Robin Ross reviews The Simmonds Team!

     “They were excellent. The communication back and forth was outstanding. There were things that needed to be done for the house like, quotes for additional things, shutters and things like that. When the place actually closed, things weren’t cleaned like they should have been. They actually got someone to come in and clean it and I think, they might have even absorbed the cost. I’m not certain on that but, I just know that they certainly went above and beyond to make sure the lady that bought the house was very happy.”

     -Robin Ross, Home Seller

List Your Home at the Right Price the First Time Around

When listing your home, it’s important that you price it right the first time around so it doesn’t sit on the market and become stale.

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It’s natural for homeowners to feel that their home is worth more than it actually is. Sometimes these homeowners can be right, but most of the time they’re wrong. As a homeowner, the most important thing to remember about selling your home is listing it right the first time. 

A trend I see happen often is people trying to list their home a little higher than it might be worth because they assume they can negotiate any differences of opinion. Unfortunately, this strategy just doesn’t seem to work. 

The value of your home is based on three simple things: its location, the comparable sales of similar properties, and its upgrades. It doesn’t matter what your neighbors say, nor does it matter how much they list their homes for. Just because their homes may be listed at a higher price doesn’t mean that you should list yours at a higher price too.

Prepare your home, do your homework, and list it right the first time.

It’s important to listen to outside advice. When your house is listed and just sits there, it becomes stale. If your house is priced too high, even if a buyer likes it a lot, they may not want to submit an offer because they’re afraid of offending you.  

In the end, your goals should be to prepare your home, do your homework, and list it right the first time. 

If you have any other questions about buying or selling a home, please feel free to give me a call or shoot me an email. I would love to hear from you.

The Importance of Staging Your Home

We’ve added the services of two professional stagers in order to help us help you get your home sold quickly and for top dollar.

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One of the things I specialize in is decorating, and one of the reasons our listings typically sell much faster than other listings is because of the preparation we do before it even enters the MLS.  

That being said, we’re very excited to announce that, in addition to our growing team, we have a growing relationship with two professional stagers who we will be referring our clients to. The first is a designer who can use your belongings to spruce up your interior, and the other will bring furniture into a vacant home and turn it into a gorgeous showpiece. 

Our listings sell faster than others because of the work we put into them beforehand.

As an example of the difference staging makes, let me tell you about a vacant home I had that was sitting on the market for 60 days. People loved it, but they just couldn’t visualize it. My sellers then agreed that instead of lowering the price, we would invest in staging the home by furnishing the entire downstairs. Within one week of it being staged, it went under contract. 

As another service of our team, we also have staging affiliates that we feel comfortable working with and referring our clients to. This service will help bring out the best in your home and get top dollar for it.

If you have any questions about buying or selling a home, please give me a call or shoot me an email. I would love to hear from you.