“No-No’s” for Would-Be Home Sellers, or “What’s the Opposite of an Achilles’ Heel?” My #1 piece of advice for would-be home sellers prepping for market this Spring (or any other time of year) is, “make everything consistent.” Which suggests this corollary: “don’t over-improve.” In fact, there are two kinds of over-improvements: 1) within the home; and...Read More
One Size Four Sizes Fit All “Knowledge is good.” –Inscription on statue at Faber College (fictional home of “Animal House”) It’s hard to argue with good-but-generic advice like “price carefully,” “be prepared,” and “first impressions count.” But, I otherwise didn’t glean anything especially insightful or useful from Money Magazine’s “2014 Real Estate Guide.” And I...Read More
