A Few Ways to Increase Your Home's Value

When it comes to adding value to your home, there are a few tried-and-true tips I recommend.

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If you want to add value to your property, there are two main areas where you should focus your improvements: kitchens and bathrooms. They say that kitchens and bathrooms sell houses, and that is absolutely true.

People spend a lot of time in these two rooms, which means any improvements you make will add a great deal of value.

On the other hand, there are some improvements you may want to avoid. For example, you should steer clear of making major changes to the landscaping or changes to the property that are based on personal preferences.

They say that kitchens and bathrooms sell houses, and that is absolutely true.

Changing the finishing on a floor from carpet to hardwood might help the home sell faster, but it won’t necessarily add value.

If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

What Comes After the Home Inspection?

After the home you’re looking to purchase has been inspected, what comes after? Today I have some advice about what steps you should expect to come after.

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A home inspection is the process in which an inspector comes to the house being sold to find out any potential issues with the home that could affect its value. But what do you do after that initial inspection is over? Today, I’d like to give you some advice about the next step.

After you do a home inspection, the secondary negotiation period begins. The primary negotiation is where you initially discuss price and terms, but you have a secondary negotiation period that a lot of people don’t necessarily think about.

The important part of this secondary period is that you’re going to be able to negotiate the condition of the property that you’re looking to purchase. Take this time to ask the seller to make repairs that you find to your subjective discretion.

After you do a home inspection, the secondary negotiation period begins.

We will provide a document called an inspection objection to the seller, we’ll object to those items, and then the seller is going to provide us an inspection resolution. This is the agreement that you and the seller will come to regarding what they’ll repair on the property. That way, we can be confident about the property that you’ll be purchasing.

If you have any questions about what comes after a home inspection or anything else that relates to real estate, please feel free to give us a call or send us an email. Hope to talk to you soon!