Don't make the mistake of remaining in your home during showings. Not only does it make buyers feel uncomfortable, you may be saying things you shouldn't. Leave the showing of your home to professionals. Afterall, that's one of the things they get paid to do. If you are looking to sell your Frank
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01/18/2014
I once had a seller who didn't want his neighbors to know his house was on the market. He felt the exposure in the MLS would bring him a buyer. While the vast majority of buyers will find your home on the internet, your neighbors can actually help sell your home. It's very possible they have a fr
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01/18/2014
Sellers don't often realize that the first offer they get on their home is usually their best. Don't make the mistake of passing on an offer and later discover the offers are going down instead of up. I advise Franklin TN home sellers to counter an offer, even if, it seems low in the beginning. I
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01/18/2014
As a Franklin TN home seller, you may have an odor in your house that you've grown accustom to. Maybe it's from a pet you own or maybe you love cooking with spices that leave a pungent smell. Buyers can often have a negative physical reaction to odors so you want to make sure your house doesn't h
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01/18/2014
I know you love your Franklin TN home and have many very happy memories there. But don't let those memories interfere with the sale of your house. At that point, you should be thinking of it as a financial asset, not the home you raised your children in. If you are ready to sell your Franklin TN
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01/18/2014
This title may not appeal to all Franklin TN home sellers but the truth is too many things around the house can cost you thousands of dollars. De-clutter and remove your personal items prior to listing your home. Take the advice of your real estate agent. Afterall, that's what you hired them for.
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01/18/2014
The quickest way to kill the sale of your Franklin TN home is to limit showing times. I recently had a cash buyer who was in town for the weekend to look at homes. Only one problem, the seller had a tenant in the house who would only allow showings on Wednesdays between noon to 2:00 p.m. My clien
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01/18/2014
On Sundays if I'm not working, I'll often attend open houses to preview properties. This works especially well for homes at a higher price point whose sellers may be adverse to agents previewing their homes. Last Sunday, it was a beautiful day so Tom and I decided to visit some open houses in a n
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01/17/2014
Franklin TN had a very good year for home sales in 2013. We were in a seller's market throughout the whole year. In looking back over the median home prices from 2006 to 2013, I made an interesting discovery that should be encouraging news for all those sellers who have been waiting for the marke
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01/16/2014
I am a transplant to Tennessee. Although, my mother was born here, I was born in Chicago. I moved here in 2006. A year later I got my real estate license. When I speak to buyers who have signed up on my website, it's clear to them I'm not from Tennessee. They expect to hear a Southern drawl on th
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01/16/2014
