Home Sellers 
Providing you useful information on selling your home.
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Hot Tip For Home Sellers - Take Care of Your House's Ragged Edges!
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at 8:45pm. 101 Views, 1 Comments.
Take a look at this short video that focuses on a minor detail that, it overlooked, can torpedo your chances of selling your home for top dollar and in the fastest time possible.
Buyers will look for ANY opportunity to find fault with your home and deduct huge dollars for it from their offer. Peeling wall paper, as innocent and unimportant it may be to you, is a BIG DEAL to buyers. When one of my buyer clients saw this peeling wall paper, she immediately (yes, IMMEDIATELY) said "Oh, these people are hiding something." Don't give buyers looking at your home any possible reason to doubt the quality or value of your house. Fix the wall paper. Glue it down. Rip it out. Paint over it. Whatever it takes to remove it as a noticable flaw in your house…
When Changing the Paint and Carpet Will Help Get Your Home Sold - What Agents Fear Telling You
Monday, May 17th, 2010 at 9:23pm. 129 Views, 0 Comments.
What color is your house? Will the colors on the inside, and the outside, of your house be a factor in getting your home sold? One word - ABSOLUTELY! If you have very unique, bold paint colors, carpet, wall paper, and if the colors change from room to room, you may want to consider re-painting and re-flooring your home in more nuetral tones. Why, you ask?
- To stop buyers from deducting the cost of re-painting or re-flooring from their offer - you'd be amazed at the outrageous halucinations buyers have about how much paint and carpet cost!
- To eliminate any reason why someone couldn't move into your home right away
- To make your home attractive to as many buyers as possible
- To be competitive with other similar homes
Check out these before and…
What is a House Short Sale? - Orange County Home Owners Want to Know
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 3:39pm. 83 Views, 0 Comments.
In today's tight economy, many Orange County home owners are deciding that a Short Sale is the best option when it comes to their home.
Options for Home Sellers in the Face of Difficulty
Faced with issues like job loss, divorce, illness, and other life changing events, many times getting out from under the burden of a home mortgage is the best option. Here's some basic information for Orange County home owners evaluating Short Sale advantages.
What is a Short Sale on a house?
A Short Sale is when the bank that gave you a loan to purchase your house for $500,000.00 agrees to let you sell the home on the open Real Estate market for less that what you owe on the home. If you financed 100% of the $500,000.00 purchase, you probably currently owe about…
When Divorce Forces the Sale of Your Orange County Home
Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 12:04pm. 137 Views, 0 Comments.
Divorce is no picnic, especially when it requires that you sell your home. The emotional, fincancial, and logistical implications of having to sell your home because of divorce can be overwhelming for sure.
If you find yourself in this position, here are a couple of things to keep in mind that may help you make the right decision.
Be Realistic About the Value of Your Home
First, you need to be realistic about the value of your home. This is critical information which will help you understand your options. In the current Orange County Real Estate market, it is not unusual to discover that your home is worth less that what you owe on it.
Have Equity?
If you have equity in your home, meaning the home will sell for more than you owe plus the cost of…
Have you decided to buy a new home? Have to sell the one you own now to do it? Here's how that works....
Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 8:34pm. 132 Views, 0 Comments.
So you've decided to make a move and sell your Orange County, CA house - to buy a larger home, a smaller home, a newer home, or a home in a different city. But you have to sell the house you own now to make it happen. How does that work?
Well, you have a couple of options - I'll outline each of them.
Sell Your Current House, Then buy Your New Home
Pretty simple - get your house ready to sell, list you house, sell your house, then go find your new home. But the timing is the thing you have be prepared for. Here's what might happen and what you can do:
Your house sells immediately and you panic because you don't know where you'll go.
1. You can ask for a longer escrow - to give you time to find your next home.
2. Ask for a rent back from the…
Why the Holidays are the Perfect Time to Sell Your Orange County Home
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 7:59pm. 153 Views, 0 Comments.
You may be thinking that the Holidays are a horrible time to put your home on the market. I'd like you to consider the following three reasons why I believe this Holiday Season is the perfect time to sell your home in Orange County.
1. More Buyers are Looking
Actually, there are more SERIOUS buyers out during the Holidays. Qualified, motivated buyers will use their Holiday Vacation time to go home shopping - and they won't see your home if you don't get it on the market! Re-location buyers are also re-engaged during the Holidays - espectially folks starting new jobs in the New Year.
2. Home Buyer Tax Credit
The expanded and improved Home Buyer Tax Credit has more buyers out now than ever before. Many buyers held off buying in November as…
Get Your Home Sold With Leslie Eskildsen
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 5:35pm. 358 Views, 0 Comments.
I know you have thousands Realtors to choose from when it comes to selling your Orange County home. So why choose me? I’ll let my results speak for me.
The results you’ll see in this video I’ve summarized in the following chart:
|
Street |
Percent of List Price |
Time on the Market |
Number of Offers |
|
Calle Serra |
100% |
5 days |
2 |
|
Calle Ranchera |
101% |
7 hours |
1 |
|
Bristlecone |
100% |
13 days |
3 |
|
Via Ortega |
92% |
5 days |
1 |
Get Your Home Sold with Leslie!
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 3:15pm. 166 Views, 1 Comments.
Frustrated that your home didn't sell, or just thinking about putting your house on the market?
Take two minutes to let Leslie show you the proven results of her strategy for getting your Orange County home sold!
Selling Your Orange County CA Home for a Profit - What's That Mean to Your Taxes?
Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 10:11pm. 188 Views, 0 Comments.
So, you are selling your Orange County CA house and walking away with a boat load of cash. What are the Real Estate tax implications you need to be aware of? When you sell your home, you can realize up to $250,000 in profit if you're a single owner, $500,000 if you're married or joint tenants, and not owe any capital gains tax. Anything above that amount, consult your tax professional for more detailed information on your tax liability – as it depends on the length of time you’ve owned the home and your tax bracket. But wait – there’s more! There's no limit to the number of times you can use the home-sale capital gains tax exemption. If you plan and play the game according to IRS rules, you can make tax-free profits of $250,000 (or $500,000 depending on…
Coto De Caza Home Maintenance Tips - Changing Your Air Filter
Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 3:51pm. 140 Views, 0 Comments.
Home maintenance, whether you live in Coto De Caza (or anywhere else in the country) even if you are not planning to sell your home in the near future, is vital to the value of your home.
If you haven't changed your home's air filters lately, this 1-minute video will demonstrate just how much energy your HVAC unit is wasting. A clogged air filter operates with a lot less efficiency.
Air filters should be changed at least once per quarter. In certain circumstances, however, more frequent replacements are warranted.
- Homes with shedding pets
- Homes under construction
- Brand-new homes with dust in the air
- Homeowners with asthma or allergies
Also, when you replace your filters, don't reach for the $0.99 cheap ones. Plainly, they don't work. …
