Charlotte Real Estate Q&A | How Should I Prepare My Charlotte House for Sale?

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How should I prepare my Charlotte house for sale? Preparing your Charlotte house for sale is not just a simple, “put it on the market and see what happens” process!  It’s a multi-step, organized process that begins with a great real estate coach (your agent)! The first step is to de-personalize and de-clutter your home as much as possible.  This is the step that most sellers just hate having to do!  I always tell my sellers, “You’re going to be packing it up to move anyway, you may as well do it now!”  Pack up the personal items and then ‘grow’ your rooms by removing any non-essential pieces, … Continue reading...

What is Absorption Rate Pricing?

Comparing Apples to Oranges? Doesn't work in real estate!

What is Absorption Rate Pricing? Absorption rate pricing is an old but, often over-looked method used by real estate professionals to calculate the value of your home.  The calculations are based upon the principles of supply and demand.  Because appraisers are now required to use Absorption Rate Pricing to determine your home’s value, it is critical that you understand how the process works. There are only a certain number of Charlotte homes that will sell in any market in any given period of time. For example, if 12 homes sold in the last 12 months in a given market, that means that the … Continue reading...

Should It Stay or Should It Go? Lessons on Fixtures in North Carolina

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Should It Stay or Should It Go?  Lessons on Fixtures in North Carolina The discussion often occurs during the final walk-through when the buyer realizes that one of the fixtures has been removed.  Sadly, this isn’t what you want during the final walk-through - you want excitement and the sense of ‘can’t-wait-to-move-in’ during this time -  NOT, anger or agony over whether or not the seller is going to return the missing item or items! Most of the time these final walks are taking place, either during the evening prior to Closing or the morning of Closing so, when this occurs, we are all … Continue reading...

708 Clement Avenue Charlotte NC 28204 – Beautiful Home in Popular Elizabeth Neighborhood Near Uptown Charlotte – OOPS TOO LATE, Under Contract!

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3BR 4BA Elizabeth Home SOLD  Most Coveted Address in Elizabeth!  MLS# 3160683 **SOLD** View a Virtual Tour of this Beautiful Home **Another Maxwell House Listing SOLD** Sorry you missed this lovely home! If you're thinking of selling your home, visit www.ListMyCharlotteHome.com, call (704) 491-3310 or email CharlotteBroker@icloud.com for other available homes for sale in this area or give us a call and we'll put you on our 'hot list' for instant notification when a home in this area comes available--as SOON as it comes on the market! RARE find on Elizabeth’s coveted CLEMENT AVENUE!  This … Continue reading...

Fantastic SouthPark Home is Under Contract in ONE DAY!

Fantastic SouthPark Home is SOLD! MLS# 3157386 View a Virtual Tour of this Stunning Condo One of SouthPark's most popular hidden gems, The Gates at Quail Hollow condo complex, features clubhouse, fitness center, pool & tennis courts. Beautiful kitchen upgrade includes granite, custom tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances.  Such wonderful entertaining in this large hearth room (breakfast room or dining area) has stately brick fireplace with new glass new enclosure. Butler area/wet bar offers plenty of storage for glassware/serving dishes.  HARDWOODS THROUGHOUT THE MAIN LEVEL. … Continue reading...

Let’s Talk Bidding Wars!

How to win in a bidding war in Charlotte NC

Let's Talk Bidding Wars! Charlotte real estate market is hot, hot, HOT!  Great properties that hit the market almost always bring on the bidding wars! Having a strong agent on your side is CRITICAL in both the seller and the buyer position. Buyers:  Do not be afraid of a good bidding war - we are here to get you through the war and the entire home-buying process! Sellers:  Negotiating to get the highest price is NOT always in your best interest.  Let's talk seller strategies with regard to bidding wars! Of course we're not going to share our war strategies publicly — we don't want to … Continue reading...

Charlotte Home Sellers – Cash In By Making an Old Home, New Again

Charlotte Home Sellers - Cash In By Making an Old Home, New Again

Home Seller Advice:     Charlotte Home Sellers - Cash In By Making an Old Home, New Again   Back in the 80's, you bought your move-up home!  You took a tour of the home with your agent and simply fell in love! The beautiful new linoleum floors,the most gorgeous Formica countertops in the kitchen you had ever seen and the brand-new, shiny white appliances in the kitchen were just the cat's meow and certainly far too much to resist. You bought your home, you made it your own and have lived in it for years - comfortable as comfortable can be!  You've maintained the home like a baby!  Your … Continue reading...

11020 Dixie Hills Drive Charlotte NC 28277 – Townhome in Ballantyne is UNDER CONTRACT

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2BR/2.5BA Townhome in Oakbrooke Is SOLD MLS# 3152871 View a Virtual Tour of this Beautiful Townhome **Another Savvy Listing UNDER CONTRACT** Sorry you missed this lovely home! If you're thinking of selling your home, visit www.ListMyCharlotteHome.com, call (704) 491-3310 or email SavvyBroker@me.com for other available homes for sale in this area or give us a call and we'll put you on our 'hot list' for instant notification when a home in this area comes available--as SOON as it comes on the market! Location, location, location! 2BR/2.5BA townhome in Ballantyne’s popular Oakbrooke community. … Continue reading...

Charlotte NC 28277 Townhome in Blakeney – OOPS TOO LATE, Under Contract!

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Townhome in Coventry Court for Sale is SOLD MLS# 3148979 View a Virtual Tour of this Beautiful Townhome   **Another Savvy Listing UNDER CONTRACT** Sorry you missed this lovely home! If you're thinking of selling your home, visit www.ListMyCharlotteHome.com, call (704) 491-3310 or email SavvyBroker@me.com for other available homes for sale in this area or give us a call and we'll put you on our 'hot list' for instant notification when a home in this area comes available--as SOON as it comes on the market! Ideally sited on pristine cul-de-sac in sought-after Coventry Court Townhomes in … Continue reading...

WANTED: Charlotte Homes to Sell NOW!

WANTED Charlotte Homes to Sell

Attention Charlotte Homeowners! WANTED:  Charlotte Homes to Sell NOW! Thinking of Selling Your Charlotte Home in the Spring? Why not consider listing your home NOW?   We’ve got buyers but, unfortunately our inventory is incredibly low right now.  We are desperately in need of homes for sale in the Charlotte area!   WANTED: Charlotte Homes to Sell NOW!   For those searching for ‘all’ homes for sale in the Charlotte (proper) market, you may not believe that our inventory is this low but, it is!  2,543 homes (single family, condos/townhomes and lots) are for sale in the Charlotte (proper) area. … Continue reading...