Category Archives: Seller Info

Why I use HDR Photo Editing to Help Sell Properties

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

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Victory or Failure?

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

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You're Un-Sellable

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

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Let's Meet Today at 414 Bayside Rd.

414 Bayside Rd. in Edgemoor is a very special house. It sits in the line of Bellingham’s most exclusive row of homes, in the Edgemoor neighborhood. It’s on 1.1 acres, ON the shore of Bellingham Bay, with views out to and across the San … Continue reading

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5 Not-so-Ninja Tips to a Successful Sale

Yesterday, I published a post on our kayak racing and adventuring blog, www.ChargeLife.com. It’s a list of 5 tips for racers to race faster and stronger. When I first started writing it, I’d titled it something like “5 Ninja Tips … Continue reading

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ALL Feedback Really Starts With These 3 Words

Profitable websites, profitable brick-and-mortar stores, profitable lemonade stands… they all have the same basic business model in common: 1) Generate traffic — I mean bring people in through the front door. 2) Convert — I mean get some of that … Continue reading

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The Final Open House

The ticker is ticking away. 4 Days left on the soon-to-be-historic $8000 or $6500 home buyer tax credit. It’s been an interesting case study watching how people feel about it and react to it. The sense of urgency has definitely … Continue reading

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Can You Flip a Bellingham Home for Profit?

Remember back to 2005 and 2006 when it seemed like the whole world was flipping real estate and making ridiculous piles of cash? Half the people you bumped into at a dinner party, when asked what they did for work, said, “Oh, … Continue reading

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The Dance, Part II

In the recent post, The Dance, Part I, we looked at the laundry list of logistics that go into closing a real estate sale and getting moved in or out of the home. And yes, it does come off more often … Continue reading

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Hey, Bud!

It’d be downright impossible to tour literally hundreds of houses per year, year after year, and not occasionally stumble upon some… elicit… personal property. Finding some papers on a dresser or walking into a particularly aromatic “roommate’s bedroom” is one thing. … Continue reading

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