Welcome to pre-fall, or if we're lucky, second summer! It's the third Thursday of September already, and I hope you're well.
I'm launching a website full of fun stuff later this month. A bunch of nice people at Strategy Lab in Regina are helping me with it, including @carterfromsl on the Wordpress for me.
I know what you're saying "wow, a realtor has a website." Hahaha. Well, mine's a little different. By different, I mean informative and fun. A place with some actual resources to learn how to buy or sell a home written to be easy to digest.
Big thanks to
Vickie, Angie, Jamie, Karen, Jana, Dallas, Frank, John and Ryan, who all said goodbye or hello to a home in the past month!
And now, for a laugh, this listing pic fail is from Regina MLS and was actually included in a listing. I guess the agent wasn't much for detail. I call this one Doggy-Do-Don't
I was sitting at the kitchen table of an open house I was hosting in Harbour Landing. I was in an apartment-style condo meaning it has halls and an elevator. The great thing about this development is they allow pets. If you can’t stand pets, then I guess it’s the not-so-great thing about this development.
My open house happened to be a happenin’ in a ground floor unit with a sweet patch of grass just outside the living room window. For two hours, it was a steady stream of steady streams. Right.
The point, of course, when you buy a condo, you need to make sure the building is right for you.
This can mean spending extra time in the unit or just in the parking lot watching what’s going down. Is there heavy traffic? Are dogs peeing on the front window? Do the people coming and going look like the type you can get along with?
If not, it’s time to consider a different development.
Once you move in, it’s too late.
Curtis
Sail
Through Your Sale A Monthly Tip for Home Sellers
People always ask me what they should do to get their home ready to sell. The answer always starts with...
Swiffer the Crap Out of It
You wouldn’t put your car on Kijiji without throwing the McDonald’s bags out of the back seat and wiping the dash. Why would you put your house up for sale and expect a good price if people are walking into a mess?
Buyers use all 5 senses when looking at homes. House smells bad, dirty baseboards, broken light switch. It all makes buyers wonder “if this is the best they can do when they have it up for sale how well do they take care of it on a day-to-day basis.”
So, wash the windows, wipe out the cabinets, clean the fridge…you get the idea.
Strangers are going to look in your closets, open doors, rummage through the storage area and take a peek in the pantry. Don’t give them anything to look at.
If you’re moving anyway, rent a storage bin for the good stuff, take your old bowling trophies to the thrift shop and take the console T.V. to the dump.
Buyers will show their appreciation by making a better offer and your spouse will show their appreciation by baking a cake. Or something like that.
CB
New Listing in Greens
4181 Green Apple Drive Greens On Gardiner $240,000
If you haven't been out to Greens on Gardiner lately, you should go for a
Sunday drive and have a look around. Acre 21 has tons of shopping, including Save-On-Foods, Shoppers, Co-op Gas Bar, Metro Liquor, Boston Pizza and fast food.
I just listed this condo yesterday in Greens. It's a main floor, 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit with close to 1000 sqft of living space. 9 foot ceilings, upgraded stainless appliances, patio, A/C, 2 electrified parking spots and a very well cared for unit.
