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Anytime you hope to sell your house fast, you want to make sure buyers can see themselves living there. Among the best ways to do that is to remove all your personal touches. In real estate terms, depersonalizing a house is called neutralization. That might not sound like much fun, but it's not a bad thing. It's just a matter of removing the "fingerprints" of the previous (or current) owner or tenant, so the potential new owners can see the house for what it really is, not what the seller is mak...

There are a lot of important things to consider when you're trying to sell your home. In the midst of trying to make everything inside look great so you can get your house on the market, don't forget about curb appeal. It's the overall attractiveness of your home when a buyer pulls up to the curb, and it can be critical to how fast you make a sale and whether you can get your asking price. The physical exterior, the façade, the landscaping, and all those outdoor things you might not really t...

Ready to stage your home? Convinced that it's worth it? That's great news. But of course, you're probably still wondering about the costs of home staging and whether you can really afford to stage your home the right way to bring in quality buyers. It's hard to give you a specific answer on the cost, because your market, location, and size of home will matter. Additionally, how much work your home is going to need will also affect the total cost you'll pay to stage it. If possible, you should...

When it comes to staging for real estate, there's much more to it than just knowing what it looks like and means. Being skeptical of its value is natural, too, but the true value of home staging is often much more than people think. Yes, it's important for buyers to see what a house will look like when it's being lived in, but those buyers may also live in it quite differently than the current owners. Many sellers will shrug off the idea of staging, because they assume that buyers will be able t...

Is your home really ready to sell? If you haven't considered home staging tips for sellers, you might not yet be ready to put your home on the market. You don't need to worry, though. We will help you figure out what you need and want to do, to get your home staged and truly ready to sell. Although staging a home should cover every area of the house, there are some specific places you need to make sure are in the best state. For example, you will want to carefully consider the entrance to you...

“Does a USDA home loan mean I’m buying a farm?” I’ll answer that in this edition of “I Get This Question All the Time.” >Welcome to another segment of “I Get This Question All the Time.” USDA home loans are popular across our area and, as such, I often get the question, “Does a USDA loan mean I’m buying a farm?” In a word...

Best Real Estate Agents in Fort Collins When choosing a real estate agent it is important to get one that is going to meet the buyer's needs, and find them the home they are looking for. To do that, buyers should choose from the top real estate agents in Fort Collins. Homelight.com states that there are approximately 1,680 real estate agents in Fort Collins, but that does not mean that choosing the right one for a buyer's needs has to be difficult. Fort Collins offers plenty to enjoy, and bu...

Friends and Clients — What a difference a couple of seasons can make. This spring, confidence in the housing market was riding high, according to a monthly survey by Fannie Mae. And yet, that same survey shows clear and worrying signs right now, particularly for home sellers. Specifically, the survey reports that sentiment about buying a home dropped a sizable 5%. Currently, only 21% of Americans think now is a good time to buy. This is tied for the survey's second-lowest ...

  Friends and Clients — There is one good thing that came out of the 2008 real estate crash. I'm talking about the growth of the vacation rental market. You see, even as recently as 2000, most homeowners had no intent on renting their second property. However, following the housing bubble and subsequent crash, many homeowners couldn't afford the cost of a second home. At the same time, selling in the depressed market following the crash would have meant takin...