Posts with tag 'Lancaster County PA'

 1. You're overconfident

Being in a seller's market might mean that your home will get snapped up for premium price, no matter its condition. But that isn't a strategy to count on. "Sometimes homeowners and agents get overconfident in a seller's market and get lazy about 'Home Selling 101,'" says Sep Niakan, broker and owner of HB Roswell Realty in Miami, FL.

Solution: Be realistic from day one. Although you may love your house, brace yourself for it to potentially sit on the market for quite some time. And no matter the market, it's still important to "position your home to sell well," says Niakan. "What does that mean? Staging, staging, and more staging."

2. The house is priced too high

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Packing to move can be drudge work, but it's an even worse task if your labor results in broken glassware, tangled jewelry, busted gadgets, and lost electrical cords. Leaving your home for a new one is stressful enough without these added woes.

 

To the rescue, here are some brilliant hacks that'll get your stuff loaded up with nary a crack—and almost no sweat—from experts who live and breathe packing.

 

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Buying a home is so hard, they should make it an Olympic event. It's not just the paperwork; it's the terminology, the fees and the number of people involved. It's natural to want to agree to whatever, sign everything and just get through the process as fast as you can. But while that may make you a medalist in downhill skiing, it won't earn you many style points in life's uphill battle to financial well-being.

 

Here are some of the most useful homebuyer programs that you might overlook if you rush the process. They may score you some big savings.

 

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You just finished signing the last of the papers at closing, and have OFFICIALLY jumped from a renter to a first-time homeowner! The days of signing a lease, asking permission to paint a wall, hammer in a few nails, or ever having to answer to a landlord again are now behind you. Give yourself a pat on the back and celebrate for all your hard work and savings. This is such an exciting time in your life. After the excitement, you may become a little overwhelmed and make some mistakes that can jeopardize all that you have worked so hard for.

Fear not, for we are here to help! Take a few moments to breathe and calmly check out these tips to help ensure that your first home becomes...

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Home sellers are inan advantageous position this summer, with demand high and sales at their strongest in close to a decade. Planning to list your home in the coming weeks? Get the most for your house before the season's up by making it accessible to buyers—with information. 

Every homebuyer wants to know specific aspects of homes they're considering purchasing—information that may seem premature to advertise initially, but could ultimately be determining factors in their decision to make an...

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