Posts filed under Sellers
Furry Friends and Pet Dander
Posted Thu, Jul 11th 2013 1:11 pm
SHOWINGS AND PETS Most of us REALTORS are animal lovers and have pets of our own, but we also share many stories about showing homes where our clients went into a sneezing fit, we got bitten by a ...
Posted Thu, Jul 11th 2013 1:11 pm
SHOWINGS AND PETS Most of us REALTORS are animal lovers and have pets of our own, but we also share many stories about showing homes where our clients went into a sneezing fit, we got bitten by a ...
Feeling Stressed??
Posted Wed, Jul 10th 2013 1:36 pm
Feeling Stressed? Patience is a Virtue (That Helps Get Deals Done!) Sellers deal with anxiety, especially if they are also buying a home and depending upon the sale and closing of their existing h...
Posted Wed, Jul 10th 2013 1:36 pm
Feeling Stressed? Patience is a Virtue (That Helps Get Deals Done!) Sellers deal with anxiety, especially if they are also buying a home and depending upon the sale and closing of their existing h...
Who Represents Whom?
Posted Tue, Jul 9th 2013 1:39 pm
Who Represents Whom? In South Carolina, state law maintains that the REALTOR must represent at least one of the parties in the transaction (cannot be neutral). Consumers have the option to hire a...
Posted Tue, Jul 9th 2013 1:39 pm
Who Represents Whom? In South Carolina, state law maintains that the REALTOR must represent at least one of the parties in the transaction (cannot be neutral). Consumers have the option to hire a...
A Moving Experience
Posted Wed, Jul 3rd 2013 2:04 pm
A Moving Experience You have a ratified contract, getting ready to close escrow - the transaction is looking like it's going to happen on track and - you realize you need to arrange the move AS...
Posted Wed, Jul 3rd 2013 2:04 pm
A Moving Experience You have a ratified contract, getting ready to close escrow - the transaction is looking like it's going to happen on track and - you realize you need to arrange the move AS...
Closing Time!
Posted Tue, Jul 2nd 2013 1:55 pm
THE REAL ESTATE CLOSING After the buyers have finished their due diligence process, agreed repairs have been done, and the buyers have received their final loan approval from their lender, the bu...
Posted Tue, Jul 2nd 2013 1:55 pm
THE REAL ESTATE CLOSING After the buyers have finished their due diligence process, agreed repairs have been done, and the buyers have received their final loan approval from their lender, the bu...
Clean House - Smooth Sale
Posted Mon, Jul 1st 2013 1:51 pm
CLEAN HOUSE - SMOOTH SALE - LOOK AFTER THE LAST DETAIL Most purchase agreements contain language that requires the seller to hand over a home free of trash and debris and "broom clean" at closing....
Posted Mon, Jul 1st 2013 1:51 pm
CLEAN HOUSE - SMOOTH SALE - LOOK AFTER THE LAST DETAIL Most purchase agreements contain language that requires the seller to hand over a home free of trash and debris and "broom clean" at closing....
Giving Your Home a Facelift?
Posted Thu, Jun 27th 2013 1:47 pm
ADDITIONS AND REMODELING When lenders toughen their standards and the housing market is challenging for sellers, many homeowners will choose to either add or remodel their existing home, instead o...
Posted Thu, Jun 27th 2013 1:47 pm
ADDITIONS AND REMODELING When lenders toughen their standards and the housing market is challenging for sellers, many homeowners will choose to either add or remodel their existing home, instead o...
What is the Value of A Home?
Posted Thu, Jun 27th 2013 12:56 pm
THE VALUE OF A HOME... When markets shift from one cycle to another (i.e. sellers' market to Buyers' market) it is difficult to assess the appropriate value of a home. Everyone will have a differ...
Posted Thu, Jun 27th 2013 12:56 pm
THE VALUE OF A HOME... When markets shift from one cycle to another (i.e. sellers' market to Buyers' market) it is difficult to assess the appropriate value of a home. Everyone will have a differ...
Sellers-- How Well Do You Negotiate?
Posted Wed, Jun 26th 2013 1:04 pm
Negotiating skills from a seller's perspective: Traditionally people think of a good negotiator as a person that crushes the competition and gets the last dollar out of the transaction for ...
Posted Wed, Jun 26th 2013 1:04 pm
Negotiating skills from a seller's perspective: Traditionally people think of a good negotiator as a person that crushes the competition and gets the last dollar out of the transaction for ...
Moving Up: Buy First or Sell First?
Posted Tue, Jun 25th 2013 2:08 pm
Moving Up: Buy First or Sell First? Many people are looking at real estate prices and thinking it’s a great time to buy a bigger or better home, or to move to their ideal location. And they are ri...
Posted Tue, Jun 25th 2013 2:08 pm
Moving Up: Buy First or Sell First? Many people are looking at real estate prices and thinking it’s a great time to buy a bigger or better home, or to move to their ideal location. And they are ri...
Whew! All done... Not quite!
