠀ ⠀ There are a few points … Read more
Want to know a home selling tip we got from dating apps? ⠀ Ok, truth be told, no one in our office found our spouses on a dating app.⠀ ⠀ But from what we hear from friends, you are at the mercy of split-second judgments based on your profile picture.⠀ ⠀ Well, that sounds like … Read more
One of the best things you can do to combat the stress of selling your home is to get clear expectations. Two showings a month might be right on track for one home or terribly underperforming for another. It depends on your location, price, the home compared to others, and the current market demand. ⠀ ⠀ … Read more
One of the phrases thrown around a lot at our office is how to “cut the fluff.” It’s a perspective that keeps us moving forward in our mission to make selling homes cheaper and easier. ⠀ ⠀ As builders and developers we had seen first hand what it took to sell our own properties. And when … Read more
There are always choices. One of the most important insights we press upon our clients is, that when selling their home, they enter the home market on a shelf competing against many others. It is helpful to understand who is on the shelf next to you and how you stack against them. Brands spend thousands … Read more
Living through this time seems to offer more questions than answers but we’ve done our best to field some of the common questions we’ve been getting from potential home sellers. Is it still a good time to sell? I’ll spare you the “it depend’s” statement and instead provide a few things to consider if it’s time … Read more
While experts speculate over what’s going to happen in Real estate post Covid19 one thing is for sure. Homeowners are getting to know every inch of their home – what they like and dislike. This fresh perspective as a result of weeks-long quarantine will arm the next wave of buyers with a list of features they’ll … Read more
Getting an offer is the goal of listing your home but understanding each element and what you are willing to accept before you market your home, will make negotiations go a lot smoother. We’ve broken down home offers into 2 sections, time and money. You should consider both before accepting or countering. Net Price There … Read more