Posts with tag 'CRYE-LEIKE Executive Realty'

By Katie Wainman | June 2, 2020

A bad odor can run you right out of your potential dream home. Not only are certain smells extremely unpleasant, but they are often hard to remove from a house. While you are searching for your next home, be sure to put your nose to work as well. If you are participating in a virtual tour thanks to COVID-19, be sure to remind your trusted Realtor® to be your nose for you! Here are four odors that buyers should be weary of:

1. Pet Odors

The most common pet odor lingers in a home is, you guess it, urine. Pets have accidents. Unfortunately if those accidents are not properly taken care of by the h...

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By Katie Wainman | May 11, 2020

For the time being, open house are a no-go and in-person showings have become limited. However, this does not mean that home buying and selling has stopped! The real estate industry has quickly found ways to adapt to this new "norm" to keep clients safe during the buying or selling process.

Technology has opened up a world of opportunities for real estate professionals, but non of that matters if our clients are not reaping those benefits. Here is how you can receive maximum value during your virtual house hunting experience:

Look closely at listing photos and descriptions

Looking through photos of a home online obviously doe...

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From the Community Mortgage Blog

What are the basic building blocks of a pre-approval?

• Credit Score
• Job Status/History
• Debt to Income Ratio
• Current Assets

Debt to Income is one of those components that is ever-changing depending on debts paid off, new credit lines, property tax rates, and... Homeowner's Insurance... YES, you read that correctly.

So why Homeowner's Insurance counted? It is one of those payments homeowners are required to pay at a certain frequen...

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By Katie Wainman | April 28, 2020

Being stuck at home during quarantine is the perfect opportunity to get ahead on your spring cleaning. It might not be the most fun way to occupy this new-found free time, but if you're planning to sell your home, cleaning is a must.

A clean home is a major component in the home staging process. Here are some things you need to clean to get your home ready for spring selling:

Appliances

Great, grimy appliances are not something a potential home-buyer wants to see. Make sure to deep clean your refrigerator, oven, microwave and any other appliances that you may have in your kitchen. It might be a bit of a pain, but pulling our your appliances and cleaning under/behind them is also important.

If you're running low on cleaning...

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Price it right, right from the start.

Your property will generate the most attention and showings in the first weeks it's on the market. For the best results, you should list it at a realistic price right from the beginning. If your price is too high relative to the competition, then right buyers will not even look at an otherwise attractive property - particularly during the critical stage of initial market exposure.

Proper Pricing is Important

• Faster Sale

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