http://sell.housechick.com Sell your Tucson House - Information, Advice, Marketing Plan, Listing Agent Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:26:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was very painfully dragged through a thought exercise the other day by my friend Rob Hahn.  He likes to ask tricky questions and then turn them around on you and act all innocent like he didn’t mean to start a ruckus.  But he totally means to do exactly ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/who-do-you-pick-to-sell-your-home/ I was doing some market value research the other day for a little Central Tucson house, in a price range where home buyers wanting to use FHA financing tend to look. I had two decent comparable sales to use – but I noticed one sold to a buyer who used FHA.  ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/when-the-sales-price-isn%e2%80%99t-the-market-value/ I was talking to someone the other day about the current market in Tucson and about home buyers having more cash than before, and using more FHA financing than ever before.  Clearly, there’s been a large change in home financing rules.  In my recent experience, I’m helping people buy homes ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/what-kind-of-financing-do-central-tucson-home-buyers-use/ I was touring a house a couple months ago, getting a feel for the condition in order to price the house more accurately.  I’d done my research online ahead of time and had a decent range of price in mind, depending on the condition that I found. Except when I ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/giving-away-a-bedroom-and-a-whole-lot-of-money/ Interesting post from the Zillow blog that puts a little science behind what I’ve always told my sellers – home buyers make decisions based on emotion, usually within the very first few moments they’re in the house.  In my experience, those first few moments make about 80% of the decision ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/how-we-pick-the-home-we-buy-2/ Interesting post from the Zillow blog that puts a little science behind what I’ve always told my sellers – home buyers make decisions based on emotion, usually within the very first few moments they’re in the house.  In my experience, those first few moments make about 80% of the decision ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/how-we-pick-the-home-we-buy/ Yes. I know it isn’t fun.  No, we’re not going to offer an allowance instead.  Trust me.  I’m looking out for your best interests. Let me know if you need help finding people to help you.  I know all kinds of helpful folk. Share This Story With Your Friends: Other Information That Might ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/someitem-is-brokenoldwornuglystained-should-i-fix-it-before-i-sell-my-home/ I had an inquiry the other day from someone about to move into Tucson about potentially fixing and flipping homes along the Valencia corridor in Tucson - basically, the Southwest and the South side. I gotta tell ya - that’s something I wouldn’t do right now, at least not operating ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/fixing-and-flipping-homes-in-tucson/ Question from the audience: why do listings for existing homes show tons of details, maps, pictures, virtual tours, fact sheets about every possible detail - but not floorplans? My Answer: I do floorplans occasionally - they’d be linked along with the rest of the virtual media.  I know in some other parts ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/where%e2%80%99s-the-floorplan/ The picture is a little dark, and admittedly was taken from my camera phone, but you get the idea.  We have new signs! The top part is the regular part - how could I leave behind the recognition that comes from having that yellow sign in the yard?  Long Realty has ... http://sell.housechick.com/sell-tucson-real-estate/new-for-sale-signs/