10 Open House Tips to Impress Buyers
An Open House is an opportunity for you to wow buyers! But, as the old saying goes, “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” Buyers get to enter your home and give a “test drive” to see if it will work for their needs and their family. It’s your time to get someone to fall in love with your home! Tip #1 – Maximize your foot traffic by holding your open house on Saturdays and Sundays between 11 am and 5 pm. Be sure to avoid holidays, unofficial holidays (like the Superbowl), and community events. Tip #2 – If you have a Realtor, let your agent host…
Keep Cool This Summer!
Florida summers and the temperature outside …aaagggghhh! Anyone who lives in Florida knows how challenging it is to keep cool in the summer. Here are 8 of the best tips on how you can make your house cooler as the temperatures continue to rise. Keeping the blinds closed, or upwards will prevent rays of heat and sun from sneaking into your home. But if you are like me, and love the light, then you can still keep cool by closing them during the sunniest part of the day. If you have a beautiful view, this is the fix! It’s also the method we chose to use in our home. 30%…
Flat Fee MLS Podcast
In this May 2019 edition of our real estate podcast, we discuss Flat Fee MLS. When it comes to the ways a homeowner can put their home on the market, there is now a new addition to the playing field…. Flat Fee MLS brokerage. But is this option for everyone looking to sell their home? And, if you choose to go with a Flat Fee MLS service instead of a Full Brokerage listing, what are the pros and the cons? In this episode of the Bortz Team Real Estate Podcast, we will discuss the pros and cons of a Flat Fee MLS listing. Did you know that on a Flat…
DO OPEN HOUSES SELL HOMES?
After 22 years a a full-time real estate agent (Realtor), this question still looms in the industry. Do open houses sell homes? I got into this business back when the only technology we had was beepers, there was no Zillow that consumers could use to access homes. Fast forward to 2023, and I am surprised how many sellers still want to have an open house even though the majority of times the result is naught. Back then there was no other way for Realtors to attract potential buyers besides running ads in the newspaper, doing caravans, and open houses. Even with the advancement of the 21st Century, the internet, multiple…
Tips to Sell Your Home
Are you preparing to put your home on the market? We have proven tips to sell your home! Whether you are will enlist the help of a Realtor or try on your own as a “FSBO”, there are some things you need to before you put your home on the market. This is part one of a 2- part post because of the number of sure fire tips to sell your home we have amassed over a 19 year real estate career. The tips in this blog will help to sell your house quicker as well as help to improve your resale value. In fact, you could call them tips…
Outdated Home Trends
Before you put your home on the market, take an inventory to see if you have outdated home trends in your living space? With so much inventory on the market and fewer buyers, they can afford to be picky about the homes they choose to purchase. Even though many people live in homes that were built between the 1970’s and the late 1990’s, you should always update during your ownership time of the home. It does not have to cost a lot to make some changes to your home so buyers don’t see “outdated home trends” when they come to tour your home. Even though most people have long ago…
