SaltLake4Sale

03/13/2024

Did you know that only 30 percent of us actually use our garages to park our cars? Today's garage is more of a storage unit than shelter for an automobile but that doesn't mean it has to look like a giant version of the inside of a kitchen junk drawer. When you just can't stand the mess any longer,....

03/09/2024

03/05/2024

The two most important jobs of the seller during the marketing period are to keep the home clean and to be as accommodating as possible to buyer's agents who request a showing. Sounds pretty easy, right? Not if you have a full-time job, a family and you like to enjoy at least a modicum of leisure ti...

03/01/2024

It's amazing that a mere 30-minute visit to a home can determine whether or not a sale will go through. That's the reality, however, of the home appraisal process. This means you have a half hour to convince this lender-provided arbiter of your home's market value that it truly is worth what your bu...

02/26/2024

One of the most devastating problems a homeowner and the buyer attempting to purchase the home may run up against is a low appraisal. Luckily, there are several ways of dealing with the situation. Challenge the AppraisalAppraisers sometimes make errors. When confronted with a low appraisal it's...

02/22/2024

Things that impact a home's value are a bit of a mystery to those not employed in the real estate or finance industry. Sure, some of them are obvious, such as the positive impact of living within a strong school district. Others, though, aren't quite so obvious. Let's take a look at some negative ev...

02/18/2024

In our last post we took a look at some events and conditions that negatively impact home values. As promised, this time we'll expose conditions that have a positive impact on value and some of this may surprise you. The appeal of graveyards A few years ago a large real estate news...

02/14/2024

The most obvious similarity between children and pets is that we can count on them making messes. Every pet owner has experienced the pet 'accident,' either vomit or urine on the floor. Usually, it's no problem to just clean it up and go on your way. Potential buyers, however, tend to pick up on the...

02/10/2024

When you toy with the idea of going FSBO (For Sale by Owner) you aren't alone. Although the number of homeowners who decide to sell without the assistance of a broker has fallen over the last decade, plenty of them still do it. Some are successful while most, sadly, are not. If you're thinking of se...

02/06/2024

Believe it or not, winter is the best season in which to sell your home. National Association of Realtors statistics show that, although fewer homes sell in winter than in spring (what most folks think of as the traditional home-selling season), those that are for sale bring in more money and sell q...

02/02/2024

It's only natural to want to figure out what type of market you're entering when you decide to list your home for sale. There are distinctive differences between a buyer's and seller's real estate market that are worth learning about. Seller's markets are characterized by: ...

01/29/2024

Many homeowners need to move to the new home before the old home sells. Sometimes it's a tenant that has moved out before the home goes on the market that causes the home to sit, vacant. As you can imagine, selling an empty house is a bit of a challenge. Not only are there the insurance, maintenance...