For sellers
- Priced for today's market Comparable sales tell you what happened. I price against what buyers are doing right now, so your home sells instead of sitting.
- Some of it costs nothing A few of the things that help a home sell faster, and for more, don't cost a dollar. Most sellers never hear about them.
- Spending money in the right places Some repairs pay you back several times over. Others return nothing at all. I'll tell you which is which before you write a check.
- A pre-listing strategy most agents don't use It puts you in a stronger position once offers come in, and heads off the credits and repair requests that eat into your price later.
- Problems found early Most deals that fall apart were fixable weeks earlier, while they were still cheap to solve.
For buyers
- Offers that win In a seller's market the highest price doesn't always take it. In a buyer's market the right terms are worth more than the number.
- Repair requests that actually get accepted Negotiating is about reports and communication, not hope. A request backed by documentation and presented correctly significantly increases the chance of getting it accepted.
- Knowing what's normal and what isn't Every inspection report looks alarming if you've never read one. Most of what's on it is ordinary wear for a house that age. I'll tell you which items genuinely matter, so you're not walking away from a good house over something routine.
- Decisions based on facts, not nerves Buying a home is emotional, and emotional decisions are expensive ones. You'll get the numbers and my honest read, then it's your call.
- The power of experience Some of what matters most to a seller costs a buyer nothing at all. Knowing the difference only comes from representing hundreds of sellers.
On the homes I list, I can include a report showing what else your lot will carry, along with a real written bid to build it. Buyers stop wondering whether they could add a unit for family or for rental income, and see the answer in writing instead.
Key Concepts Podcast
15 buying and selling hacks
From over a decade in real estate and hundreds of transactions: earnest money deposits, credits, escalation clauses, and the details that decide who wins a house and who walks away.
First time buying, first time selling, or twenty properties in, there's something in here you didn't know.
You can also read what my clients say about working with me.
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