Home Selling Articles & Advice

• Getting Your House Ready to Sell
• • Disconnect Your Emotions
  • Make Your House "Anonymous"
  • The First Step - Removing Clutter
    • The Most Important Room in the House
    • The Rest of the House
  • Fixing Up the House Interior
    • Cost of Repairs
    • Plumbing & Fixtures
    • Ceiling, Walls & Painting
    • Carpets & Flooring
    • Windows & Doors
    • A "Sensitive" Topic
  • Fixing Up Outside the House
    • Landscaping
    • Is Painting Required?
    • The Front Entryway
    • The Back Yard
• Want to Start Off With a High Sales Price?
• • When You Meet With Agents
  • A Sales Practice Called "Buying a Listing"
  • What Happens Behind the Scenes
  • Dropping Your Price -- Too Late
  • Realtors Talk to One Another About Your Agent
• Types of Listing Contracts
• • Open Listings
  • One-time Show
  • Exclusive Agency Listings
  • Exclusive Right to Sell
• Details of a Listing Contract
• • Price and Terms of Sale
  • Real Estate Commission
  • Multiple Listing Service
  • Agency and Salesperson Responsibilities
  • The Lockbox
  • Resolving Disputes with Your Agent
• Listing Commissions and Related Issues
• • About Commissions
  • Some Commission-Related Questions
  • How and When the Commission is Earned
• The Listing Agent & Basic Marketing
• • The "Real" Role of a Listing Agent
  • The "For Sale" Sign
  • Flyers and the Brochure Box
• The Listing Agent - Marketing Your House to Other Agents
• • The Multiple Listing Service
  • Office Preview
  • Broker Preview
  • Sending Flyers to Agents
  • Marketing Sessions
• The Listing Agent - Marketing Your House to Homebuyers
• • The Purpose of Advertising in General
  • Real Estate Office Advertising
  • Individual Agent Advertising
  • Open Houses
• Showing Your House to Home Buyers
• • Convenience & Availability
  • Why You Should Not be Home
  • Lighting
  • Fragrances
  • Pet Control
  • The Kitchen Trash
  • Tidiness Counts