Short Sale Advice from Zillow
Posted on Feb 10, 2010 by Cari McGee in Sellers
Call me a copycat, but I so love this answer from the Zillow Advice area re: Short Sales, I’m linking to it and pointing out an extremely interesting part as opposed to writing a post on my own. The person who wrote the post on Zillow, Rachel Rosen, first of all states that she’s been [...]
How Much is a Bathroom Worth?
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers
I’m on floor today. Read that sentence again. I did NOT say I was on the floor today, I’m simply on floor. That means I am available for a couple hours to answer any calls that come in from random people wanting to know more info about a house they drive by, or if someone [...]
Resale Values
Posted on Jan 26, 2009 by Cari McGee in Sellers
They’re plummeting locally. OK, it’s very local, as in just in my city, on my street, at my house. A couple years ago, we bought a new refrigerator. In the process of removing the old one and dragging it out to the garage in order for it to be the designated soda pop/extra milk fridge, [...]
McCain or Obama?
Posted on Sep 23, 2008 by Cari McGee in Sellers
I wore a campaign pin for the candidates I prefer to this morning’s sales meeting,. My broker saw it and asked me, “Do you think that’s a very good idea?” I told him I would only be wearing it for the meeting, but out in the field, I’d remove it. He said, “Good. After all, [...]
Don't Forget the Excise Tax When Selling Your House!
Posted on Aug 23, 2008 by Cari McGee in Sellers
A really nice couple I know are going to try to sell their house for-sale-by-owner. They asked me for an approximation of title and escrow fees, so I gave them an estimate. Then I reminded them that as sellers in the state of Washington, they’d need to pay excise tax on the sale of their [...]
Tri-Cities Herald Trumpets – Home Sales Drop 23% Over Last Year
Posted on Aug 15, 2008 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market
But it’s not really that scary. We had a fantastic year last year, so this year is ‘just normal’ comparatively. The important figure to consider is the supply of homes on the market. If there are more than 7 months worth of homes on the market (it would take 7 months to sell out the [...]
Writing Your Way to a Sale
Posted on Jan 21, 2008 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry, Sellers
It’s always driven me crazy when people write ‘motivated’ in an ad. Of COURSE they’re motivated, they wouldn’t be selling their house if they weren’t. Turns out putting motivated in the ad sells the home faster, but for less money, on average. I hesitate to use ‘beautiful’ in an ad, because it feels like an overused word. [...]
12 Useful Tips for Homeowners (or Renters, too!)
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Real Estate Industry, Sellers
I have to admit that when I have a fix-it problem around the house, my never-fail tip is to call the handyman. But for those of you without a handyman’s # on your cell, or a husband like mine is awesome on a lot of levels, but home repair is not his milieu, then check [...]
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