A Counterintuitive Home Staging Tip

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   This may or may not apply to you, but if you are selling your home and you have older furniture that you don’t plan on taking to your new house, try
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Story Time With Gary: Agent in Hot Water

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Today I have another strange or weird story from my years working in real estate. This week’s story is a pretty short story, but it’s going back several years. A gentleman
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Understanding How People Shop for Homes

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   When I got into real estate in 1984, the way people looked for homes was very, very different from how things are done today. Back then, information was more readily available
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Don’t Hire Your Barber to Sell Your Home

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   About 10 years ago, I was talking to someone about a house that he had inherited. When he mentioned that he wanted to sell it, he said, “I’m probably going to use
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Selling a Home? Do This One Thing or It Could Cost You

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   You’ve listed your home for sale and received an offer. Congrats! However, there’s still one key thing you need to do, and if you don’t, you’ll regret it. That one thing is
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A Home Selling Tip That’ll Confuse Your Neighbors

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   I’ve got a smart tip for you today if you’re thinking about selling your home soon. It might make your neighbors think you’re a little confused, but trust me, it works.
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What to Do with Rover and Snowball When You Sell Your Home

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale     When you sell your house, how should you deal with your pets? Let me start with a story. I sold a house for a gentleman who owned a seemingly nice
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Does It Matter How Long Your Home Has Been on the Market?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Why do homebuyers care how long your home has been on the market? To answer this question, I want you to imagine two scenarios. In each one, you’re the homebuyer. Scenario
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Are Home Sale Guarantees a Good Deal?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   If you’re thinking about selling your home, you have probably heard a real estate agent offer you their Home Sale Guarantee. Basically, the agent will say, “We’ll sell your home guaranteed
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Should You List Your Home During the Holidays?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Should you sell your home during the holidays? Every year around September 1st, I listen for the first person to tell me that they’re hesitant about selling their house with the
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