What do you think will sell faster and for more money?
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A used car that has been cleaned inside and out and has a nice wax job... or the same car but dirty with bird crap all over it and fast food wrappers in the back seat?
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Obviously the clean car!
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Take pride in your home and get it cleaned before your very first showing.
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You are the only one who can control that aspect of the sale.
The home owner usually pays the commissions for all agents involved
If you are selling your home, typically you will pay your agents commission AND the buyers agents commission.
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In this situation, the buyers do not pay a dime towards commissions.
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Keep this in mind when preparing to sell your home.
Remove all time stamps from your homes marketing pictures
Save the time stamps for your personal family pictures... and not when trying to sell the most expensive item you personally own (your home).
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If your agent leaves a time stamp at the bottom of your properties marketing pictures, not only is it unprofessional, its lazy.
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Call your agent out on it!
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Happy Mother's Day!
If you want top dollar, don't make your home sale contingent upon you finding a replacement property
You will have less agents showing your home if you have this contingency.
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Most agents want to get paid now and they don't want to wait around for you to find your next home.
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Less agents showing your home means less of a chance of a bidding war... and that means less money for you.
The market could be preventing you from buying a home
If you are not able to find a home to purchase... your not alone.
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The San Fernando Valley has recently had record low inventory. That means there are very few homes for sale!
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Because there are so many buyers out there, it is hard to outwork the competition.
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Here are a couple of ways to get your offer accepted:
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Have a big down payment... 20% is average these day.
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lower you inspection periods. You don't need 17 days to do an inspection. Get it done in 7.
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Write a personal letter to the seller. Most buyers don't do this. Be different.
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Stay optimistic. You will find a home.
Episode 3 of The #AskDanielLosAngeles Show
In this episode of The #AskDanielLosAngeles Show, I answer the following real estate questions:
-So far we have put in 2 offers, and they both got rejected. We really want to buy a house in Burbank but nothing seems to be working out for us. What are we doing wrong?
-I'm ready to buy a home. What is the first step I should take?
-Who pays for the appraisal? Is it the seller or the buyer?
-When you get multiple offers on a property you are selling, how do you decide which offer to pick?
How can you consistently be in front of relevant potential buyers for your home?
How can you consistently be in front of relevant potential buyers for your home?
Retargeting is key.
Once someone views your marketing video on Instagram or Facebook, you can retarget them using Facebook's retargeting tools.
You know they are interested because they viewed the video once, therefore, you should constantly market to them until the home sells.
Say what is unique about your home and push that to sell for top dollar
Your home has something unique about it.
It may be hard to find sometimes... buts it's there.
Once you get it, push that to the buyers and watch it sell for top dollar!
Episode 2: Burbank's "Imperial Vintage Guitars"
With almost 100,000 Instagram followers, Burbank's Imperial Vintage Guitars knows how to market their business and their high end guitars. Selling guitars and selling houses are oddly very similar. I set out to learn the marketing tricks Imperial Vintage Guitars implements with hopes that I can use the same tactics to sell properties faster and for top dollar.
In this episode of The #DanielLosAngelesAsksShow, I talk with the manager of Imperial Vintage Guitars about:
-Imperial Vintage Guitars mission.
-Why Burbank was chosen for the store location.
-How they were able to get about 100,000 Instagram followers.
-How we both advertise what is unique about our products (houses and guitars) in order to sell it for top dollar.
-How they speak from the heart about their guitars in order to drive emotion in the customer and ultimately end up with a sale.
Thank you Marco Natividad for filming & editing this episode!
Thank you for your attention.