Home Selling Tips

Is it better to show your house occupied or vacant?   It’s better to show your house occupied than vacant. A decluttered, staged house feels warm and inviting. A vacant house feels cold and dreary. When a house is occupied and depersonalized a buyer can visualize himself living in the house. Buyers can also get […]

Should I replace the carpet or offer the buyer a carpet allowance? Which option will net me the highest return? Your carpet is old and worn and you know your house would show much better if you replaced it. But what style and what color of carpet should you replace it with? Maybe you should […]

When you’re selling your house, you want a neutral paint color that will appeal to just about all buyers and their individual decorating and furniture styles. If you choose too dark of a color, it will make the room feel small.  If you choose too light of a color, it will make the room feel […]

Having to leave for a 2 hour showing window especially when you have kids and pets that have to be removed is a pain.  It would be really convenient if you could some how be informed when the Realtor and buyers have finished viewing your house. New technology enhancements have made your wish a reality. […]

Light and Bright is what buyers want.  In the 13+ years that I have been a Spring Texas Realtor, I have had maybe, maybe 1% of my buyers request a cave. So if buyers want light and bright, then light and bright is what you need to give them.  That is if you want the […]

Are you getting ready to list your Spring Texas house for sale?  Before you list take the time to see, smell, and experience your house as a potential buyer. See:  Look at your house through fresh eyes. Enter your house through the front door. Does the door need to be refinished? Does the door frame […]

Should you get your Spring Texas home inspected before putting a For Sale sign in the yard?  Yes or No ? Both answers have advantages and disadvantages.   Yes – The advantages of getting your home inspected before listing it are: 1. repairs could be made for less money.  Instead of hiring licensed technicians which is […]

Here are 8 reasons why you should list your Spring Texas house during the holidays instead of waiting until after the new year. 1. Buyers who are looking during the holidays are SERIOUS buyers. You will receive fewer showings but the showings you do receive are by motivated buyers. 2. There’s fewer homes on the […]

The decision to sell or not to sell is not always an easy decision.  Sometimes it’s only after the you have signed the contract that remorse sets in. Maybe your situation changed or maybe your net proceeds is going to be significantly less than what you thought.  If you have changed your mind and no longer want to sell your Spring […]