How Fido Can Impact Your Home Sale

How do you sell a home with pets? There are three things pet owners can do to ensure a successful home sale.

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If you are selling your home and you have a pet in the house, there are a few things you can do to make sure that Fido doesn’t impact your home sale. After all, you love your pet, but that doesn’t mean potential buyers will. 

1. Find a place for your pet to stay while you are trying to sell. Can your pet stay with a family member or friend so that it will be easier to show the property to potential buyers? 

2. Remove all signs of your pet from the home. Put away leashes, food bowls, treats, litter boxes, or crates so that the buyer can better imagine living in your house. 

Bring in a professional cleaning service to eliminate all pet odors.

3. Eliminate all pet odors. There are some products out there, like Nature’s Miracle, that you can use to clean your home on your own. You can also bring in a professional cleaning service to eliminate all the smells. 

I hope these three tips will help you. If you have any other questions about selling your home or about our current real estate market, just give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!

How to Recognize a Good Offer on Your Home

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Hey there, welcome back to our blog. As a seller, how exactly do you recognize a great offer on your home? Well, there are a few tips and tricks we have picked up we would like to share with you. 

The first thing to do when an offer comes in is make sure that all the signatures and initials are there to make it a valid contract that could close if you were to sign it. 

The second thing to look at is if the buyer is qualified and with a reputable lender. Make sure that pre-approval they have is a real pre-approval and not conditional. Also contact their lender, and do some research to make sure that they are reputable. 

The next thing to do is look at how much money the buyer is prepared to put down on your home. The more they put down, the better their buying power. It also helps you as the seller feel more confident with their purchase. 

Earnest money is another thing to look at. Typically, it's 1% of the purchase price, but more earnest money means more strength from the buyer.

As the market starts to soften you will see buyers out there looking to sell their current home before they purchase a new one. Make sure the offer you get isn't contingent on the buyer selling their home first.

Finally, take a look at the buyer's financial history. This will help you to determine if they are going to afford payments and make them on time. 

There you have it, the things to look for in an offer. Thanks for joining us today, we hope to see you soon. If you have any questions at all, feel free to let us know. Give us a call or send us an email and we will get right back to you.