Month: July 2019

In San Diego, sellers are always looking for new ideas they can use to help sell their homes faster and for a higher price. One such thing that can help shorten the time homes stay on the real estate market is known as ‘home staging’. Home staging really means, decorating a home and setting it up in a way that it would appeal to any prospective home buyers.

There is a home staging professional who can do this job for you. She assesses your home completely and she then stages your home in a day. Her name is Tawni Oppenheim. Tawni will always do a free site survey. Tawni typically recommends arrangement of furniture and accessories, wall colors, repairs, de-cluttering, and the addition of furniture and other objects to help enhance the curb-appeal of your home. She also knows how to highlight your home’s best features and play down its flaws to enhance its aesthetics for today’s challenging real estate market. These changes are done in such a manner that the seller gets higher offers.

For home owners who are looking to sell a vacant home, the best thing to do is to get their home staged before putting it up for sale. A seller should never list his or her house until it has been staged by an accredited staging professional. Staged homes sell faster than vacant ones. This is because potential home buyers find it difficult to visualize their future home when the house is vacant. By staging a home, a potential buyer can really see how that house can be. Staging allows the buyer to visualize what types of furniture can be used in the house. It also helps the seller get higher offers for their home.

Home owners and real estate agents can use professional home stagers to boost home sales. In the case of slow real estate markets, home staging is an absolute must. Staging a home for sale will help the home owner stand out from the competition.

So if you are bringing your home on the market soon, be sure to prepare your home for sale by staging it professionally. It is always better to consult an accredited staging professional, such as Tawni Oppenheim with Staged4Sale. She can survey your home and stage your home within a day. For more information on hiring an accredited staging professional, go to http://www.staged4sale.com .

Many people think that home warranties are exclusive to new homes. This is not accurate, although for many years home warranties were primarily marketed for newly constructed houses. Today, many people are becoming more aware of home warranties for older homes.

Home warranties can either be purchased for the home by the buyer or the seller of the property. A seller usually purchases a home warranty to solidify a sale, increase the saleability and increase the sale price of the home. Buyers usually purchase a home warranty when they buy an older home to cover the cost of any unexpected, major repairs.

Regardless of why you are purchasing a home warranty, it is important to look at the coverage that is offered by the company. Coverage varies from company to company and state to state. When you talk to a home warranty agent, be sure to ask what is and is not covered on your home warranty specifically.

Most home warranties will cover:
Air conditioning system
Built in dishwasher
Built in microwave
Built in trash compactor
Ceiling fans
Central heating unit
Duct work
Electrical systems
Garbage disposal unit
Plumbing systems
Refrigerator
The oven or range
Washer and dryer
Water heater Most of everything else is not covered. This includes:
Outdoor sprinkler systems
Outdoor water systems
Faucet repairs (unless otherwise stated in the policy)
Spas (you can request/add this coverage in some cases)
Pools (you can request/add this coverage in some cases)
Hot tubs (you can request/add this coverage in some cases)
Permit fees
Hauling away debris
Hauling away old appliancesIt is important to remember that some, or all, of these following are not covered on a few select plans, so if you are looking for this coverage, be sure to ask for these items to be included:
Washers (because they are not built in to the home and are not always included with a home.)
Dryers (because they are not built in to the home and are not always included with a home.)
Garbage disposals
Garage door openers
RefrigeratorsThere are also several things that could cause your home warranty to be invalid for a claim, which is another thing you need to check on before you sign on the dotted line and pay for your home warranty. Improper maintenance of the items covered by your home warranty tops the list for reasons your claim may be denied from the warranty company. Code violations and improper installation are also included in reasons why your request for a claim could be denied. It’s important that you check that your appliances are installed correctly and that your home meets the building codes. Before you purchase a home with a home warranty, have an inspection done and be sure to find out if the electrical and plumbing systems are up to code. Unusual wear and tear on an appliance is also a cause for non-allowance of a claim with a home warranty company. It is best that you ask your home warranty agent what will deny coverage for a claim and have that put in writing with your home warranty policy.

Good home staging ideas are important if you want to sell your home for the best price and in the shortest time period. In fact, home staging has become so commonplace in the real estate world that most people today expect it! If potential buyers go into an empty house or a messy one, they may turn around and leave. Or, at best, have negative thoughts about the place. And either of those is a bad thing.

These are difficult times. The housing market has recently gone through some very unusual situations. Banks and lenders have been slapped around some and in response, are being much more careful about who they give loans to. This alone puts the seller in a much less-than-perfect position. Add to that the economy and the job market and you’ve got to do everything you can to woo these “potentials” into becoming buyers!

There are several good reasons to learn home staging ideas you can do for free, besides the obvious money you’ll save by doing this yourself. Studies show that homes staged sell an average of 50% faster than those not staged! That’s half the time! And time is money, whether you’re a business person or a someone selling a home. Every week that goes by seems longer than the week before.

