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Sellers

Showing your home for sale and getting feedback

by Dru Bloomfield on August 30, 2011

Quick tips for showing your home: Allow a lockbox to be installed for easy and secure agent access Leave for scheduled showings so buyer can feel more comfortable imagining living in the home Remove pets Once a buyer has viewed your home, I use the Homefeedback service to get feedback on what buyers thought of [...]

Why hire a real estate agent?

by Dru Bloomfield on August 25, 2011

Thinking about selling your house? Here are a few reasons to hire a real estate agent (a Realtor) to guide you through the process.

In Arizona, the standard residential real estate contract calls for the home seller to deliver a Seller Disclosure document to the buyer within 5 days of an accepted offer. From the Arizona Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS): Sellers are obligated by law to disclose all known material (important) facts about the property to the buyer. [...]

What is home staging? Re-staging? Web staging?

by Dru Bloomfield on August 20, 2011

Some sellers consider staging their home when preparing to sell. In this video, I share a bit about home staging, re-staging, and web staging as options for preparing your home for market and the most enticing on-line presentation.

Selling your Scottsdale home online

by Dru Bloomfield on August 18, 2011

If you are planning on selling your home, it’s critical that you market on-line. With 85% of home buyers searching for their home via the Internet, your home needs to have great photos, a custom web site, and lots of exposure. Have information quickly available for the buyer with a smart mobile phone is really [...]

Common Home Seller Mistakes

by Dru Bloomfield on August 17, 2011

Here are a few of actions that I think a home seller can take to speed up the sale of their home and get the best price for the market: Prepare your house for the best presentation: Clean Depersonalize De-Clutter Price it right More home seller resources: Quick Tips for Staging your Home courtesy of Calie [...]

Scottsdale home buyer says, “Sell now!”

by Dru Bloomfield on August 16, 2011

I’ve been working with a home buyer over the past month.  He’s a pretty easy going guy, looking to purchase his first home, with cash. Should be easy. Right? First, there was the challenge of finding properties. With the ever dwindling number of active listings, finding homes that matched his preferences was a lesson if [...]