10 Budget-Friendly Home Improvements to Try Today
Looking for ways to improve your home without breaking the bank? Whether you're getting ready to sell your home or want to give your home a fresh new look for your own enjoyment, we've got ten simple ideas for home improvements on a budget to get ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on December 17, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Why You Should Use A Realtor To Sell Your Home
Why You Should Use a Realtor to Sell Your Home
A can-do attitude is an admirable trait. Maybe you apply this attitude to learning a new hobby, mastering a new skill, or perhaps you're even thinking of trying to sell your home by yourself.
While ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on November 26, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Can a Man Cave Really Boost Resale Value?
Basement builders are seeing rising popularity in “the man cave.” In fact, more basement renovations in Edmonton include transforming the home’s lower level into a room custom-built for recreation than ever before. And although ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on October 15, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
How to Turn a House into a Rental Property: Ask These Questions First
Have you been preparing to move into a new home but aren’t sure what to do with your old property? You have three options: sell, keep, or rent. In this post, we're going to focus on that last option: how to turn your house into a rental ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on June 15, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
How to Sell Your Home Fast: 5 Tricks You Can’t-Miss
More often than not, homeowners come to us wanting to know, "How can I sell my home fast?" Of course, they also want to get a great deal, but the speed of this deal matters to them as well. As real estate experts in Edmonton, we have seen and done ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on June 4, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Better Than Purplebricks: A Flat Fee Listing
When you’re selling your home, it’s obvious the first priority is that you keep as much of your equity as possible. Sometimes the high commissions paid to REALTOR®S® might seem a bit much for you. Although without doubt, the commissions ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on May 26, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
The Ultimate Real Estate Seller's Checklist
In a perfect world, the home selling process should be as smooth as listing your home, getting a buyer, finalizing the paperwork, getting paid, handing over the keys, and you’re on your way. But you’ll soon realize that it’s not ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on May 3, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Top Tips for How to Paint Over Ceramic Tile in a Bathroom
It seems a shame to tear out perfectly good tile from a bathroom just because you don't like the colour, doesn't it? So, what's the alternative? Can you paint over ceramic tile?
Painting Over Ceramic Tile
You can paint over ceramic tile walls in a ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on April 27, 2021 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Small Renovations Equal Big Payoffs
Before you go ahead with the high end, spare no expense kitchen and give your contractor the green light, you might want to consider what the return on that investment might be. Too many times home owners do renovations that are far beyond the value ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on May 4, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Bring In More Buyers With These Spring Home Staging Tips
With the warmer weather and sunny days of spring, you also get rain showers and spring flowers blooming everywhere. To make the most of the season, and of course the fact that there are more buyers out looking for homes this time of year, ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on April 9, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
7 Ways We Help You Sell Your Home
As a seller, your primary objective when selling your home is to retain as much of your equity as possible. Few sellers realize that by pricing their home properly and according to the condition and location of the home as well as the market ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on March 24, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
How Can I Sell My Home Fast?
Now that you’ve told the world “I’m selling my house and I want to do it fast, you’ve got some work ahead of you to ensure that you meet your goal and look good to all their audience. Here are a few tips that will help sell ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on March 9, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Tips For Preparing For An Open House
Buyers generally make their decision to buy a home within the first 5 seconds of entering the house. This is something few sellers realize. Yet, it this is the fact. This should clearly point out how important that curb appeal, the front door ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on March 6, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Is An Open House Really Worth Your Time?
It's a never ending debate...Does holding an open house work? REALTOR®S® and home owners alike are evenly divided on this strategy which has been used for a long time. In the days where people actually drove around looking for houses to purchase, ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on March 5, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
How to Get People to Your Open House
As a REALTOR®, one of the questions sellers always ask is, "will you hold an open house?"
Some REALTOR®S® feel open houses don't sell homes, others will go out of their way to "sit" an open house. Sitting at an open house most assuredly will not ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on March 4, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
How to Fix Scratches on Hardwood Floors
If you have hardwood floors in your home, scratches are inevitable, even if you are careful. The majority of wood floor scratching is caused by pushing something heavy, like an appliance, over the floor. Scratches can also be caused by pet's ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on February 27, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
15 Best Tips For Selling Your Home in the Spring
Spring is the optimum time to sell a home. Regardless of whether it's a buyer's market or a seller's market , inventory almost always rises in the spring. Why? Because the largest number of buyers are actively searching for a new home during the ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on February 25, 2015 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
10 Tips for Selling Your Home During the Christmas Season
You can attract home buyers even during the Christmas Season!
From November through January is sometimes considered the worst time to put a home on the market. You might be thinking that selling your home the winter months might put a kink in your ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on December 10, 2014 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Staging Tips: How to Stage Your Edmonton House or Condo for a Successful Autumn Sale
Staging Tips: How to Stage Your Edmonton House or Condo for a Successful Autumn Sale
Home staging is a valuable tool for the home seller. It gives potential buyers the chance to see how the house or condo could look if they lived there. Some people ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on October 7, 2014 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips
Selling Your Edmonton Home? Boost Your Curb Appeal
Selling Your Edmonton Home? Boost Your 'Curb Appeal' with These Three Inexpensive Home Makeovers
When somebody is looking to buy a new home their first impression will always be from the photos they are given, which can be easily manipulated ...
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Posted by Gerard Hagan on September 19, 2014 in Edmonton Real Estate Selling Tips