https://player.vimeo.com/video/1017321632 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 Continue Reading
What is Staging?
Staging can take can involve different tasks from remodeling to organizing. Madeline Schaider Real Estate can facilitate sellers in identifying which level of service is needed: Extensive remodel. This may include minor reconfiguration, remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms, painting, carpeting, wood flooring, new appliances, and landscaping. Cosmetic remodel. Painting and flooring are Continue Reading
Effective Marketing Sells Your Marin Home:
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 have pages of real estate ads, but Continue Reading
What Kind of Home Can You Buy in Marin County?
Your next house in Marin County will probably be a single-family home. Single family homes (SFH) are larger and more expensive than most of the alternatives, but the most popular and available. This blog explains your options for different home types you can buy. Marin Single Family Homes About 73% of Marin home sales in 2023 were SFHs. The median price was $1,675,000 for an average of 4 Continue Reading
Winter Home Maintenance Marin County
Winter is an important time for home maintenance that can save you larger repair costs. Inspect windows and doors for leaks. Check the window and door sills and surrounding trim. Don’t forget to check the high windows that you can’t see close-up. Minor water stains could be due to condensation. Peeling paint, damaged sheet rock, or warped wood can indicate window leaks. A fix may be as easy Continue Reading
Looking for a New Home in Mill Valley? Scott Valley Might Be the Place
A Hidden Gem for Real Estate in Mill Valley The hills, valleys, and canyons of Mill Valley provide many secluded and beautiful residential neighborhoods. Tucked into the hill that separates Mill Valley from Corte Madera is Scott Valley, a small community in the middle of everything, but far from daily traffic and noise. Scott Valley Homes For Sale Scott Valley has about 180 homes. Continue Reading
Meadowcreek Station: Unique Homes in Corte Madera
Corte Madera offers a special community of 148 homes nestled between the bay and Ring Mountain. About 40% are two bedroom condos and the rest are two or three bedroom town homes. Because of their careful design, these homers are well separated for privacy and light. Many have garages and fenced lards. They are also newer compared to most planned developments in Marin, built about 25 Continue Reading
Are Eichler Homes Popular in the Marin Real Estate Market?
Eichler homes are a perfect fit to the Marin County, California climate and lifestyle. They merge the indoors with the outdoors, allowing us to live out of doors even when are inside. Walls of glass to the rear and central courtyards provide light, views, and easy access to nature. Flexible floor plans adapt easily to changing family needs. Marin has about 1,600 Eichler-built homes, Continue Reading
The Most Desirable Streets in Marin
Greenwood Beach Road Greenwood Beach Road, in the Marin County town of Tiburon, curves gently along the north end of Richardson Bay, providing these special benefits that make it one of the Best Street in Marin: Spectacular views of Richardson Bay, the San Francisco skyline, Belvedere Island, the Tiburon hills, Sausalito, Strawberry Point, and the Marin Headlands. Exceptional Continue Reading
Insuring Your Marin Home
One of our neighbors had a garage fire recently that left their house unlivable. This made us think about home insurance. What kind of insurance should you have? How do you know if you have enough insurance? Here are a few considerations when planning your home insurance: Find a good insurance agent/broker who is willing to talk to you and explain your options. Some may even charge a fee Continue Reading