September 5th, 2022 at 11:00 am
The housing market value has increased, but you can still build a large home for less than it would cost to build a conventional home. Whether you are looking for a primary residence or buying a vacation home, a barndominium is a great choice. It has plenty of living space with a large garage and/or workshop attached to it. Often, the workshop is nearly as large as the living quarters.
The workshop or garage can also be a traditional barn, a combination of a workshop and garage, a gym, or whatever you want to make of it.
An agent familiar with barndominiums can help you find a barndominium already completed or find the perfect piece of property to build a barndominium that you design yourself. Find an agent with skills to fit your needs from Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties.
(more…)August 1st, 2022 at 11:00 am
Buying things is normally a pretty straightforward exchange: a seller puts a price on something, a buyer pays the price, and the seller gives the thing to the buyer. Of course, real estate doesn’t work quite so simply. There’s often more than one potential buyer in the mix, prices get negotiated, and even when a buyer and seller agree to terms, the house may not be sold.
That leads us to the issue of under contract vs pending and what those terms mean in real estate.
Sale pending vs. under contract both refer to periods when a buy and seller have agreed to terms but before the house is officially sold. At a glance, when a home is listed as “pending,” that means the home is in the final stages of a sale. If a home is “under contract,” there are still a few details that the seller and the buyer are waiting to finalize (such as appraisal value), before the sale can continue into the pending sale stage.
(more…)August 1st, 2022 at 11:00 am
If you’re thinking about selling your home, it might not be as simple as putting it on the market and waiting for the bids to pile up. Instead, you may have to put forth some extra effort to show your prospective buyers just how valuable your property is.
Enter: home staging.
The goal of staging a home for sale isn’t necessarily to put your personal tastes on display, but rather to make the space appeal to the right audience. To give your property the freshening up it needs to impress even the pickiest of buyers, we’ll be diving into eight helpful tips.
But first, let’s dive into what home staging means and why it could play an integral role in unlocking a new level of selling potential.
(more…)July 25th, 2022 at 11:00 am
You’ve had your eyes on a new property, you’re taking that dream job in the next state over, or you’re ready for a change of scenery—either way, when it’s time to sell your home and find a potential buyer, you can expect your to-do list to substantially grow.
In your pre-sale preliminary research, you’ll likely discover that real estate experts recommend home staging, or preparing your home for showings using existing or new furniture pieces, decorations, and accouterments.
If you’re interested in staging, how much should you budget for the process? In this guide, we’ll explore everything you need to consider about the costs of home staging—from your home’s size to the asking price, and more—and explain some of the pros and cons of staging. For tips on how to make your home look professional and welcoming to potential buyers, read up on staging a home for sale before you decide to put your home up for sale.
(more…)July 6th, 2022 at 11:00 am
There are many stages to buying or selling a home. For sellers, the process begins when you first decide to sell and start readying your home for inspections, appraisals, and viewings. For buyers, it begins when you start looking at listings, considering your funding options, and visiting potential properties.
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