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Landscaping – A Key to Selling Your Home – San Mateo, CA

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When you meet someone for the first time – what do you notice? If you’re like many of us, that initial impression is largely determined by their appearance. Believe it or not, that concept rings true with your home, too! Your home’s Curb Appeal can give huge clues about your personality and sense of…Read More »

Are You Selling Your Burlingame CA Home? You Must Listen to That Offer in Person and Here’s Why.

Your house has been on the market for two and one half months. You’ve been a good member of the Clean Counter Club but it’s getting harder and harder to do it everyday. Days get interrupted. Dinners are interrupted. Saturday open houses. Sunday open houses. Keeping the house picked up is a chore. Keeping the toys off the floor is almost impossible now. Keep the kids clean? It’s summer and oh, so impossible to do!

If Pictures are Missing, Do You Care?

Okay, I know I am prejudiced about this but I just don’t understand why while searching for properties online that I see listings with no photo available by the listing agent. If it bugs me does it bug you? Do you even want to go see a property in person if you can’t inspect in…Read More »

The 5 Deadly Mistakes a San Mateo Seller Can Make

The real estate market today is fairly good in and around San Mateo. While its not a hot market, it’s also not a drag the way it is across the bay. If you are thinking about selling your house right now, it’s really important to avoid these 5 Deadly Mistakes. Mistakes cost you money and…Read More »

Do Houses Get Sold in the Last 3 Weeks of the Year in San Mateo?

EEK, the year 2007 will end in 3 weeks! Does anyone buy a house during this time? Well yes, they do and if you are in the market to buy a home, it’s a great time to do it. But, if your house is for sale, don’t forget to keep it looking Just Right, because…Read More »

Color, Color Everywhere. What Were They Thinking?

It is said that most people make a snap judgment about something within 10 seconds of first seeing it. That especially goes for reactions to houses. You either like it or you don’t. Color choices in houses can be a real turn off to people. I think everyone has seen rooms in bright, obnoxious colors…Read More »

Less Is More When You’re Space Challenged

San Mateo County homes generally lack a great deal of square footage so space is always an issue. Yesterday I wrote the first five hints to help you in your clutter removal tasks. I have five more hits to help you in your quest to pair down your junk into use able items of value…Read More »

Space Issues? Less Is More.

Last week I talked about space and whether we really need huge houses. It’s not that big an issue here in our area where most homes built before the 1990′s were modest in size comparing to other parts of the county. So most of us have Space Issues. Did you know that in the 1950′s…Read More »

What’s the Best ROI on Flooring?

If you have an older home and are considering selling it within the next year or so, you are likely already considering what ROI’s are best in preparing your home for that future sale. I’ve talked previously about doing remodeling yourself or having it done, the importance of landscaping, and the basics you can do…Read More »

Bad Pictures in Real Estate Listings? You Better Believe it! – San Mateo, CA

Have you seen pictures that are out of focus? You know, the kind where you take off your glasses with the hope the picture will look better? Or, how about the one with the toilet seat up, or the one with a bunch of junk thrown into the bathtub and seen through the closed glass doors? We do see those. And how about the dirty kitchen? Yes, dishes on the counter, food out, mess everywhere. What are they thinking?