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Should You Take a Lowball Offer on Your Home?
Sometimes, it does make sense to take a lowball offer on your home, or an offer that comes in noticeably below your asking price or what similar homes are selling for. However, it really depends on why the offer is low and what position you’re in as the seller. In this blog post, we’ll help…
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How to Sell a Very Small House: 5 Tips to Maximize Your Space
To sell a very small house, you should focus on making the space feel as functional, open, and easy to live in as possible. Buyers will still notice the square footage, of course, but that isn’t always what decides how they feel about a home. A small house can still make a great impression when…
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5 Signs It May Be Time to Lower Your Asking Price
Even though it’s the last thing many sellers want to do, sometimes it makes sense to lower your asking price to help your home sell. If you’re getting showings without offers, sitting on the market longer than comparable homes, or receiving repeated feedback that the price feels too high, those usually aren’t signs that you…
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When to Worry About a House Not Selling in Canada
In many cases, you may worry about a house not selling in Canada when it’s clearly falling behind the market, and the signs suggest the problem is more than just normal timing. Of course, a slow sale doesn’t always mean something’s wrong, but there does come a point where it stops looking fleeting and starts…
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7 Signs a House Is a Cheap Flip
You can usually tell a house is a cheap flip when it looks shiny and new on the surface, but shows underlying issues upon closer inspection — think uneven floors, lingering moisture, or half-updated plumbing or electrical. And it’s something that you’ll want to spot, because the “new” look can distract you from problems you’ll…
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When to Walk Away After a Home Inspection
Choosing to walk away after a home inspection can feel dramatic. But if you’re staring at a report packed with warnings, photos, and a dozen things labeled “recommend further evaluation”, it can be hard not to at least consider it. Just don’t consider it for too long. In most contracts, your inspection contingency comes with…
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Do You Need a Pre-Listing Inspection Before Selling Your Home?
You certainly don’t have to do a pre-listing inspection before selling your home. Plenty of people don’t. But in the right situation, it can absolutely be worth it. The right decision for you may just come down to how much uncertainty you can tolerate. Your timeline, your risk level, and how much you want to…
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Tips for Overcoming Buyer Fatigue When House Hunting
Buyer fatigue has a funny way of sneaking up on you during house hunting. It’s like one day, hopping around from home to home is exciting, and the next it feels like a part-time job you didn’t apply for. The good news is that, as annoying as it can be, buyer fatigue is super common,…
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How to Tell If You’re Making a Reasonable Offer on a Home
Figuring out if you’re making a reasonable offer on a home doesn’t necessarily mean sitting down with your calculator. It’s more about looking at a variety of factors, like the asking price, similar homes’ prices, the market in general, and the condition of the home, and seeing whether the price makes sense when you put…
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How Clean Does a House Have to Be When You Sell It?
A lot of people assume selling a house means scrubbing it until it barely looks lived in, but that’s usually not necessary. A house doesn’t need to be spotless to sell — it just needs to be clean enough that buyers aren’t getting distracted by it, especially in the rooms that show up in photos…
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5 Signs That a House Is a Good Deal
In most cases, a house is a good deal when the price, the condition, the ongoing costs, and how the home fits your life all line up in a way that makes sense for you. Sure, finding a half-decent home at the lower end of your budget is nice. But if you really want to…
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Do Sellers Have to Patch Holes? + 4 Other Small Fix Questions
Sellers don’t necessarily have to patch holes or fix every other small cosmetic issue before listing, but that doesn’t always mean ignoring everything is the smart move. Most buyers expect some wear and tear. What they react to, often without realizing it, is how those little details shape their gut read of the home during…
