Guide to Sell Your Home
Ten Things To Do After You Sell
There's plenty to do after escrow closes Once escrow has closed without a hitch and you've handed the keys over to the new owners, you've probably written the selling process off as over. But don't change your state ofRead more
How to Negotiate the Best Real Estate Deal
These five tips will give you an advantage Whether you're a buyer or a seller you want to succeed in the realty marketplace. That's natural and reasonable, but what are the steps you need to triumph? Negotiation is a complexRead more
Breaking Down the Offer
The truth is in the details After all the preparation and waiting you finally get the call you’ve been waiting for: Someone is writing an offer. First, you experience a rush of adrenaline, followed by the thought it couldRead more
A House That Looks Good Will Sell
How to attain curb appeal A house should have curb appeal, they say, but what exactly does that mean? What it means is that, if a buyer drives past a house at 5 or 10 m.p.h., the front ofRead more
What to Expect After Listing
Signs, Locks and Strangers! Selling a house can be a lot like remodeling –- it takes longer, costs more and is more emotionally draining than you thought but in the end was worth doing. Knowing what to expect whenRead more
Set Your List Price
Setting the list price involves evaluating various market conditions and financial factors. During this phase of the home selling process, your SDHomeMap REALTOR® will help you set your list price based on: Pricing considerations Comparable sales Market conditions OfferingRead more
Secrets of Professional Home Stagers
Cost-effective ways to spruce up your home for a quick sale An investment of a few hundred or maybe a few thousand dollars in a home headed for the market — a sprucing up the pros call "home staging"Read more
Punch Up Your Porch
Five Ways to Say "Welcome" for Under $100 With spring having arrived, it’s a good time to put out the welcome mat with a little flair. Your front door and porch area is an invitation to guests and itRead more
Don’t Neglect the Garage
This Important Space Needs to be as Clutter Free as the Home Your yard is in perfect order, the front door is freshly painted, the interior is sparkling, and soft music plays lightly in the background. Your house isRead more
Want to Sell Quickly? Think Paint
A good first impression helps sell your home It can't be overstated—when it comes to buying a house, the first impression is everything. If you're selling or getting ready to sell in the coming months, one of the easiestRead more
Make a Grand Entrance
Selling? Don't Underestimate Your Entryway If you're selling your house, you've probably heard all about curb appeal. Once that first impression passes the test, the next thing that meets the eyes of potential buyers is the entryway -- soRead more
Update Your Bathroom for Under $100
Five Ways to Give Your Bath a Makeover without Breaking the Bank Whether a bathroom facelift succeeds or fails will likely come down to one item — color. The warmer the better because let’s face it... on some mornings,Read more
Focus On Your Kitchen
This Room's Condition is a Major Consideration in a Sale If you're selling your home, your best chance at cooking up a sale is in the kitchen. For today's home buyer, the kitchen is typically the most important room inRead more
Make a Great First Impression
Inexpensive ways to make your home shine Once your home is listed and the for-sale sign is firmly implanted in your front lawn, all is ready for would-be buyers to tour your home. Or is it? As anyone inRead more
Moving Musts in the Garden
9 Things Homeowners Should Do In the Garden Before a Move Everyone knows that first impressions count and a visitor's first impression of a home is generally made when they view the home's faade and surrounding lawn. So don'tRead more
Show Your House in the Right Light
Proper Lighting Can Accentuate the Possitives If you're getting ready to put your house on the market you're probably busy painting some of the dingy walls, shampooing your carpet, and clearing the clutter. But be sure you add somethingRead more
Home Staging Helps Bring Top Dollar Sale
Learn the 5 C's to help you get multiple offers If your house could be sold looking the way a model home does, do you think it might bring in more money? Chances are it would. That's why homeRead more
Who Represents You?
One of the topics constantly facing the world of real estate is the issue of agency. Some would have you believe that it really doesn't affect you and that nothing much has changed. But they are wrong. The topicRead more
Why Use a SDHomeMap REALTOR® When Selling
We Help You Understand Everything You Need to Know About Selling The selling process generally begins with a determination of a reasonable asking price. We can give you up-to-date information on what is happening in the marketplace and theRead more
How to Choose a San Diego REALTOR®
Using Our Agents and the Obligations That Are Owed to You Our agents are bound by certain legal obligations. These common-law obligations are to: Put the client's interests above anyone else's; Keep the client's information confidential; Obey the client'sRead more
Get a REALTOR®
7 Steps to House-Selling Success Before placing a home on the market you should also identify REALTORS® in your community who can assist with the sale. Because SDHomeMap.com focuses on building teams of community experts, it's a perfect placeRead more
Want to Sell Your House This Fall?
Tips for Showing Your Home in Autumn Fall often signals a slowing down in the real estate business. While steady home sales are expected to continue through the year, many regions will likely slowly shift from a sellers marketRead more
Putting Your House on the Market This Winter?
Tips for showing your home during the holidays Although the holiday season is a hectic time to show and sell your house, there are distinct advantages to staging and showing your home during the holidays—you have a chance toRead more
The Significance Of The Cluttered Home To Buyers
A Chaotic House May Lower its Value While those of us who live in cluttered environments may have developed some numbness, meaning that we no longer consciously notice or see the chaos of clutter, we are still affected atRead more
Which Repairs Should You Make?
Slight Improvements Are OK, But Don't Go Too Far If you're preparing to place your home on the market, it's inevitable that you'll need a couple of minor repairs and slight improvements before your broker can drive a "ForRead more
Five Tips for Getting Your Home Appraised Before You Sell
An Appraisal Can Put You Ahead of the Curve Price your home incorrectly and it could mean a long stay on the market, a final selling price lower than what the house is worth or both. That's why some homeownersRead more
Home Inspections Avert Future Headaches
Suppose you bought a house and later discovered that the stucco exterior concealed a nasty case of dry rot. Or suppose that in winter when you fired up the furnace, you discovered a cracked heat exchanger leaking gas intoRead more
Trading Up: Tips for Selling Your Home and Buying Another
How not to get stuck paying two mortgages If you plan to sell your home and buy another, which should you do first? If you sell first, you’ll be under time pressure to find another house quickly -- andRead more
What Does Properly Priced Mean?
Even in a seller's market, the price must still be right In a market where demand is strong and it has become more difficult to figure out how much buyers are willing to spend, how do real estate agentsRead more
Resale Home Competition Against New Homes
Sellers, get serious about the trends in your market place As you place your home on the market, don't forget to look at the competition in your community to help determine a price for your house. Some home sellersRead more
Seven Costly Mistakes Sellers Make
There are plenty of pitfalls before you seal the deal There are always appropriate steps to investing in real estate and hopefully, you've garnered many of them right on these pages. However, there are also inappropriate steps sellers canRead more
What Is Your Home Worth?
A Comparative Market Analysis is the Key to Your Answer When you are interviewing REALTORS® to sell your home, you'll be introduced right away to a priceless document—the Comparative Market Analysis (CMA.) This is one of the areas inRead more
How to Set Your Selling Price
Being overpriced is a bad start If you're selling your house, one of the first steps you'll take is setting an asking price, a maneuver that requires the ability to find the perfect balance between attracting solid offers andRead moreSan Diego Connection Team
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