The other day I was driving along a somewhat busy road in South County on my way to a listing appointment.  I happened to see a real estate sign in someone’s yard.  It just had a name, and then said real estate expert.  This was a rather strange moment for me.  On one hand, I’m a […]

I’ve been in lots of discussions with my clients, and pricing your home for sale can be very difficult.  I wanted to tell you the story of what one of my real estate agent friends went through when putting his parents’ house for sale. In The Beginning In the busy selling season of 2017, the

I’m so old that I can remember when people first started looking at listing pictures on the internet.  It’s funny to think of now, but most photo file sizes in our world today would have blown up a computer in the past.  We are able to get such detail in our pictures that many have

The other day I got a call from a very nice lady.  She had heard good things about our brokerage from some friends of hers and we began to chat.  “What are you looking to do?” I asked.  “I’m looking to sell my existing home and move into something a little smaller.”  This is a

From the minute you meet with your real estate agent, they will start offering tips to get your house in shape for a quick sale.  There are all sorts of staging tips, design elements, and general rules to follow but below should be considered the minimum. Clean everything inside your house. If the house is

At Deerwood Realty, people are always asking us when is the right time to buy.  It’s a fair question, but the answer is always, “it depends” Here are some of the scenarios we see pretty often that often dictate when to buy a house, irrespective of market conditions. A new addition to the family.  A

When it comes to your home, there are numerous expensive ways to become more eco-friendly. Start with replacing old appliances with new ones that use less energy. Then install double or triple glaze windows. Buy some heavy drapes for your windows to keep winter cold and summer heat outside. You can even install solar panels

I had a seller ask me the other day about what an agent preview is.  Sellers are expecting showings with buyers physically present.  It is highly unusual for agents to bring their buyers during an agent preview.  Below are 5 reasons a real estate agent will use an agent preview.   Learning an area. It

There are 5 main reasons I like showing houses in the rain.  It’s funny because I’ve had many agents tell me that they hate showing houses in the rain because “home buyers never buy houses when it’s nasty outside.”  This hasn’t been my experience. As a realtor who’s been given some pretty good reviews from