How to Make Your Home Listing Stand Out This Fall


What does it take to make a home listing stand out in the fall? Following these seven tips is a great place to start.

If you’re thinking of selling your home this fall, chances are you’re wondering what you can do to make your property stand out and look its best. After all, there are a few special considerations you’ll need to keep in mind when selling at this time of year. Thankfully, by following just seven key tips, your home will be sure to make a great impression on potential buyers:

1. Clean up your yard. Fall leaves are beautiful when they’re on the trees, but they can make a yard look cluttered and messy once they hit the ground. Make sure to rake as often as needed while your home is on the market, paying special attention to walkways, in particular. Curb appeal is massively important.

2. Change out summer flowers for autumn ones. Pansies and mums make a great addition to any yard in the fall.

3. Check out your heating and air systems.
Not only will this keep them functioning more efficiently, therefore reducing your energy bills while your home is on the market, but it will put buyers at ease to know your home systems are in great shape.

4. Clean your fireplace. Buyers love fireplaces, but if yours looks worse for wear then it probably won’t elicit quite the glowing response you would like. So, like every other part of your home, you should thoroughly clean your fireplace before buyers step inside.


After 33 years of selling homes, our team has gained a lot of experience in appealing to buyers.

5. Leave out fall-themed treats. Cozy touches can really make your house feel like a home. The smell of freshly baked goods will do wonders in and of itself, and allowing potential buyers to take a tasty treat from their visit will only sweeten the deal.

6. Keep fall decorations tasteful.
Seasonal touches are great, but don’t go overboard. Not everyone will enjoy walking through a listing that looks more like a craft fair than a home.

7. Offer a thank-you card with candy.
Showing buyers that you appreciate them will help your home sell quickly.

After 33 years of selling homes, our team has gained a lot of experience in appealing to buyers. The tips we’ve shared here are just a few of the ones we can help you implement to make your home sale a success, so if you’d like to learn more or if you have any other questions, please reach out. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

The Top 5 Reasons Fall Is a Great Time to Sell


Fall is a great time to sell, and there are five reasons why.

If you’re thinking of selling your home but you’re afraid you missed the boat because fall is here, I have good news: Fall is a great time to sell your home, and there are five reasons why.

1. Demand is high. Spring isn’t the only season with a high volume of home sales. Buyers are still out there looking for homes, and many home sales get done during this time of year.

2. You’ll face less competition from other sellers. Other sellers will be taking their homes off the market, which means you’ll be better positioned to take advantage of these favorable conditions.

3. If you need to buy after selling, there’s more inventory in the fall. This is especially true in the upper price ranges, and there are a lot of bargains to be found there.


Buyers are still out there looking for homes, and many home sales get done during this time of year.

4. Mortgage loans are being streamlined in as quickly as 30 days. In other words, if you’re in a hurry to buy after you sell, you can do so more easily.

5. Fall buyers are more serious. Think about it: If someone’s looking to buy a home after the school year has already started and before the holiday season revs up, it’s probably because they were transferred here via a job relocation, and they need to buy quickly.

If you have any more questions about this or any other real estate topic or you’d like to start your home selling journey now, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I’d love to speak with you.

The Pros and Cons of Selling to an iBuyer


Are you better off selling to an iBuyer? The answer depends.

What is an iBuyer? As a seller, should you consider doing business with one?

To answer the first question, an iBuyer is a catch-all phrase for an online real estate investor who’s looking to reduce transaction costs by purchasing digitally. They more or less rely on automated valuation portals instead of professional appraisers. Sometimes this can work to a seller’s advantage, while other times it can work to their detriment.

In the past, iBuyers would focus a lot on fixing and flipping properties, but nowadays more and more of them are fixing up houses and then using them as rental properties. This is one reason why our inventory has shrunk.

In any case, the benefit of selling to an iBuyer is it makes your transaction quick and easy. However, in almost every transaction I’ve ever researched involving an iBuyer, the seller lost money. In fact, studies show that when sellers sell to an iBuyer, they net an average of 11% less than they would have if they sold their home the conventional way with the help of a Realtor. This means if you were to sell a $300,000 home to an iBuyer, you’d leave $33,000 on the table.


Don’t sell to an iBuyer without first asking a real estate professional what it will sell for on the open market.

Even though iBuyers don’t charge a commission fee, they do charge a transaction or offer fee, and this can often be twice as much as a commission fee.

I recently came across a news story about a seller in Atlanta who got two offers from two iBuyer companies—one for $248,000 and one for $256,000. The seller decided to list their home on the open market, and when all was said and done, they sold it for $297,700. In all fairness, they did have to pay for some out-of-pocket repairs and discount the price due to an inspection issue, and that brought the final sale amount to $262,000, but that’s still more than what they would’ve gotten by selling to an iBuyer.

So you must ask yourself: Are you more interested in selling quickly or getting the most amount of money? Neither answer is wrong—it just depends on what your circumstances are. No matter what your answer is, don’t sell to an iBuyer without first asking a real estate professional what it will sell for on the open market. You’ll be sorry if you don’t, especially considering the rising prices in our market. Why do you think so many iBuyers are out there looking to buy homes at a discount? It’s a great investment opportunity for them. When it comes to your home sale, though, don’t sell yourself short.

If you have any questions about this or any other real estate topic or you’d like to know what your home is worth, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to help you.