Here are some clips from this fabulous day in Forest Ridge.

The weather was splendid for the parade. We had over seventy participants in the parade. As you can see the day included other activities and of course the Jolly Man made his entrance( lucky him!).

There are a few ways you can find out what the best selling price should be.

Realtors, for instance, are a great resource. If you hire a Realtor , make sure that you have a chance to check into their success. You probably shouldn’t hire a newbie, you’ll want someone with more experience. ( Sin 4- not using the services of a professional )

If you plan on asking the one and only price you want you will not always come up with the best price. You want to have some wiggle room so that there can be negotiations made if necessary. ( Sin 5 – be flexible in your price)

If you are present when a potential buyer comes by for a viewing and you overhear someone saying they don’t like something, don’t take it personally. Everyone has their own opinion and if you get too emotionally involved in a sale you may inadvertently hinder your success by showing your emotional responses. ( Sin 6- hanging around when your house is shown)

Lastly, you should definitely not try to hide anything about your home.

Full disclosure is a must in selling your home. Make sure that not only the home is ready, but you are too. ( Sin 7 – Not revealing all about your house to potential buyers)

 Keeping all these tips in mind should offer you a very successful sale of your home.

There are times in everyone’s life when big decisions need to be made, including those that involve real estate. The decision has been made to sell your home. This thought could come about from needing to downsize, move to a new community or wanting to upgrade. Well, whatever the reason you definitely want to be successful.

Sometimes sellers make really bad decisions when it comes to putting their house on the market. Since most homeowners are not real estate professionals, it’s easy to think good decisions are being made when in fact they are not good ideas at all. ( SIN 1- Trying to price the home yourself)

Many homeowners that intend to make improvements in the home before selling actually make it worse for themselves. Just because you don’t like the location of a bathroom, for instance, doesn’t necessarily mean that you should move it.( Sin 2- Do not over improve) Sometimes homeowners go through a remodel because the layout of the home doesn’t make sense to them. With that in mind, they also think that making the home more unique will help it sell better. The problem with these plans is the results will make you happy but if you made the house too different from what makes sense to the buyer, you’ll never move the property. When you remodel or make changes in your home try to remember that less is more, you don’t have to go overboard to make the house ready for the sale.

One rule of thumb in the real estate industry is to make sure your home is market ready when you put out your “for sale” sign. Don’t go and get lazy but make sure any improvements have already been taken care of, new paint as been applied and appliances and light fixtures are all in working order. Buyers notice these things and you want to impress them. ( Sin 3- Putting the house on the market before it is ready )

We will conclude this post tomorrow, catch you then!