Selling your Marin home requires a good deal of planning. Depending on its condition, a home may require time and investment in improvements before going on the market. To get the ball rolling, choose an experienced and trustworthy real estate agent – he or she will guide you each step of the way and recommend reliable tradespeople to complete any work that needs to be done. These are the key Continue Reading
Rent Back Agreements in California Home Sales
What is a rent back? Sellers may want or need to stay in their home after they sell it; for example, they may need more time to find a replacement property or want their children to finish the school year. With a rent back agreement (which may also be called a sale and rent back, a sale-leaseback or a post-settlement occupancy agreement), the buyer allows the seller to live in the house for a Continue Reading
Free Structural Evaluations for All Madeline Schaider Real Estate Clients
Interview with Robert Ross, Our Structural and Design Consultant Robert Ross, who has many years of experience designing and building homes in Marin County, has worked with Madeline Schaider Real Estate for over 30 years as a structural consultant. In this role, Robert (who is not a Realtor) acts as a trusted advisor, collaborating closely with us to provide advice benefiting both our buyers and Continue Reading
Which Repairs Should I Make Before Putting My Home on the Market?
Inspect First Most Marin property owners have their homes inspected prior to listing them for sale. Pre-sale inspections are important for these reasons: Inspection reports alert sellers and buyers to issues that could impact the value of the property. All homes, whether newly constructed or older, will have defects. Some defects are relatively easy to correct while others may raise issues Continue Reading
Can I Live in My Home While It’s on the Market?
Sellers often want to know whether they can continue to live in their homes while they are being marketed or whether they need to move out. Sellers can stay as long as they follow some simple guidance. All of these precautions invite buyers to relax and appreciate your home: Clean and ready to present – The first week or two will be the busiest for showings. Your home should be clean and tidy Continue Reading
How Smart Staging Pays Off
How Smart Staging Helped Sell a Larkspur Home for a High Price Here is another case of how Smart Staging a home for sale brought the sellers more than they ever expected. The list price was $2,150,000. After one week on the market, we received four offers including a successful offer at $2,500,000. Before and After Photos Here are pictures taken before and after Smart Staging of the Continue Reading
Selling Your Marin Home: Effective Marketing
Advertise where your buyers are looking Most buyers first see your house on the internet. Print advertising, important a decade ago, is of minor importance. You can see that the Marin Independent Journal has perhaps four pages of real estate ads on Sunday, where there used to be a dozen. The glossy, free real estate magazines are gone. Some monthly publications, like Marin Magazine, have Continue Reading
Selling Your Marin Home: Smart Pricing
Smart Pricing results in a higher final sale price Correct pricing provides a quick and stress-free sale. We work with you to set your price based on: Comparable sales in your neighborhood The condition of your house The upgrades that you have made The location in your neighborhood The profiles of your potential buyers The number of competing listings on the market The Continue Reading
Selling your Marin Home: Make the Best First Impression
You have only one chance to make the best first impression Most buyers see your home for the first time on the Internet. If you make a good first impression through attractive photos, they visit in person. When they enter the house, the first impression starts on the street and continues through the first rooms. To excite buyers, it is important to communicate the “WOW” factor immediately. Continue Reading
How to Sell Marin Homes in the Winter Months
With over 26 years of selling Marin homes, we have found that the winter months can be active and productive. Due to the low supply and high demand, buyers have recently become more active during the last quarter of the year. Here are the factors that contribute to a successful sale in the winter months: Correctly price the property Most important is price. If the seller Continue Reading