Sellers

Staging your midtown Tulsa home for sale is the best way to create visual square footage – in other words, make your rooms look large and spacious. If you have beautiful hardwood floors, you want to highlight those – and you never hear a prospective Buyer complain that a room in a midtown home is ... Continue Reading » about Create Visual Square Footage by staging your midtown Tulsa home for sale

I met with a young couple who plan to sell their home this spring. They inquired whether it was important to plant flowers in their neglected flower beds – and also asked about painting their weathered front door. My response is pretty standard to this question. You wouldn’t go on a first date ... Continue Reading » about The front porch, entrance and yard – your first impression!

Home Sellers should prepare to have their home shown in all kinds of weather – particularly rain or snow. It's your job to present your home in the best possible condition, and that includes being a good host! If in snow, you definitely want to have the steps to your home shoveled and clear – ... Continue Reading » about Home Sellers prepare to show home in rain or snow

My friend and client Mark Andrews inherited his Uncle Bill’s home after Bill passed away at the age of 93. I met Mark at the home in late May (almost a year after Uncle Bill had passed), and it was difficult for Mark to even be in the home. He and his sister had sorted through some personal items, ... Continue Reading » about Selling Uncle Bill’s home – our amazing journey and excellent adventure

Each home seller should have expectations of how much their home should sell for and how long it will be on the market – and these expectations should be factored into their Tulsa Realtor’s marketing plan. If the home seller’s main objective is to hold out for a high sales price, it may not be ... Continue Reading » about Home Seller Expectations and your Tulsa Realtor’s Marketing Plan

You would be surprised how often I am asked, “Lori, how’s the real estate market?” A girlfriend at the Driller’s baseball game asked me that last Saturday night. “It’s great,” I respond! It’s impossible for me to answer how the real estate market is in a one-sentence answer. I have been very ... Continue Reading » about Lori, how’s the real estate market?

Buyers are asking Sellers to contribute to their closing costs in many cases. Here is a guideline of what the Seller is allowed to pay for the Buyer: Conventional Financing Tier one: 90-95% LTV seller can pay up to 3% of sales price Tier two: 75.01-90% seller can pay up to 6% of sales ... Continue Reading » about Seller-paid Buyer closing costs

There’s not always enough money available to make repairs when you purchase a home, but you had better get them done before you SELL the home. My clients purchased a home three years ago, and we only had $1,500 in the contract set aside for repairs. Between electrical and plumbing problems, we ... Continue Reading » about Repairs not made when you bought the house may bite you when you sell the house