What better day than today, St Patricks Day, to think about the luck you need to get your home sold? With a little luck, someone will drive by and see your sign With a little luck, they’ll pick up a flier and call to find out more With a little luck, they’ll fall in love […]
Sellers, Please Let Your Realtor® Screen
February 4, 2009 by
I’m not an alarmist and I don’t like scaring people, but so many home sellers don’t realize how important it is to make sure the Realtor® they’ve hired gets the opportunity to screen ‘potential buyers’ or other agents BEFORE they see the home for sale. Unfortunately there are a few unscrupulous people in this world, […]
Home Seller Tip #32
January 30, 2009 by
Listing and marketing homes is my forte, and I’ve found that my most commonly suggested improvements are the simple ones, with painting being at the top of that list. A fresh coat of paint on your walls will do wonders for the types of reactions you’ll draw from would-be home buyers, and choosing the right […]
Love-Hate Relationship? Don't Give Up!
January 25, 2009 by
With the Oklahoma City real estate market leveling out over the past couple of months, and the credit market being the way it has for a while, some folks are in a bad spot. They want to sell, for whatever reason, but they can’t. Maybe they haven’t been in their home long enough to realize […]
Edmond Homeowner Tip #46
January 9, 2009 by
Edmond Homeowner Tip #46 Originally uploaded by rhukill Curb appeal is king… don’t match your exterior paint to your brick. Instead, add visual interest by using a complimentary – maybe even contrasting – color on your exterior trim. Buyers hate boring!
Freezing out Home Buyers
January 2, 2009 by
While more-difficult credit guidelines have been freezing some would-be home buyers out of the market lately, I encountered a freeze of different sorts yesterday, and believe me, it’s the sort of freezing home sellers should avoid at all costs! I took two separate couples out to look at homes yesterday, and each couple only wanted […]
'Outside the Box' – Is It Enough?
December 10, 2008 by
As you, my clients and readership, already know, I am adamantly opposed to the traditional means of marketing your homes. I’ve known for far too long that the old way of doing things is more than just old; it’s a waste of resources, further validated by a very well-written post I found this morning. I’m […]
The Bi-Polar Side of Home Pricing
November 13, 2008 by
As indicated by the frequency of my ramblings on the topic, proper home pricing is one of my largest hurdles when meeting with hopeful home-sellers. Common sense tells me that will never change, but I feel that helping those who want to buy or sell homes in Edmond better understand the market is not only […]
OKC Home Prices Slide While Sales Rise
October 22, 2008 by
Home prices in OKC and Edmond may have just taken a turn in favor of the buyers. With an already attractive cost of living in Central Oklahoma, things here are comfortable and it’s hard to imagine lower home prices. Here’s how the month of September shapes up in comparison to last month and this time […]
Who Determines a Home's Value?
October 20, 2008 by
You’ll hear this one debated a lot, but your opinion will usually depend on which side of the transaction you’re on. If you’ve been around here much, you’ve seen a few of my rants on overpriced listings, and I’m not the only one. Richard Mize, Real Estate Editor at the Oklahoman, published a nice piece […]
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