Tips & Tricks

  By Jamie Wiebe As a smart seller, you want your home in tip-top shape — but you don’t want to eat into your profits by overspending on home improvements. You won’t be around to enjoy them anyway. The key is to focus on the most important repairs to make before selling a house so that every […]

Few moments make sellers more anxious than the home inspection. You’ve accepted an offer, only to wonder what problems the inspector might uncover and whether they’ll scare off your buyer or lead to negotiation drama over repairs. No home is perfect, as inspectors like to say. That’s where the seller prelisting home inspection enters the picture. What’s […]

  A home on the market should stand out. That’s especially true as so many listings begin to look alike and home buyers want more for their money. Some real estate and staging professionals say the blank slate look that’s been popular for a while may now be missing the mark. Houses that show more […]

  You’re about to sell your home, but you have a critical decision to make — what home repairs do you do to get it list-worthy? This question has high stakes because the answer may impact how your house sells. Here are tips to help you when you’re selling a home that needs repairs (and […]