How to Win at Getting Ready for a Home Inspection By Deborah Rutter There’s a lot of discussion these days about staging a home for sale: get rid of your pictures; put out flowers and cookies; clean everything! It’s excellent advice because we know buyers can be subtly influenced by a welcoming environment. Who isn’t?…
Information You’ll Want to Have Ready for Buyers When buyers show interest in your property, it’s a great sign…it means that your property has beat out a myriad of others in your area vying for buyers’ attention. But buyers are regaining some power in today’s market, and in recent years buyer’s have learned to express…
We’re here to help…even after the ink has dried We’re excited to live here and loved to be ask about our opinions and give advice—it’s one of the reasons we are agents in the first place! It’s our job to be in the know. Take advantage of that! When you’re new to town, everything can…
How do you stay safe while searching? by Deborah Rutter Let’s face it—some people need to purchase: new jobs, new kids, retirement, downsizing, or just plain ole’ moving. Interest rates are low, so for many buyers, the time to jump is now. While it may seem counterintuitive to make such a big move in uncertain…
Your offer was just accepted for a property you have never seen! This is Part 4 of a a four-part series about having a successful purchasing experience…without being on site! Click to view Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Congrats! You did it. You took the careful, considered approach and wrote a sight-unseen offer because it was the…
Using Video Tools to Make a Possibility, Real! This is Part 3 of a four-part series about having a successful purchasing experience without being on site, which has become a viable option for many buyers in the current climate. Click to view the original Part 1 and Part 2. By Deborah Rutter Ah, the great internet. A life changer and…
This is the time of year when a lot of end-of-year and holidays lists are made—they’re fun! Recapping, thinking back, reflecting, rating, and ranking…who doesn’t love a good list? This blog post comes on my 10-year “Nestiversary,” so I thought I would give you the top 10 ways Nest differs from other agencies. I haven’t…
Who is a Good Candidate for Making a Sight-Unseen Purchase? Who Is Not? By Deborah Rutter This is Part 2 of a four-part series about having a successful purchasing experience…without being on site! Click to view Part 1. In Part 1 of our series, we looked at certain situations that might lend themselves to the idea of purchasing…
What is a Sight-Unseen Buyer? And Why In the World Would You Want to Do That? By Deborah Rutter “Wait, you bought a house without ever going inside?” It’s a common refrain some of my buyer clients have heard over the years. Most people wouldn’t buy an avocado online, much less a property, but it…
The is part three in a 3-part series about selling your home when you’re not there—whether it’s a property you inherited, you moved for work, or an investment property you absentee-own. Part One talks about the property itself, Part Two focuses on the mechanics of being on the market, inspections, etc., and Part Three focuses on the actual…