questions about selling a home

I looked over what you wanted to put in your flyer. If I may suggest: A room is not considered a bedroom unless it has a closet. I would emphasize all the special features that make your home Special. Chain link is not special -a fenced yard is. Leave out chain link. No need to put in bath size.

The main idea of a flyer is to gain people's interest, & get them inside, not to disclose all details or put in anything that may be a potential turnoff before they see the home. Pictures are good, especially something of interest, everyone usually puts in the front, but if you have a great view or something else that's special use that as a pix. I always liked floor plans. It really made me think Sold when I'd see a flyer where the buyer had drawn in their furniture.

Keep it simple. If you put room sizes in, (I wouldn't) make sure they are exact as anything is a potential lawsuit. Many rooms are an inch off on one side. Let the buyer ask, then say approximately.
If you live in a good school district, put that in. Close to bus stop, etc. Think: who is your prospective buyer...
Good luck.

thank you, this is exactly the type of info I'm looking for. I'm thinking of putting one pic of the front of the house on the flyer, along with a link to more pictures online (would set them up in a slide show on photobucket.

I just found housevalues.com. So we'll see what house of this type in this are are selling for. See if I've got it set to high or not. It's an exciting time. Just want it gone.. lol

We're going to be weeding and mulching as well as pruning and tying up roses this weekend. Funny how when you're preparing to sell you seem to get all those things done that you been meaning to for years

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Thank you pcdreams. Sometimes I think I say too much. PM me if you wish..
Yes, it is an exciting time.

I disagree about home inspections. The newest "home inspections" are to force the seller to do cosmetic stuff. they are not the same as an appraisal. The appraisal will insure that the water spigots work, construction is proper, no undermined foundation, all the important stuff such as the furnace works. Friends of ours across the street allowed the "home inspection" and they had to replace the furnace, NOT BECAUSE IT WAS FAULTY IN ANY WAY BUT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS OLDER THAN 5 YEARS !!!! Do yo really want this.??? The home inspectors did not like the look of the garage door, and forced them to replace it !!!!!
I also saw on HGTV a half hour segment on "home inspections" and it is recommended that you get your OWN "home inpection" first if you want to go that route, so the purchasers cannot force you to do a ton of stuff that is just not necessary. I would NEVER submit to that home inspection, because I iknow the house is in extremely good working order, and because all existing houses should be sold as is. We have a 2,000 carpet allowance on our sale price and we have a disclaimer for the dishwasher. I will NOT pick out someone elses' diswasher. S.

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Sorry folks, I am hot on this subject at the moment - I have been thru 8 months of hell showing and trying to sell this house in a neighborhood that is hot but being rapidly built up wiht new homes. Ours is a 60's model.
The stuff in and on the houses that are new and 250,000- to 400,000 is KRAP. You can hear water running under them !!!!!!
The other thing about selling - we made the mistake of accepting a contract with a 100. deposit. Stupid. We had to agree to disolve the contract because the man got cold feet, we could have forced it but it would have been the nightmare of our lives.
Next contract will have a minimum of 500. deposit, not refundable. These grown people - adults - need to realize and learn that a contract is a serious thing. The down payment should in all reality be the amount of the real estate representative's commission. Why this piddly amount has come about to be the popular thing is beyond me. And the home "inspection" is just another gimmick by realtors and buyers to get more for the money. S.

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sapphira: I'm sorry that you are having such trouble. Maybe you need a different realtor. (?) You know that your home is in good condition, the buyer doesn't. If I were your realtor, I'd have you replace the carpeting. If you say it'll take $2000. to recarpet, the buyer will think $5000. Put down less expensive carpeting with an upgraded pad. Neutral color. Replace the dishwasher. If your competition is new homes, yours has to look like "move in condition" to compete. Re-evaluate why it's been on the market for 8 months.

I believe you are getting some incorrect information. Appraisers do not go into homes to see what is/is not working. They are nationally certified, so you can go on-line to see what composes an appraisal.

I recently sold a home & had a home inspection requested by the buyer. There was a leak in the roof that the inspector missed, and I didn't know about as the property had been vacant for a while. The buyers found it a few months after the sale closed. They wanted me to replace the whole roof!! My reply was it was Your home inspector that did not find this, you signed off on it. They eventually went away...

My son bought a rental. If he had had a home inspection, the hole in the ductwork in the attic would have been found before he paid a huge air conditioning bill & the cost of having it repaired.

The seller does not have to do ANYTHING that is recommended in the home inspection. What it does, is let the home owner know what is mechanically wrong with the property. Sellers choice to fix it or not. If not, the buyer has his choice to lower his offering price to cover costs of getting it fixed.

Selling your home is hard. You have to detatch emotionally & become objective.

sorry you're having a difficult time. I think the reason for the low down payment option is that without it many folks wouldn't be able to get into a home. Most everyone can afford a monthly payment (which around here is typically less than rent) but not everyone is able to put away huge sums.

for instance. When my wife and I both worked full time. We had enough to pay the mortage, utilities, gas, food but that was it.

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