Category Archives: For Sellers

What Didn’t The Buyer Like?

After deciding to sell their home (which is a big decision, by the way) most people spend a couple of weekends clearing out some closets, maybe touching up paint and giving the house a general cleaning.  They think that they are ready to go on the market and then their big, bad agent shows up ...

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New Orleans Real Estate FAQ | Are Lockboxes Safe to Use When Selling My Home?

So, you’ve decided to sell your home and the agent gets to the little check box on the listing agreement that asks if you are willing to have a lockbox installed on your home.  Most sellers don’t think twice about it, but occasionally we get asked about how safe it is to have a box ...

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Considering a Remodel? Think About Resale Before Making Changes to Your New Orleans Home

We go through a lot of houses every week.  Some of them are fantastic, some of them not so much, but there are always one or two that make the buyers ask “what is this room for?” or “what were they thinking?”

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New Orleans Real Estate FAQ | Who Orders the Appraisal?

Buyers and sellers alike often have questions about the appraisal process.  Sometimes, we’ll have a home seller who offers up an existing appraisal on their home in the hopes of speeding up the process or ensuring that the value contained in it is used.  They are usually disappointed when we tell them that it can’t ...

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Where is my SOLD sign?

One of the first questions we usually get from a home seller when they have accepted a contract is “when do I get a sold sign?” However, there is much more to completing a successful sale than just negotiating and accepting an offer on your home and putting that sold rider on the sign might just ...

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New Orleans Real Estate FAQ | What is a Back-up Offer?

With so many homes to choose from in the New Orleans real estate market, we aren’t seeing multiple people lining up for the same house or as many back up offers as we used to.  However, from time to time, it does still happen.

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New Orleans Real Estate FAQ | How Do I Prepare for an Open House?

Holding an open house, whether for the public or for other REALTORs, can be a quick and easy way to expose your home to a large number of people in a short period of time.  

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