House Selling Tips

  • divorce and real estate

    How Your Real Estate is Affected by Divorce

    How Your Real Estate is Affected by Divorce Not every marriage is a match made in heaven, and some end in divorce or separation. But, do not worry, you are not alone with roughly 750,000 other divorces occurring each year. On top of everything, both parties need to address one generally dangerous territory: Real Estate. When a couple gets divorced, they have to figure out what to do with their assets. Divorces are rarely easy, and even fewer finish with no serious asset conflicts. Real estate is typically the largest shared asset in most couples, those going through divorce frequently ask: “What happens to real estate after a divorce?” How…

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    Where Will I Move If I Sell My House?

    If I sell my house where am I going to go? I have been hearing this question quite a lot recently, so I wanted to dive into it a bit today. It’s definitely a seller’s market right now across the United States, but especially here in the Treasure Valley. If you’re considering selling your home, but you’re worried about finding another home before your closing date, then listen up. I want to suggest a few solutions to this problem. When you’re selling your home for a higher price, then you can buy a higher priced home for the same/similar mortgage. We’ve hit historic lows with the current interest rates which really…

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    4 Tips to Quickly Sell Your Home

    If you’re considering selling your home in the near future you may want to consider these four tips to quickly sell. My first recommendation is to depersonalize your home. Take down any family photos and decorations you may have. Not only is this going to help clear any clutter, but it’s also going to help buyers imagine themselves living there. It’s difficult to envision yourself in a new home when someone else’s family is looking back at you from the wall. My second tip is price it correctly. If you price your home too high then it will sit on the market for too long and people will assume something…

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    Getting a Home Ready to Sell

    There are a million lists out there that tell sellers what to do in order to get their home ready to sell. It’s important to not get overwhelmed and focus on things that will really get the job done. Different markets help determine what a lot of people are willing to do. If it’s a hot market for sellers then they are less likely to spend much to get their home staged. Here are a few tips that are inexpensive and effective: Take down personal items. We all love to have family portraits and pictures hanging in our homes, but during this time it’s not ideal. You want the new…