It happens. Your home was for sale, sometimes listed multiple times with several agents. And once again, it’s expired, unsold. Depressing… Expired listings are not unusual. In our market, it is “normal” for many homes to be on the market 2 or 3 or even 4 “cycles” before it sells. Why is this? 1. Too [...]
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When selling your home in Northeast PA, Pike County, Wayne County, and the Lake Wallenpaupack region, the photos are of tremendous importance. Many, if not most, of the buyers looking for homes in the Poconos start online first, before contacting any REALTOR or real estate agent. Most Pocono Lakes Region home buyers are from other [...]
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When a home is for sale, many sellers anticipate buyer feedback. Obviously the best feedback is a healthy offer. Even with no offer, sellers are anxious to know what buyers thought of their home. Sellers may become exasperated when feedback casts a negative light on something that is obvious from the listing information or photos. [...]
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I read this blog about offers and counter offers by Dan Jasner, a REALTOR in Longboat Key, FL, and had to say it’s excellent. I always, always advise my sellers to respond to an offer, even if you find it insultingly low. It’s a business transaction. The buyer is trying to get the best deal [...]
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The real estate market in Northeast PA around Lake Wallenpaupack is primarily a vacation home market. While there are, naturally, sales of year round homes, first time home buyers, etc., the majority of our sales are for second homes. Many times the buyers make a trip here to Wayne or Pike County to see several [...]
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Note: this was originally written by me and published on my ActiveRain.com real estate blog. Everyone has tips on selling a home fast. Quick and easy tips to sell, 5 Ways to a Quick Sale, Stage & Sell For More, blah, blah, blah. Sometimes all the articles and blogs can just seem like a form [...]
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Way back in my early days on the Active Rain real estate blogging network, I wrote a post called “Faux Staging.” It was partly inspired by my love for playing with images, and partly because of my fixation with the HGTV show Hidden Potential. ANYWAY, the other day I was taking pictures of the master [...]
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