Selling a piece of real estate is usually just part of the equation. Whether you are moving on to a new Flower Mound home or if this is another part of an investment, the sales process can be filled with confusion and questions. This article will endeavor to give you a better grasp on the situation.

Close to five days before the closing of the home that you are selling, you should do a final walk-through. This is to ensure the property is in the condition that you have stated in your offer. In addition, you must ensure that any repair requests brought up during the inspection(s) have been performed. Make sure to add a final walk-through condition to your initial offer.

Making the most of a first impression can result in a sold sign! Most buyers have an image in mind of their dream home and you want that dream realized the minute they lay eyes on your property. Invest in a landscaper or enhance the outside of the home yourself; but make sure everything is mowed, trimmed and aesthetically pleasing at first sight.

Many buyers are impressed with a home’s entryway before they even look at any other part of the house. If you do not have a dedicated entryway that is dramatic, add a chair or a side table in order to create the ambiance.

If you are doing a bathroom renovation, you should consider installing a bathtub that is jetted or has a whirlpool effect. Many buyers like these types of tubs and they are willing to pay a bit more for homes that have them. If you cannot afford this kind of tub, be sure to glaze over any worn looking tubs.

Ask to see a buyer’s profile before accepting an offer. Some potential buyers could cause you a lot of hassle. It can be helpful to know why a buyer wants to buy your property and how they intend to pay for it. You may want to consider accepting a lower offer from a buyer who does not have a property to sell. This will avoid a deal collapsing at the last minute.

Whether you have already started the process of selling your Flower Mound home or are about to, the information within this article can be a good tool to get through it unscathed. It doesn’t have to be hard and it doesn’t have to be confusing. Use what you have learned here to get through it, with a smile on your face.

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Spring is right around the corner and it’s historically the best time to list your home for sale. When you are preparing to sell your Flower Mound real estate, there are some quick fixes you can implement to make it more appealing to potential buyers. Many times, great homes will sit on the market for an unnecessarily long period of time. This can give off the wrong impression – that there’s something wrong with the house or you’re asking for too much money. In this scenario, the owner may feel that he/she has no choice but to drive down their asking price in order to sell. The tips in this article should help you make your house more “buyer-friendly”, which should ultimately make it sell quicker.

If you have colors on your walls that are very bold/bright, or the walls are “personalized” (i.e. kids’ rooms with murals painted on the wall), you should consider repainting the walls a soft, neutral color before attempting to sell the home. While buyers are aware they can change paint once the deal is through, it is easier to imagine that the home could be theirs when they are looking at a blank canvas.

When you have someone coming to look at your home, you should try to avoid having a house full of people. When you have a lot of people in your home, the buyer may feel like they are an inconvenience to you. They may rush through your home and not see all of the appeal. It is best to keep your house guests at a minimum during these times.

If your Flower Mound real estate has been on the market for a long time without selling, try to slightly reduce the price. The price drop could attract new potential buyers. Also, offer incentives in your asking price. For example, you could offer to pay half of the closing costs or pay for new appliances.

When planning a renovation around selling your home, it’s important not to go overboard with the property. If you renovate a home to the point where it is worth significantly more than other properties in the neighborhood, you are unlikely to see a return on your investment. If the renovation won’t increase the selling price of the home, skip it.

Make yourself as available as possible for showings. Real estate can be hard enough to sell without buyers having to juggle their own schedules to accomodate yours. Be flexible as to the time of day and days of the week that you will let people in. The more often you show the house, the sooner you can sell.

Selling a house can be difficult, especially in this market. Hopefully this article gave you some easy-to-do ideas to make your Flower Mound real estate more appealing to buyers. Start implementing these ideas now to make your house irresistible!

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Have you recently put your Flower Mound home on the market or are you are getting ready to do so? Either way, learning more details about the home selling process will prove to be helpful. The following tips will help you become more educated about home selling.

There is a lot of competition in the real estate market today so you have to be patient when selling your home. You need to be realistic with your numbers, but do not sell because you feel pressured into a sale with a low ball offer. If the offer is too low, try to be patient and you will eventually get the price you want.

When you are trying to sell a home, it is important that you have an agent. If you do not have an agent, you do not get to advertise your homes to all the other local real estate agents. This can cause a huge delay in selling your home.

To prepare yourself for selling your home, start viewing your house as a product and make it less sentimental. Remove clutter and personal objects like photographs to make it easier for potential buyers to imagine their own items in the house. Keep the home tidy and neat to demonstrate to buyers that you take good care of the house in general.

When selling your home, consider having an inspection done before putting it on the market. A clean inspection report is something you can show to potential buyers, and if any repairs are necessary you can address them immediately. This will save you from unexpected and potentially expensive surprises down the road.

If you are selling your home, learn to love neutral colored walls. Though deep purple, hunter green, and vibrant red might be your favorite paint colors, they aren’t everyone’s. Consider repainting, especially in the main living areas. This will make your home universally appealing, and give your space an updated look.

If you are selling your home and having an open house, you should leave that event to the real estate agent and make yourself scarce. Trying to sell people on your home as they are walking through it may be a big turn off to buyers. Go shopping or run errands for the day, but just make sure you stay away the entire time.

As was stated in the beginning of the article, learning important details about the real estate selling process can prove to be helpful. Apply the information you learned from reading this article to selling your Flower Mound home. By following this advice, you may find yourself more confident when you proceed with selling your home.

