[M05/S10] Home Staging
All the work you're putting in to your home to get it ready for sale is part of what's called home staging. The goal of…
Category: Academy
My Seller Academy is the place to go to learn all the nuts-and-bolts and ins-and-outs of selling a home in the Bay Area. A lot of the information in the Academy is technical in nature but for those who want to understand the nitty-gritty of getting a home sold in the Bay Area, this information will be of great interest.
[M04/S11] The Real Estate Auction Sales Model
The real estate auction sales model is not widely used in the United States. It may surprise you to learn that in many parts of…
[M04/S14] How to Maximize your Home Sale Price
If you want to know how to maximize your home sale price, there is one very important thing to know: when you put your home…
[M04/S15] The Virtue of Underpricing your Home
For some homes - in particular newer tract homes in a particular subdivision - it's going to be fairly clear what the market price of…
[M04/S16] Selling your home with little or no equity
After you have crunched the numbers it may be apparent that, after including the costs of the sale, you are in a situation where you'd…
[M04/S10] Which Real Estate Valuation should I Trust
With so many tools out there - online valuations, Realtor CMA, and professional appraisers reports, the automated Realtor Property Report, you're probably asking yourself, "Which…
[M04/S12] Overpricing Your Home for Sale
In any discussion on real estate pricing, we need to talk about the phenomena of overpricing your home for sale, that is, where a home…
[M03/S12] Discount and Flat Fee Brokers
Most home owners do elect to hire a full-service agent, but a good number of homeowners turn to discount and flat fee brokers.The truth is,…
[M03/S13] Real Estate Listing Agreements
To begin formally working with a real estate agent, you'll sign a listing agreement. There are three standard types of real estate listing agreements used…
[M03/S14] Your Real Estate Agent’s Job in a Nutshell
Your real estate agent is going to wear a lot of hats. There are dozens or hundreds of little details that need to get taken…