If you are looking for home seller information relating to selling a home yourself, recent law changes that impact your ability to sell a home, how to pick a listing agent, and other information related to selling a home, this is the Tomson Burnham collection of posts related to that to get you started.
Selling a home is never easy and the transition can be difficult and involved depending on what kind of change you are making. Being informed is what we strive for so home sellers can make good choices for their particular situation. What you do, as a seller, will be different than another seller.
“Buyers are liars and sellers are worse.” Every industry has it’s “catch phrases” which don’t always exude professionalism. That above phrase is the real estate’s nasty catch phrase. There is a discussion occurring on the ActiveRain real estate network about this phrase. First of all, you all need to know I think it sucks. I…
SmartMoney wrote a brief article the other day called “10 things your real estate broker won’t tell you.” I just wanted to give my .005 cents worth about that article. 1) “Your open house is really just a networking party for me.” Is the number one thing that agents won’t tell you about selling your…
Thesa Chambers, a central Oregon real estate agent , posted this great link about “Which states will be early risers?” on her Central Oregon Buzz blog. I thought it was a neat little projection about the state economies recovery from the recession. Moody’s Economy did a projection for when each state is expected to see…
Dear Readers… As a tech geek, I’m always looking into new ways to market my Salem Oregon real estate listings…so I’m wanting some feedback from you guys who read my posts. I have done custom blogsites for my listings you can see one here at 970 Heather Lane. I recently got inspired to do an…
“I want it.” “No, I want it.” Sounds like a bad day at my house arguing over toys, cookies, or whatever else happens to be in the warpath at that particular moment in time. What this reminds me of is the warpath between buyers and sellers of homes, here in Salem Oregon. Some time ago,…
These are uncertain times for many people. Projections are that many areas are going to continue to decline with regard to the real estate market. Gas prices are soaring, food prices are going up, home equity lines are being slashed, foreclosures are continuing…need I go on? Buyers are worried about buying a home and having…
You’ve been reading about interviewing real estate agents here in Salem Oregon and what questions to ask. This blog is not another one to give you ideas. This blog is about understanding how an agent should be spending the money that you give them to sell your home. What do you need to know? The…
You love your home. You spent hours picking out that rooster wallpaper border for your kitchen because it reminds you of cooking with your grandmother. You LOVE it. You have spent years making your house, yours. It is colors that you love and decorated your way. It isn’t possible that overpricing a home, your home…
If you had to do one thing over again when buying a house what would it be? I participate on another forum and there is a great thread being written by consumers and agents alike about what they would do differently now that they know about home ownership and the process. I thought the information…
“You’re going to blog about me aren’t you.” stated my client, Jill. “Yep! I’ve got a years worth of blogs in just working with you two. I’m down to about $1.50 per hour, so I have to get something out of the deal,” I replied. “Are we your worst buyers ever?” she asked. Let me…