For more information on selling your Flower Mound home, contact The Buehlers & Associates at (972) 355-1600.

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Kurt & Darla Buehler discuss some of the most important things to do when updating your home in preparation to put it on the market to sell.

If you are thinking about selling your home, there are several reasons why selling your home over the holidays is a great idea.

A new survey from NAR shows that 89% of all home buyers start their search on the internet.
If you’re thinking of selling your home, catering to the internet home shopper could give you the jump on sellers who wait until spring.

Here at the Buehlers & Associates of Keller Williams Realty, we know how to sell homes quickly. It takes a lot more than just saying that, though.

In the videos included with this post, we take a look at two homes that sold incredibly fast. It’s a matter of doing the right things at the right time. With 24 years in the business, the Buehlers have become experts on when that right time is.

In the first video, our team took on a home that was already listed with someone else. They had it listed all Summer for a total of 169 days.  On top of that, they had a number of other factors that played out in their favor, but they just couldn’t get it sold. They called us and we listed it at the exact same price and we sold it in 3 days.

The story behind the home in the second video is even more amazing. It was listed locally with another broker for 193 days.  Our team took it on and sold it the very first day.

While these may just seem like crazy success stories, it’s easy to see that we must be doing something right. Our team sold 229 homes in 2009.  We want your home to be one of our success stories!

Give us a call at (972) 355-1600.

Hello, everyone! The Buehlers & Associates of Keller Williams Realty are starting an interview series on everything you need to know about buying or selling your home. What better way to kick it off than to introduce the Buehlers themselves. Kurt and Darla Buehler explain the most important thing a potential buyer or seller in the Dallas/Fort Worth area can do: start with us!

Kurt and Darla are heading into their 25th year in real estate and all of those years were spent right here in Flower Mound, Texas. When you choose the Buehlers, you’re  getting not only the wealth of their experiences but also that of the entire Buehler Team. Throughout this video series, we’ll introduce you to these team members and they’ll show you first-hand what they can do for you. We know how to get you what you want and at the right price.

There’s a huge difference between a real estate agent and a real estate team. We have members dedicated to individual parts of the process because we understand that it’s too hard to rely on the “jack of all trades” method. The best part is that we all work for you. If you’re selling, we don’t just put a sign in the yard and hope for the best–we go through every possible channel to make sure your home stands out. If you’re buying, we know the area and the market and we will find you what you’re looking for!

So give us a call. We can get you started, answer any questions, or just chat!  (972) 355-1600

Tina Kight, our Listing Manager and Professional Stager, has years of experience with The Buehler Team and knows what it takes to get a home ready for viewing. In this two-video series, she shares crucial information on the differences between a staged and non-staged home and how these differences affect the length of time it takes to sell.

The first video we’re posting explains the importance of staging. While it may seem obvious that a better-looking home will sell faster, there are also some subtle intracacies that get overlooked without professional assistance. Tina can easily identify changes that need to be made, big or small, and help you implement them according to your budget. It doesn’t have to be outrageously expensive! In fact, a lot of the alterations we make come at no cost at all.

 In the second video, we show you first-hand what staging looks like. We take you to a home that was staged well by our staff and the seller, then show you a home that really needs a lot of work.

Seeing this all for yourself, it’s important to note the difference between staging and decorating. Decorating can be seen as a more generalized word, while staging refers to creating a specific environment that potential buyers can visualize themselves living in. While your house may not be your home unless it has pictures of your family, that can really take someone out of the atmosphere they were feeling when they first walked in the door. Most people have walked through a model home at some point in their life. The goal is to make your home feel as close to that experience as possible.

Don’t worry! There’s no need to feel lost at any point during the selling process. Tina and the rest of the staff will ensure that your home is as sellable as possible. We sold 229 homes in 2009. It’s what we do best!

Give us a call if you have any questions, comments, or just want some pointers with your home. (972) 355-1600

Did you know that there is a difference between a home that is “on” the market and one that is “in” the market? It’s true. If your home is priced too high, it may be for sale, but it is not in the market.

This may just sound like some clever use of word play, but it’s not–especially when you consider that you may be helping other people sell their homes! In this video, Dana Veach, the Listing Specialist for The Buehlers & Associates of Keller Williams Realty, draws an easy-to-understand graph and explains why pricing is such a delicate process. Fortunately for you, Dana has years of experience in determining the perfect starting price for your home.

The Buehlers & Associates look at three main things when determining the price of a home: location, condition, and supply and demand. While there are actually limitless factors that can affect that price, these three are the most crucial. When we talk about location, we’re talking about the subdivision, the school district, the price of homes in the area, and so on. For condition, Dana shows in the video that pricing your home too far above its condition will push it out of the market and actually help your neighbors sell their homes faster! Potential buyers can’t help but compare the prices and conditions of homes in the same area–we’ll help you be the better home in comparison. And, of course, if the inventory of homes in an area has skyrocketed, buyers are spoiled with choices and sellers have to price more competively. The supply of homes can greatly affect how yours should be priced, and demand varies over time. You can see this variance in the video as Dana does a great job of visually depicting the difference between the current market and the market in 2007.

Just remember: The Buehlers & Associates are here to help. Feel free to call us with any questions about this video or if you just want to chat. (972) 355-1600

Stay tuned for more interviews!