Get The Most From Your Open Home Inspection

Get The Most From Your Open Home InspectionHolding your open home inspection is a great way to expose your property to the market place. The biggest advantage is that you can go from zero viewings to large numbers of viewings in a 1 hour period. Large numbers at an open for inspection can bolster a property’s sale price due to the expectation of increased competition among buyers.

Another major advantage in making your home open for inspection is the convenience for the seller. Your property is clean and ready for inspection on a schedule basis, and once that’s out the way generally you can resume your usual lifestyle.

Tips on having a successful open home inspection include:

  • Having a well tailored marketing campaign in order to attract prospective buyers.
  • Signboard. Placing a “for sale” sign on your property is vital. Remember, you want to tell the world that your property is for sale.
  • Make sure your front garden is appealing: the lawns neatly mowed, driveway clear and the yard looking inviting.
  • Prepare your home. Declutter, turn warm lights on and play some soft background music to set the mood.
  • Your agent will collect names of those viewing the property.

After your open home  inspection your agent should follow up with all interested parties and encourage a private viewing.

If you’re thinking of selling your home and want the best possible price in the shortest possible time order a free copy of our book “How to sell your home for a dream price in record time!” today, go to http://propertysalesbrisbane.com/our-book/.

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Love Your Lawns So it Loves You Back!

Love Your Lawns So it Loves You Back!

When selling your home lawns may be the last thing you are thinking of yet lush green lawns can create excellent first impressions. Lawns are often taken for granted and abused through poor maintenance and mowing practices. Take some time before putting your property on the market to have your lawns looking great. Mowing too short results in a lacklustre lawn, that becomes defenceless against pests and weeds. If you look after your lawn it will look after you in many ways that you may not be aware of.

  1. Environmental Benefits. Being green, lawns have a calming effect and absorb heat rather than reflecting it, and therefore help to keep our homes cool. Lawns also absorb dust, spores and other airborne pollutants as well as playing a vital role in the prevention of soil erosion.
  2. Lifestyle Benefits. Lawns are the perfect surface for relaxing, entertaining, kids’s playing and recreation.
  3. Maintenance Tips. Keep your lawnmower blades sharp or change them every spring. Blunt blades bruise and tear the leaves leading to stress and disease. Keep your lawns on the longer side as it helps prevent disease.
  4. And of course when you are selling your property great lawn can help you to achieve a great price!
  5. For more tips on how to present your home for sale order a free copy of our book “How to sell your home for a dream price in record time!” today, go to http://propertysalesbrisbane.com/our-book/.
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New Listings Ready for Your Perusal!

New Listings Ready for Your Perusal!

Hi all,

Check out our New Listings email, sent out every week which features interesting articles and the list of properties open for inspection.

Contact us to check it out, you can always subscribe to receive it!

Thanks!

Regards,

Christina

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Let Your Agent Negotiate Your Best Price

Let Your Agent Negotiate Your Best Price

Employing the right agent to sell your property is important. Not only are you seeking an agent with outstanding service, a well-designed marketing plan and a track record of success but also an agent where you can have open, honest discussions where your interests are paramount.

Ultimately your agent will be required to assist you in negotiations on your final sale price and the role of the agent is vast: marketer, promoter, presenter, advisor and negotiator. Obtaining the best outcome for the vendor should always be a top priority with the professional agent.

The secret to negotiating your best price is employ the right agent. You should chose someone that you can engage in open discussions with and feel comfortable with discussing your financial needs, what your future plans are and the desired outcome. Take on board the agent’s advice in terms of your property’s value and what they believe a purchaser will pay.

Before you hire your agent ask them to give you examples of what they will say to your buyer to encourage them to pay more. Ask for examples of properties they have sold for full price or for more than the asking price or reserve price. They should be able to provide these to you and this will demonstrate their ability to get more than the owner may accept. After all our job is to act in the sellers best interests and get the best price we can.

If you are thinking of selling and looking for a market leader to assist in the sale of your home, we would love to assist you.

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Summer Is Storm Season…

Summer Is Storm Season…
Whilst most of us equate summer with the beach, B.B.Q’s, and lazy sunny days: the reality is, that in Brisbane, summer is the season for storms.

With this in mind, now is the time to prepare your home in order to cope with the storm season and avoid being caught out, because cracked roof tiles, and poor garden and ground drainage can cause costly and unsightly damage to property.

Repairs such as these are frequently ones that many homeowners put off for next year. But as the year ticks by many of us still haven’t made those repairs.

Areas in need of consideration include:

  • Ground drainage
  • Retaining walls
  • Garden beds
  • Cracked roofing with attention to tiles and pointing
  • Clear guttering
  • Downpipes connected to storm water
  • Areas of ponding or water pooling
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