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Market Update - May

Gwinnett County Market Report - April/May 2008 Market reports are a great tool to get the pulse of the market. There is one big drawback though. All market report are looking in a rear view mirror. We are seeing transactions from the last couple of months that completed deals that started a mont...

Executive Home

9010 Brixham Court This is an amazing house. There isn't really another way to put it. From the time you enter the fabulous wrought iron front door, it is easy to see that no expense has been spared while building and remodeling this home. While it is always popular to say that there are “too m...

New Logo!

Have you seen the logo? I have added it to my GarageHomesUSA site. What do you think? I had to tweak it a little… just the hot rodder in me. I will be using this logo with our new media buys. We recently ran an ad at Autoweek.com for a month as a test. We should be picking that up again soon...

Get 10% off at Lowe's!

How about 10% off at Lowe's? Are you looking to buy or sell a property in the Gwinnett County, GA area, or surrounding? If so, I have a deal for you. Sign up for my email list, and I'll send you a 10% discount coupon for Lowe's. It's that easy. Seriously. Ok, it does mean that you have to give...

Client Gateway - Cool Tool

Client Gateway - A Cool Tool One of the great features I offer to buyers is the Client Gateway. If you aren't familiar, it is a custom private webpage that lists all of the properties that meet the criteria we decide on. As new listings are entered into the MLS, they show up in the Client Gateway th...

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Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:27

Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 June 2008 21:48 )
 
  • What is my agent doing to sell my home?

    Here are a couple things to keep in mind:

    • Buyers prefer a house that is ready to go.
    • Buyers won’t overpay
    • Buyers will form their opinion BEFORE they step through the front door.
    • Buyers will form their opinion before they get into the neighborhood.
    • Buyers will form their opinion when they see the first picture.
    • Details matter
    • If your house isn’t available, it won’t be seen
    Read on for the all important details of what your agent SHOULD be doing to make your home sell, and why. MLS, Craigslist, Single Property Sites...  Read More
  • I can sell any home in a week...

    So, Lane… why are the average days on market usually several months? There are a couple of reasons. To start with, it is an average… a lot of homes sell faster, and a lot sell slower. If you look really hard through the listings, you will see that the homes that sell late in the listing period, you will see price reductions. Had they been priced that way to start with… they would have sold faster.

    Another reason goes back to the first few points I made. Many properties are rushed on to the market. “Get the listing, get the sign in the ground, get it on the MLS and then do the collateral work.” That is the way most agents operate. The first week (the most critical time) the listing doesn’t have flyers, doesn’t have a web site… Read More

     

  • Sellers, Own your Domain

    But, what has happened is that I got a call that disturbed me. It wasn’t from a homeowner in the Atlanta market, it was a few hundred miles west. It was what they were struggling with that bothered me… This person was hoping to do a single property website as part of their marketing effort, and they found that their home’s internet address had been bought by a real estate agent they didn’t know. That’s right… and he wanted $500 to sell it back to them. Not to give them a property web site. Not to represent them. Just to let them have their address URL back.

    Luckily, while we were on the phone, we came up with an alternative (actually about 4 different ones without even getting... Read More

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  • Inexpensively increase the value of your garage

    There are some easy and relatively inexpensive ways to increase the value of almost any garage:

    • Sheetrock/Drywall
    • Lighting
    • Epoxy the floor
    • Paint the walls and ceiling
    • Cheap cabinetry
    Read on for more about increasing the value of your home and garage without having to get another mortgage.
  • Sellers, protect yourselves

    As a seller, being involved in this type of transaction can land you in deep water. Just as with the agents, appraiser and buyer (possibly the mortgage broker and closing attorney as well) there is a possibility of criminal charges for the seller. Jail time.

    So, the bottom line is that sellers need to make sure that they don’t fall into one of these schemes. The offer might start out sounding normal, and then there is a call to change some of the terms. Obviously, I would say that having a good agent is one way to stay out of this type of trouble. You need to know and trust the person you are working with. If in doubt, contact an outside party to see what they think.  Read on.

  • I can sell any home in a week...

    So, Lane… why are the average days on market usually several months? There are a couple of reasons. To start with, it is an average… a lot of homes sell faster, and a lot sell slower. If you look really hard through the listings, you will see that the homes that sell late in the listing period, you will see price reductions. Had they been priced that way to start with… they would have sold faster.

    Another reason goes back to the first few points I made. Many properties are rushed on to the market. “Get the listing, get the sign in the ground, get it on the MLS and then do the collateral work.” That is the way most agents operate. The first week (the most critical time) the listing doesn’t have flyers, doesn’t have a web site… Read More

     

  • 4+ Car Garage Homes in Gwinnett
    • 10 homes under $200k
    • 5 homes from $200k - $300k
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