And these same studies reveal that buyers will pay up to 20% more for a well staged home! On a $250,000 home, that’s $50,000 (fifty thousand dollars) just because your home was neat, clean and well presented. Talk about return for your investment (in time)! Because of this, Realtors tend to show these staged homes more often than non-staged ones. That makes sense, as their commission is based on the selling price. It could mean a thousand or two dollars to them because of the work YOU did.

Even though nicely arranged furniture and clean rooms do not really affect the value of the home, a few good home staging ideas may lead to a higher appraisal. Appraisers are, after all, only human and will tend to see your staged home in a more favorable light. In other words, if you’ll simply learn home staging basic techniques, you might even help the paperwork along!

So, how much time should you invest? Well, that’s up to you and depends on the condition of the property, but a few weekends usually does the trick. There are three important things you’ll need to keep in mind as you’re going through your home implementing your home staging ideas. First, it has to have “curb appeal.” This means you will have to work on the front of the home and mow, trim, clean up, paint, fix and do everything you can to make your home as attractive as it can be. From the front curb.

You want the potential buyer to say “Oh, this is nice!” when they drive up. After you have them smiling, keep the warm-fuzzies there by making sure everything is clean, painted (not chipped) and arranged simply with open spaces. Remove all really personal items and make repairs to anything they might see or try and turn on. And make sure there is plenty of light. Floor lamps and table lamps can be bought from the big boxes for under $30!

Finally, walk down your street taking mental notes on how your home “hits” you and walk through the place with a critical eye out for anything a stranger might see as a negative. Put yourself in their shoes. And, for more on home staging ideas and free tips and advice on things you can do yourself for little or no money, go to RemodelQuickTips.com and click on HOME STAGING in the left hand navigator column.

What is Property Options?
An Option is a legal instrument by which a choice is granted to acquire a given property.
Simply meaning, an Option is a document that gives me the choice to buy, on my conditions, or not to buy at all. If I choose to purchase, the Seller is absolutely committed at the original strike price.

Short Options
The greatest advantage you have with Short Options is the ability to create cash in a very Short window of time. Short Options are typically somewhere between the day of signing, through to 6 months. The remarkable thing about doing a Short Option is the fact that it no longer requires the process of doing a full Development Approval. It involves locating sites with development potential and on selling them to a developer.

The success of short options lies in identifying potential, but you will need to be very specific with information, research, comparables, building costs and all the other intricate parts of assembling deals. In fact, if you are able to identify intrinsic value, it allows you to be able to assemble a Short Option.

They are a lucrative part of Options and offer the kind of cash flow that most people seek in the shortest possible timeframe.

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As the name states, Long Options work on a longer time frame. They necessitate us engaging consultants and seeing the Developmental Approval process through to completion. We then on sell our Option to a developer or builder; we are giving them a turn-key solution very attractive. Of course our greater effort is rewarded with greater profit. There lies the advantage of the Long Option.

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Lets face it, even if you own a great investment property with $75,000
in equity, that equity wont pay the billsits not in your bank accountbottom line, you cant eat equity. So to realize your profit, you need to sell the real estate.

The following tips could help sell your investment property quickly. 1) Keep the price fair. Sure, you want to make the most it. But unless youre in a rapidly appreciating market, your business is better off if you offer a competitive price. Its always better to make a fast nickel, than a slow dime. 2) Virtual tours – More than two thirds of buyers research potential real estate purchases online now. 3) Landscaping – Creating curb appeal can fetch up to 15% more. Hint: many flower businesses and nurseries offer free advice to help turn a yard into a sensory delight for buyers. 4) Indoor decorations – Add some plants, which reduce air-conditioning costs by up to 25%. Plants also look great and keep the home beautiful, created a caring, lived in feeling. 5) In-ground sprinkler systems – (for upper and middle class neighborhoods only). Again, you’re investing in real estate. While sprinklers are pricey, they help encourage a sale in mid to high end homes, and can
boost your profit considerably, bringing you closer to making money from home. 6) Create more space – By painting walls a pale color, gives the illusion of additional space. 7) Check what’s underfoot – Make sure the floors are like new. You can buy used carpet from model homes but has not been worn. Hint: A rug with horizontal stripes can make a narrow hallway feel
wider. 8) Paint – Youre investing in real estate. Youre investing in yourself. Its the best way to make money from home. So add the odd warm shades such as yellow, red, and orange to the real estate to throw off a cozy feeling. Hint: the aroma of fresh paint gives off a new home feeling. 9) Clean storage spaces thoroughly – Clutters bad. It’s just good business sense. 10) Staging – Create a homely atmosphere by renting furniture and/or hire a decorating professional to do it for you. Staged houses sell more quickly and for a higher price

3 BONUS Tips: Follow the 3-D’s in your real estate business when selling a property: 1. declutter; 2. Depersonalize – remove personal items so buyers can picture themselves in the real estate; 3. Deep clean using a professional cleaning service.

By doing even half of these tips, your chances of selling your investment real estate is far greater and quite possibly, will be more profitable.

by Mary Wozny