Category Archives: Seller Info

The Widget: A Tragedy

December 19, 2011

THE Widget, Revealed Once upon a time, the Acme Widget Corporation revealed The Widget of the Century! Oh, what a Widget! It would do ANYTHING, and everything that’s important! It knows how you feel, what you want, who you “really” … Continue reading


Beware the “Custom Remodel” before you sell!

December 02, 2011

Every time I work with a seller to prepare their home for the market, we create an action plan with my recommendations for what to do before the big day. Fix damage, remove clutter, lighten and brighten, all the usual … Continue reading


Sellers: Where to spend the ‘Smart Money’

November 22, 2011

In this market, it’s not — very — often that I’m recommending to Sellers to spend money before listing their house for sale. Let’s not candy coat it: prices continue to be ‘soft’ and a dollar spent on an upgrade … Continue reading


Are Your Showing Instructions Scaring Off Buyers?

April 04, 2011

How easy is it for Buyers and their agents to see your house? When you listed it, and your agent asked you how you wanted to handle the showing instructions, did your mind jump immediately to yourself and your own comforts, … Continue reading


How to Blow a Sale with Facebook

March 21, 2011

Isn’t Facebook something? I mean, by sheer numbers, nearly 1/10 of Earth’s population is a member. And every day we post photos, thoughts, and videos of the most intimate, mundane, gory and beautiful details of our lives for all our “friends” … Continue reading


These Numbers Might Help

March 16, 2011

Us agents talk in the halls, over the water cooler, like in every other workplace. Probably moreso than any other workplace. And right now, a common topic is buyer-behavior. There’s a definite trend in the feedback we get from buyers’ … Continue reading


How Good is My Team?

December 01, 2010

Not a day goes by that I don’t experience deep, DEEP gratitude for the team I’m surrounded by as a Realtor. I know, I know: the self-improvement gurus out there would say it was I — ME — who surrounded … Continue reading


Why I use HDR Photo Editing to Help Sell Properties

July 21, 2010
HDR Photo sample

Real estate marketing is a visual arts business. Think about it: Buyers are scouring the web, looking for hours at a time at sites like REMAX.com, Realtor.com, Zillow.com, Redfin.com… and a bunch of others, hoping to be moved by photos … Continue reading


Victory or Failure?

July 13, 2010
oops key

I watched a negotiation today end in failure. In that same negotiation, the Buyer got exactly what he wanted, and at the discounted price he wanted to pay. Does that sound like victory to you? Then why am I calling it a … Continue reading


You're Un-Sellable

July 08, 2010
going out of business

When I meet with someone about listing their home, we almost always talk about a pre-listing action plan. This is the list  recommendtions I deliver to the seller of what they should do to best get their house ready for the … Continue reading