Posted Fri, Jun 14th 2013 11:34 am
The Appraisal After a nerve-wrecking negotiation process, the buyers and sellers finally had a "meeting of the minds" and agreed on price and terms for the sales contract. Whew! All done? - N...
Posted Fri, Jun 14th 2013 11:34 am
The Appraisal After a nerve-wrecking negotiation process, the buyers and sellers finally had a "meeting of the minds" and agreed on price and terms for the sales contract. Whew! All done? - N...
WSJ Study Finds Best Listing Day
Posted Wed, Feb 20th 2013 7:00 am
WSJ Study Finds Best Listing Day REALTORS have often debated if the day of the week that you list a home has any effect on the outcome. The Wall Street Journal published recently the results of a ...
Posted Wed, Feb 20th 2013 7:00 am
WSJ Study Finds Best Listing Day REALTORS have often debated if the day of the week that you list a home has any effect on the outcome. The Wall Street Journal published recently the results of a ...
Smelly Affairs!
Posted Fri, Feb 8th 2013 11:15 am
SMELLY AFFAIRS The sense of smell is a powerful motivator. When prospective buyers walk into a house, their senses are alert to take in any visual, audio or smell stimuli to form that “first i...
Posted Fri, Feb 8th 2013 11:15 am
SMELLY AFFAIRS The sense of smell is a powerful motivator. When prospective buyers walk into a house, their senses are alert to take in any visual, audio or smell stimuli to form that “first i...
Great Testimonial from a Seller Client!
Posted Thu, Oct 25th 2012 5:49 pm
I received this great testimonial on my personal Facebook page from a seller client - completely unsolicited! Want to sell? Call us 843-900-0155.
Posted Thu, Oct 25th 2012 5:49 pm
I received this great testimonial on my personal Facebook page from a seller client - completely unsolicited! Want to sell? Call us 843-900-0155.
SELLER TIP: Are You IN the Market, or ON the Market?
Posted Fri, Oct 19th 2012 10:04 am
SELLING YOUR HOME When you decide to sell your home, you will need to adjust your expectations as a seller to coincide with the expectations that BUYERS have in the current market conditions. Mark...
Posted Fri, Oct 19th 2012 10:04 am
SELLING YOUR HOME When you decide to sell your home, you will need to adjust your expectations as a seller to coincide with the expectations that BUYERS have in the current market conditions. Mark...
******* My Neighbor's Home Sold - For How Much?
Posted Thu, Apr 19th 2012 9:27 am
Rivertowne, Park West, Dunes West, Hamlin Plantation Have Real Estate Prices in Mount Pleasant SC Moved Recently? ...Get Your Market Facts Straight..! Click Image Below to Subscribe to MARKET INSI...
Posted Thu, Apr 19th 2012 9:27 am
Rivertowne, Park West, Dunes West, Hamlin Plantation Have Real Estate Prices in Mount Pleasant SC Moved Recently? ...Get Your Market Facts Straight..! Click Image Below to Subscribe to MARKET INSI...
No Showings? No Offers? What to do?
Posted Mon, Nov 28th 2011 1:50 pm
No Showings? No Offers? What to do? In this (declining or "buyer's") market, sellers need to pay close attention to the response the market gives them as soon as they place their home on the mark...
Posted Mon, Nov 28th 2011 1:50 pm
No Showings? No Offers? What to do? In this (declining or "buyer's") market, sellers need to pay close attention to the response the market gives them as soon as they place their home on the mark...
Top 10 Repairs to Make BEFORE a Home Inspection
Posted Tue, Nov 8th 2011 11:34 am
This month's HOMEOWNER'S Monthly from B-Sure Home Inspections had these tips that I believe in. If Sellers heed this advice then they will find many fewer issues with repair requests coming from th...
Posted Tue, Nov 8th 2011 11:34 am
This month's HOMEOWNER'S Monthly from B-Sure Home Inspections had these tips that I believe in. If Sellers heed this advice then they will find many fewer issues with repair requests coming from th...
White Lies Sellers Should Avoid Telling
Posted Fri, Jan 15th 2010 7:00 pm
White Lies Sellers Should Avoid Telling Many states have mandatory "disclosure" laws for sellers. Some sellers may be tempted to tell a few "white lies" when they want to sell their home - after a...
Posted Fri, Jan 15th 2010 7:00 pm
White Lies Sellers Should Avoid Telling Many states have mandatory "disclosure" laws for sellers. Some sellers may be tempted to tell a few "white lies" when they want to sell their home - after a...
Ten Affordable Home Upgrades
Posted Tue, Oct 27th 2009 3:41 pm
Ten Affordable Home Upgrades Since the market turned around in the last three years, buyers have become pickier and pickier. Today's "buyer's market" implies that we are in a de facto "beauty cont...
Posted Tue, Oct 27th 2009 3:41 pm
Ten Affordable Home Upgrades Since the market turned around in the last three years, buyers have become pickier and pickier. Today's "buyer's market" implies that we are in a de facto "beauty cont...