For Sellers
Selling Your Ocean City Home Yourself? Needless Financial Headaches Might Cost You
May 15, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
Are you planning to sell your Ocean City home without the services of a real estate agent? If that’s the case you had better start a cram course in financing. How much money will you want down? How will you determine the prospect’s credit history? How much cash should you get with the offer? Will you [...]
Ocean City Home Selling Tips: What is a Home Appraisal?
May 2, 2012 by Monica McNamara · 1 Comment
True, a real estate agent can suggest a selling price for your home if you intend to list it with their office. This is common practice and a part of the value of selling through a REALTOR. However, this should not be construed as an official appraisal. An appraisal is the valuation of your property by a [...]
Ocean City Real Estate Tips: How Can A REALTOR® Help?
April 25, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
Selling your home on your own, puts you at a decided disadvantage. On the other hand, selling your home through a REALTOR® will bring you as much or more profit – with none of the attendant problems and headaches you can expect when you try to sell it on your own. I realize that many [...]
Ocean City MD Real Estate Tips-WALKING IN SELLER’S MOCCASINS
April 17, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
As a home buyer, you have made an offer to the seller which was much lower than the asking price. If the seller has countered the offer you made, you are now in the same position the seller was in when he received your offer. As the Indians say, “you are now walking in his [...]
Ocean City, MD Home Seller Tips: Love at First Sight? I Hope So
April 3, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
The better the condition of your Ocean City home, the better price it will bring and the quicker it will sell. In a slow market, poor condition may very well mean that the home will not sell at all, given the competition of other homes that may be in better or newer condition. Most people [...]
Key Pointers When Selling Your Ocean City, MD Home or Condo
March 28, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
Here are some key points to remember when selling your home: 1. Let your real estate agent do all the negotiating. 2. Look at all offers, even if they are low. Your agent has an obligation to present all offers. Some buyers feel they have to make a low offer to reassure themselves that they [...]
Walk-Through Prior to Closing-PLEASE
March 20, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
The purpose of the final walk-through is really simple and can take as little as 15 minutes, depending on the size of the house. This is the event where the buyer validates that the condition of the house did not change during the final weeks of the seller’s ownership. It gives the buyer assurance that [...]
Ocean City Home/Condo Improvements Can be a Costly Mistake for Your Home Sale-Find Out Why
March 13, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
Did you know it can be a costly mistake to pay for expensive home improvements before putting your house on the market? Only if your condo or home has a deficiency that could prevent it from being sold should you go through the major improvement route. Here are some reasons to support this theory: 1. [...]
Your Ocean City Home or Condo Must Be Seen To Be Sold
March 6, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
One way to help your real estate agent sell your Ocean City home is to make it available. Selling a home is not unlike any other kind of selling. If a department store is usually closed, it cannot sell its merchandise. You can imagine how long a store like that would be in business. I’ve [...]
Ocean City Real Estate Tips-The Offer To Buy Your Home or Condo
February 14, 2012 by Monica McNamara · Leave a Comment
You are selling your Ocean City home or condo. A prospective buyer inspects it, likes it, and decides to make an offer. You can depend on human nature. He will try to have you accept an offer lower than your asking price. This is a time to calm down and evaluate the offer. Now what? [...]
