Sellers: Garage Tips While Home Is on Market
Friday, May 27, 2022Take MeasurementsMany of my buyers walk through a garage at a home showing, and they always ask “Hmm.. I wonder if my car will fit?” Taking measurements before can save time!Take PicturesMany of my buyers also ask “Can two cars even fit in here?” A lot of the time, it is because the de-cluttering and... More
Summer Vacation and Selling Your Home
Friday, May 20, 2022You decide that because of the current market, you would like me to help you sell your home. AWESOME! We sit down, talk about pricing, marketing, showing schedule, and then is dawns on youWhat about the vacation we planned?Please, please, pretty please, let me know and the entire real estate team know WELL IN ADVANCE.Your... More
Staging Item of The Week: The Pillow
Friday, May 13, 2022After you have decluttered and depersonalized your home, time to evaluate some of the smaller details of the home. If you are selling your home in winter time, fireplaces and blankets, are highly suggested for real estate photography.However, removing the old, worn out, life-less pillows from you home, and replacing them with new, fresh, and... More
Happy Mother's Day!
Friday, May 06, 2022The heart of a home is a motherWhose love is warm and true,And home has always been “sweet home”With a wonderful mother like you!-Anonoymous
Sellers: Hangout Locations While Your Home is Being Shown
Friday, April 29, 2022I have just informed you that your home is going to be shown in the next couple of hours. You get your home show ready, make sure you completed some additional showing time-savers, and you head out the door.You get in your car, start to drive, and then you think to yourselfNow, where am I... More
Sellers: Four Showing Time Savers to Try Today!
Friday, April 22, 2022I have just notified you that you have 4 showings back to back! YAY! You want your home show ready. All the beds are made, the floors are vaccumed, and the countertops are cleaned. You have taken out the trash. You want to make the home showning experience as seamless as possible. Consider the following... More
Kelly Raulston Wishes You A Happy Easter!
Friday, April 15, 2022“May your Easter be happy,May your day be bright,May you enjoy the treats,And sweet delights.But remember the meaning,Remember God’s gift,Remember the resurrection,May your soul uplift.”-Bill Hoeneveld
Is There Really a Forever Home?
Friday, April 08, 2022When I show my buyers a property, they have a mindset of“This home has to be perfect. It will be my forever home.”We get the home under contract, they buy the home, and they live in the home. And then a few years later….They want to sell the home.Why? L - I - F -... More
Staging Item of the Week: Message/Letter Boards
Friday, April 01, 2022Letter Boards have become extremely trendy as home décor within the past couple of years. Not only can you use them for life quotes, life moments, and bits of humor within your household, you can also use them as a staging piece.Subliminal messages in marketing a commonly used throughout all industries. Why not take an... More
Buyers: How to Best Make Use of Showing Time
Thursday, March 24, 2022In this current market, there are more buyers than sellers. Sometimes you get an hour to see the property. Sometimes only 30 minutes. Sometimes only 15 minutes. Sometimes it’s an open house, and you are seeing the property with multiple people.Let’s say you have 15 minutes. How Can You See The ENTIRE House in 15... More
