Family: Spring & Home Decorating

Spring & Home Decorating - A Fresh New Look

Written by Bonnie P. Carrier

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winter months. There are many lighter scents perfect for bringing in spring. The following are just a few examples of what is available. Lilac Rose Tulip Heather No matter what changes you decide to make in your home decorating this spring here’s something to remember, “As repparttar 110332

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Bonnie P. Carrier is the creator of Savvy Home Decorating. She is the mother to two grown daughters and a very spoiled 4yr old Blue Merle Sheltie named Toby. Having been a homemaker for over 23yrs has provided years of experience in budget decorating and organization. Stop by Savvy Home Decorating -www.savvy-home-decorating.com - for ideas and tips on budget decorating:

How Long Will It Take To Sell Your Home?

Written by Scott Riggsbee

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To effectively market your property, you must have an accurate Comparative Market Analysis done for repparttar area, and it must be given enough time on repparttar 110329 market to bring repparttar 110330 correct price. If your home sells in 5 - 10 days, it's usually selling too cheap. There IS a buyer for every home. You just have to give it adequate time for repparttar 110331 market to bring repparttar 110332 two together.

If you have not received a favorable response to your showings, there is only one part of repparttar 110333 equation that can be changed: your price must be lowered. You can either face this fact now, or deal with it much later, after months of being on repparttar 110334 market. Run a second Comparative Market Analysis because, yes, repparttar 110335 market in certain areas does,and will, change.

And one more key point to remember when deciding your homes value and marketing. Tax Value or Assessed Value means nothing! This is just a value repparttar 110336 tax department assesses on your property to determine how much you'll pay them in taxes. It's almost always too high.

Also, If you've had your home refinanced, 8 times out of 10, it's too high. Why? Because appraisers for a refinance are not held accountable, while appraisers at initial purchase are. That's why you may hear some stories about repparttar 110337 appraisal "not coming in" before close of an initial purchase transaction. Refinance appraisers work for repparttar 110338 lender. Don't let a refinance appraisal influence your calculation of actual market value of your home.

So what does all this teach us? Price it right repparttar 110339 first time. Allow enough market time to get true market value for your home. You'll save yourself alot of time and frustration.

The following chart is a national market average.

Sold within: Percentage of Homes 1 Month 40% 2 Months 7% 3 Months 7% 4 Months 20% 5 Months 10% 6 Months 7% 7 Months 9%

If your property isn't sold within 30 days, a price adjustment should be made!

Statistics are based on National average of homes sold.

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Scott Riggsbee has been actively involved in real estate for 10 years and loves bringing buyers and sellers together. You can access tons of free information at http://www.scottriggsbee.com anytime day or night.

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