Before purchasing your Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky home, use the following questions to make sure you are buying the RIGHT home for your and your family. How Long Do You Plan to Live in the Home? In most cases you will need to live in your home for 3-4 years to recover the cost of your home… [Read More]
Home Buying Tips – Questions You Should Ask At An Open House!…
So…you’re ready to start checking out some Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky homes for sale this weekend and one of the homes is having an open house. You are going to want to get as much quality information from the sellers as possible to make sure your prepared and know what to ask. The following questions are… [Read More]
Why Some Homes and Commercial Properties Just Don’t Get Offers…
Home and commercial property sellers want to put their property up for sale and sell it relatively quickly. It’s very frustrating when a property just doesn’t sell. There are reasons it won’t sell and sometimes those who are looking at the property won’t tell you why they passed but it’s probably because there were some… [Read More]
Tips On How to Select The Best Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Real Estate Agent For You
The internet provides home buyers and sellers more information than ever available before about Real Estate but it doesn’t help you to choose the right real estate agent to work for you and your family. A good agent can make the process simple and straightforward. The wrong real estate agent can miss the details and… [Read More]
The Top 20 Things You Need to Know to Before Selling Your Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Home
Trulia surveyed 500 real estate agents to find out what they thought about the following tips for people looking to selling their homes. The top 20 results are included below. Remember that these are in agreement with 500 real estate agents that are in the trenches day in and day out and know what sells a property…. [Read More]
Top 10 Renovations That Will Pay Off The Most for You When Selling Your Home!
All the following information is based on averages. ROI is Return on Investment… Attic Insulation – Cost $1343… ROI $1,446… 107% Upgrading Landscaping – Cost $4,750… ROI $5,000… 105% New Roof Install – Cost $7,600… ROI $8,000… 105% Patio or Deck Install – Patio Install Cost $6,400… ROI $6,525… 102% | Deck Install Cost $5,500…… [Read More]
Telltale Signs That It’s Time to End Your Listing Agreement
It goes without saying – putting your home on the market is a stressful time for all involved. Sometimes, caught between the stress and the excitement, we may find ourselves making a rookie mistake – like choosing a real estate agent to sell our home for all the wrong reasons. Maybe they promised to get… [Read More]
The Seller’s Disclosure Statement – Keep an Eye Out for the Following…
When buying a home, it’s easy to get carried away. On that first date, you’re smitten, but by the sixth date, some cracks are starting to show. Such is the case when buying a home. Sometimes you’re simply too enamored of your potential new abode, so you overlook some major red flags during the process…. [Read More]
Home Selling Tips – 8 Surprisingly “Quirky” Elements That Can Affect Your Home’s Value
Okay, so you know that square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, lot size, and the location of a home help to determine the value. It’s a no-brainer that a 4,000 square foot house with 3 bathrooms on a quiet cul-de-sac will most likely be worth more than a 2,000 square foot home with the… [Read More]
Home Selling Tips – Know the 6 Things Sellers are Legally Required to Disclose…
It’s a common question when you go to sell your residential home, “What do I, as the seller, have to disclose about this property?” Do you have to disclose everything even if it could potentially cost you the sale of the home? A good rule of this thumb is if you’re not sure, then you… [Read More]