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Sellers Why Should You Stage Your Home When It’s For Sale? In order to sell your home, it must be successfully marketed to potential home buyers. Developing a winning strategy to attract as many buyers as possible to your home is something your real estate agent will work on, and part of that process may include staging. Staging doesn’t just involve decorating your home; it’s using […]
Sellers 10 Steps to Selling Your Home Navigating everything involved with selling your home can seem intimidating. Breaking the process down step by step will keep you organized and ready to work with your agent toward a successful home sale. 1. Choose an agent A lot goes into choosing the right agent. If you’re unsure where to start, get referrals from trusted […]
Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Urban Sanctuary in Southeast Seattle My client Alice, a professional gardener, artist, carpenter, and all-around super woman, I am not sure what this woman cannot do, had created, over the past 20 years, an incredible urban sanctuary in southeast Seattle. She decided to sell her house during the pandemic for a couple of reasons, for several years Alice’s mother had […]
Sellers How to Improve Your Curb Appeal When it comes time to sell your home, first impressions are crucial. Improving your curb appeal helps to make the most of a buyer’s first glance and sets the stage for their interest in purchasing your home. The following projects are simple and inexpensive ways to enhance both your home’s first impression and its value. […]
Sellers Dangers of an Overpriced Home When it comes time to sell your home, determining its exact value can be a challenge. Naturally, homeowners want to get the most value for their home. However, if it hits the market at too high a price, it could cause serious complications in the selling process.  Attracting the wrong buyers An overpriced home creates […]
Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Listing an Occupied House During a Pandemic My past clients, Aly and Pedro, bought their first house with me in 2016 and had been thinking about selling their house last year, but then circumstances changed, and they decided to wait until the spring of 2020. Then, of course, Covid19 hit! Since they were living in their house and had a roommate who […]
Real Estate Info Coronavirus Protections for Home Sellers Before you decide to sell, be sure to seriously consider the risks of putting your home on the market right now. Talk with your Windermere agent to discuss your options. ❱ While open houses generate interest and traffic, groups are hard to control, and we want to practice “social distancing” when we can. We recommend […]
Homeownership What ‘s My Home Worth? The Downside to Home Valuation Tools What’s your home worth? It is a seemingly simple question. However, discovering the worth of your home is more complicated than it might seem. Sites like Zillow, Redfin, Eppraisal, and others have built-in home valuation tools that make it seem easy, but how accurate are they? And if you get three different answers, which one […]
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Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Minor renovations can bring in big bucks! Albert and his wife Tina had talked to me over two years ago in the early spring about selling their 1920’s house as they were thinking about moving to Olympia where they had family, and we discussed things that they could do to make their house more marketable. The house had been totally remodeled in […]
Sellers Is it time to downsize? Choosing less space often has to do with a desire to live a life that’s simpler. Whether you’re retiring, want an eco-friendly, low-maintenance lifestyle or your children have moved away, downsizing might be the best option for you. Here are the advantages and disadvantages to consider before making the move and questions to begin asking […]
Helpful Hints Improve Your Curb Appeal with These Affordable Tips You’ll never have a second chance at a first impression, so let’s make it count! When it comes to upping your home’s curb appeal, there are plenty of small changes you can make that have a big impact. And best of all, you don’t need to call in the pros or spend a fortune to […]
Case Study CASE STUDY: Wearing a Seller’s Shoes In 2018 my partner and I decided it was time to sell our first house, which we were able to keep and rent for the past 11 years. We saw this house as an investment that would enable us to have some retirement money. We still had a mortgage on the house and were basically […]
Buyers CASE STUDY: When the Impossible Becomes Reality Sometimes what feels like the impossible actually works out! Deb and Linda consulted with me at the beginning of 2018, as they found themselves in a tricky situation: they loved the home they had lived in for 20 years, which they had totally renovated, as well as the lovely garden that Linda, who is a […]
Case Study CASE STUDY: Touch-and-Go Sale Ends with New Transplants in their Dream Home In this business, you never know where your clients will come from! Tanner and Melinda Sims were referred to me by Tanner’s father, a realtor in Kansas who specializes in ranches. They came up for a few days in October to look for a house, with the expectation that they would most likely be coming […]
Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Caitlin Sullivan, a Happy Seller With a Big Heart Caitlin received five offers on her Lakewood/Columbia City mid-century, but she did not accept the highest offer. Sometimes a personal letter can really sway a seller, these are sometimes discouraged by agents as you must be very careful not to violate the fair housing laws. However, I like to give my sellers the choice to […]
Real Estate Info FROM SERENA: Seattle Real Estate Update Dear friends, On the real estate front, Seattle continues to be # 1 in the nation for price appreciation with an overall increase of 12.7% from last year. This is more than double the national average. That’s pushed the median cost of a single-family house to $820,000 in Seattle and $926,000 on the Eastside. Even […]
Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Moving Fast Pays Off with Multiple Offers & $71k Over List Price My client Maureen Chao had been living and working in sunny Brazil for several years and renting out her Columbia City Craftsman. She returned to Seattle in early October to prepare to sell it, as her renters had moved out, and the thought of eventually moving back to the rainy Seattle winters was no longer […]
Case Study SUCCESS STORY: South Seattle Bungalow Sells for 20% Above Asking Price I find that I am often inspired and humbled by my client’s strength and tenacity. Moving is never easy. My client Diane was in her late 70’s with some major health issues, so it was so much harder. Diane had lived in her house for more than 20 years, and we had met and talked […]
Sellers SOLD: 1909 Bungalow in South Seattle 4447 34th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 SOLD: $721,000 This updated well-cared for 1909 bungalow sold for 20% above asking price. Perched up high for unobstructed views with 2 + bedrooms (refinished attic room, ripe for dormers) and a separate permitted 1-bedroom apartment. 2 tax parcels with lovely mature gardens. Open living room/dining room, lots […]
Sellers SOLD: Spacious 2-Story Home in Mukilteo 1053 Goat Trail Loop Rd. Mukilteo, WA 98275 SOLD: $470,000 Spacious 2-story home in the quiet Elliot Pointe neighborhood with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, a formal dining room with hardwoods and separate living room just sold for $470,000. The kitchen has granite counters, stainless appliances and a pantry. It opens onto a big family […]