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3 Easy Improvements to Help You Sell Your Home

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                                Forget, for a moment, about market trends and interest rates. At any given time, no matter the state of the economy, someone somewhere is selling their home. In any market, homeowners can up the odds that a home sells as quickly and as profitably as possible by giving it a facelift. Sellers should focus on home improvement projects that either add value to the home or that attract buyers' eyes and pique their interests. Make them forget any other houses they viewed and want  your  house instead. Don't randomly select home improvement projects based on your own tastes or suggestions from friends, either. You won't be the one living in the home, after all. Research houses in your community and compare features and appraisals to get a better idea what people in your area want. A swimming pool may be a popular upgrade in a Southern suburb filled with young couples and families, for instance. But in the North, a hot tub will have greater

Looking for a deal in Real Estate?

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                                 Real Estate market has improved a lot, so very few foreclosures and short sale properties are in the market now. If you are looking for foreclosures and short sales in Virginia. Here are some Alexandria Foreclosures Annandale foreclosures Arlington forclosures Ashburn foreclosures Bristow Foreclosures Burke foreclosures Centreville foreclosures City of fairfax foreclosures Culpeper foreclosures Dumfries Foreclosures Fairfax station foreclosures Fredericksburg foreclosures Front Royal foreclosures Lake Ridge (Occoquan) foreclosures Leesburg Foreclosures Manassas Foreclosures Manassas Park foreclosures Nokesville foreclosures Reston Foreclosures Stafford foreclosures Winchester foreclosures Woodbridge Foreclosures Now is the time to grab whatever foreclosures are in the market, before they disappear :) To buy and sell Real Estate Contact me Asifa Zia Licensed in VA Keller Williams Solutions Realty Manas

5 Things to do Before Putting Your Home on the Market

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                                                                                                         Have a pre-sale home inspection . Be proactive by arranging for a pre-sale home inspection. An inspector will be able to give you a good indication of the trouble areas that will stand out to potential buyers, and you’ll be able to make repairs before open houses begin. Organize and clean . Pare down clutter and pack up your least-used items, such as large blenders and other kitchen tools, out-of-season clothes, toys, and exercise equipment. Store items off-site or in boxes neatly arranged in the garage or basement. Clean the windows, carpets, walls, lighting fixtures, and baseboards to make the house shine. Get replacement estimates . Do you have big-ticket items that are worn our or will need to be replaced soon, such your roof or carpeting? Get estimates on how much it would cost to replace them, even if you don’t plan to do it yourself. The figures will help buyers d

Think You Can Sell your home ? Think again!

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                      Hiring a Realtor to sell your home is a wise choice!! In recent years, the home prices decreased, quite a bit. Then there was no inventory of homes. The prices kept going down. Now that the market is thawing, the homes are back the market. Supple and demand are almost in ratio, the prices are going up. The homes are staying for long in the market. Its called a healthy market. There are some homeowners who are waiting, holding onto homes waiting for their home's value to go up? While there are others who want to try selling their home themselves, thinking that they will maximize the profits. They do that,because they think that by selling the home themselves, they are saving the money they would be paying as commission to the Realtors! Selling home yourself actually doesn't save you money. An experienced agent has expertise in pricing, negotiations, has skills that he brings to the table. Real estate professionals have the resources to get top