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Attracting Buyers Without Breaking the Bank
Post Your Comments Published by Patrick Warholic on August 16, 2007 at 9:01 PM.
A slower market means sellers can no longer be guaranteed of having their pick of tens of offers for properties showing everyday wear and tear. Staging a home by giving it a thorough cleaning and some decorator touches may be extremely vital to selling a home. Sellers work within a budget from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to prepare the home for sale, but some of the most critical fixes don't cost a thing.
When to Call the Pros:
Once personal items and extra furniture have been removed, sellers may want to invest some money in hiring professional cleaners to clean the carpets and wash the windows. Sellers looking to keep staging expenses small and not disrupting too much of their daily routine may want to focus on the exterior of the home...curb appeal is what’s likely to get buyers interested in seeing the inside.
Rooms that Sell the House:
Interested in increasing asking price and generating more interest in your property? Then spend the few extra dollars and spruce up the kitchen and the bathrooms. People underestimate the high impact of just swapping out the cabinet hardware and faucets for updated styles. If you have a larger budget to play with then consider upgrading the countertop, replacing a laminate flooring with an alternative to hardwood or tile. Sellers need to keep in mind that buyers may have a different taste and a few staging updates might prove more attractive to buyers than being stuck with an expensive upgrade that they don't like.
Staging:
It's likely that a designer that doesn’t have the emotional attachment to the property can better dress a home for the widest range potential buyers. If the budget allows hire a professional stager or ask your Realtor if they can recommend someone.
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
When to Call the Pros:
Once personal items and extra furniture have been removed, sellers may want to invest some money in hiring professional cleaners to clean the carpets and wash the windows. Sellers looking to keep staging expenses small and not disrupting too much of their daily routine may want to focus on the exterior of the home...curb appeal is what’s likely to get buyers interested in seeing the inside.
Rooms that Sell the House:
Interested in increasing asking price and generating more interest in your property? Then spend the few extra dollars and spruce up the kitchen and the bathrooms. People underestimate the high impact of just swapping out the cabinet hardware and faucets for updated styles. If you have a larger budget to play with then consider upgrading the countertop, replacing a laminate flooring with an alternative to hardwood or tile. Sellers need to keep in mind that buyers may have a different taste and a few staging updates might prove more attractive to buyers than being stuck with an expensive upgrade that they don't like.
Staging:
It's likely that a designer that doesn’t have the emotional attachment to the property can better dress a home for the widest range potential buyers. If the budget allows hire a professional stager or ask your Realtor if they can recommend someone.
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Labels: Home_Decorating, Home_Remodeling, Home_Staging, Homes, Informational
Ready or not summer is nearly over and has brought along with it higher energy prices and homeowners scrambling to find inexpensive ways to keep their homes cool, with more hot weather to come.
Maximize Your Air Conditioning:
Open windows and use a portable fan instead of running the A/C. Use a fan along with your window air conditioner to spread the cool air though out the house. Don't put lamps or televisions near your A/C thermostat; the heat from these devices can cause the air conditioner to run longer. Consider installing a whole house fan that pulls air through open windows and exhausts it through the roof, which can cool the home quickly and reducing energy up to a third in comparison to an air conditioner.
Little Things Add Up:
Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescents, they produce the same amount of light but use a fifth of the energy and heat. Air-dry dishes instead of using dishwasher dry cycle. Use microwave oven instead of electric oven. Plug home electronics into power strips and turn power strips off when not in use. Lower the thermostat on the water heater, 115 degrees is comfortable for most uses. Take showers instead of baths to reduce use of hot water. Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes.
And remember, if your home is on the market, your Realtor may suggest the air conditioner be on during open houses. A cooler home is more inviting in warm weather.
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Maximize Your Air Conditioning:
Open windows and use a portable fan instead of running the A/C. Use a fan along with your window air conditioner to spread the cool air though out the house. Don't put lamps or televisions near your A/C thermostat; the heat from these devices can cause the air conditioner to run longer. Consider installing a whole house fan that pulls air through open windows and exhausts it through the roof, which can cool the home quickly and reducing energy up to a third in comparison to an air conditioner.
Little Things Add Up:
Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescents, they produce the same amount of light but use a fifth of the energy and heat. Air-dry dishes instead of using dishwasher dry cycle. Use microwave oven instead of electric oven. Plug home electronics into power strips and turn power strips off when not in use. Lower the thermostat on the water heater, 115 degrees is comfortable for most uses. Take showers instead of baths to reduce use of hot water. Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes.
And remember, if your home is on the market, your Realtor may suggest the air conditioner be on during open houses. A cooler home is more inviting in warm weather.
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Labels: Homes, Informational, Tips
Do you have a teen at home that wants extra spending but gets a headache just thinking about working at the mall and babysitting is out of the question? With a little creativity, your teen can st art their own business. More small businesses than ever are owned and operated by teens.
*Teens are taking stuff they earn from their first EBay sale to buy higher ticket items to sell that will make them more money. They must have parental approval before setting up an EBay account.
*Washing Cars
*Chores and light housekeeping for people you know in the neighborhood.
*Dog walking or pet-sitting for people in the neighborhood.
*Jewelry-making business or knitting scarves and shawls, then selling them. They are very trendy right now.
*Card making
*Scrapbooking
*Cake or cookie baking
*Wood Carving
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
*Teens are taking stuff they earn from their first EBay sale to buy higher ticket items to sell that will make them more money. They must have parental approval before setting up an EBay account.
*Washing Cars
*Chores and light housekeeping for people you know in the neighborhood.
*Dog walking or pet-sitting for people in the neighborhood.
*Jewelry-making business or knitting scarves and shawls, then selling them. They are very trendy right now.
*Card making
*Scrapbooking
*Cake or cookie baking
*Wood Carving
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Labels: Informational
I-Neighbors offers a free & easy way for residents of a community to exchange information, add calendar events, recommend cleaning companies and handymen.
Does your neighborhood have a site? If not, then set one up!
Go to: www.ineighbors.org
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Does your neighborhood have a site? If not, then set one up!
Go to: www.ineighbors.org
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Labels: Informational, Tips
Are You Thinking of Buying or Selling a Home in the Near Future or Know Someone Who is?
Please call for a personal interview and property assessment with no obligation.
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Please call for a personal interview and property assessment with no obligation.
| County/City/Area | # Sold | 7-Jun | 6-Jun | % Change |
| SACRAMENTO COUNTY | 1444 | "$330,000.00 " | "$371,500.00 " | -11.17% |
| ANTELOPE | 57 | "$321,000.00 " | "$379,500.00 " | -15.42% |
| CARMICHAEL | 47 | "$370,000.00 " | "$410,000.00 " | -9.76% |
| CITRUS HEIGHTS | 83 | "$297,500.00 " | "$335,000.00 " | -11.19% |
| ELK GROVE | 201 | "$385,000.00 " | "$462,000.00 " | -16.67% |
| ELVERTA | 3 | "$238,000.00 " | "$284,500.00 " | -16.34% |
| FAIR OAKS | 40 | "$370,750.00 " | "$375,000.00 " | -1.13% |
| FOLSOM | 124 | "$436,500.00 " | "$494,500.00 " | -11.73% |
| GALT | 34 | "$394,000.00 " | "$376,000.00 " | 4.79% |
| MATHER | 4 | "$342,500.00 " | "$425,000.00 " | -19.41% |
| NORTH HIGHLANDS | 19 | "$210,000.00 " | "$270,000.00 " | -22.22% |
| ORANGEVALE | 31 | "$321,000.00 " | "$382,500.00 " | -16.08% |
| RANCHO CORDOVA | 72 | "$395,500.00 " | "$444,000.00 " | -10.92% |
| RIO LINDA | 15 | "$400,000.00 " | "$318,000.00 " | 25.79% |
| SACRAMENTO | 699 | "$300,000.00 " | "$339,500.00 " | -11.63% |
| SLOUGHHOUSE | 9 | "$535,000.00 " | "$490,000.00 " | 9.18% |
| WILTON | 3 | "$725,000.00 " | "$981,000.00 " | -26.10% |
| EL DORADO COUNTY | 202 | "$485,000.00 " | "$489,000.00 " | -0.82% |
| CAMINO | 4 | "$352,500.00 " | "$395,000.00 " | -10.76% |
| COOL | 3 | "$460,000.00 " | "$397,500.00 " | 15.72% |
| DIAMOND SPRINGS | 5 | "$280,000.00 " | "$468,500.00 " | -40.23% |
| EL DORADO | 3 | "$430,000.00 " | "$449,000.00 " | -4.23% |
| EL DORADO HILLS | 84 | "$598,500.00 " | "$623,500.00 " | -4.01% |
| GRIZZLY FLATS | 3 | "$297,500.00 " | "$252,500.00 " | 17.82% |
| PLACERVILLE | 14 | "$396,500.00 " | "$390,000.00 " | 1.67% |
| POLLOCK PINES | 16 | "$287,000.00 " | "$341,000.00 " | -15.84% |
| RESCUE | 3 | "$447,000.00 " | "$772,500.00 " | -42.14% |
| SHINGLE SPRINGS | 21 | "$395,000.00 " | "$490,000.00 " | -19.39% |
| SOUTH LAKE TAHOE | 44 | "$437,500.00 " | "$469,000.00 " | -6.72% |
| PLACER COUNTY | 581 | "$430,500.00 " | "$450,000.00 " | -4.33% |
| ALTA | 4 | "$205,000.00 " | "$273,000.00 " | -24.91% |
| AUBURN | 43 | "$395,000.00 " | "$445,000.00 " | -11.24% |
| COLFAX | 9 | "$387,500.00 " | "$530,000.00 " | -26.89% |
| FORESTHILL | 4 | "$385,000.00 " | "$470,000.00 " | -18.09% |
| GRANITE BAY | 24 | "$760,000.00 " | "$835,000.00 " | -8.98% |
| KINGS BEACH | 2 | "$539,500.00 " | "$402,500.00 " | 34.04% |
| LINCOLN | 141 | "$412,000.00 " | "$435,000.00 " | -5.29% |
| LOOMIS | 11 | "$418,000.00 " | "$400,000.00 " | 4.50% |
| MEADOW VISTA | 4 | "$457,500.00 " | "$1,454,000.00 " | -68.54% |
| NEWCASTLE | 5 | "$673,000.00 " | "$510,000.00 " | 31.96% |
| OLYMPIC VALLEY | 4 | "$1,337,500.00 " | "$595,000.00 " | 124.79% |
| PENRYN | 2 | "$700,000.00 " | "$564,000.00 " | 24.11% |
| ROCKLIN | 102 | "$442,500.00 " | "$477,500.00 " | -7.33% |
| ROSEVILLE | 218 | "$431,750.00 " | "$430,000.00 " | 0.41% |
| TAHOE | 2 | "$3,378,500.00 " | "$725,500.00 " | 365.68% |
Folsom Luxury Homes and Land Specialist
Our motto is to always "Do the Right Thing", starting with providing premier executive service to buyers and sellers of luxury homes and land.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Labels: Home_Prices
