Do I need to hire a professional cleaning company before moving out?

Was your home professionally cleaned just hours before you officially accepted a buyers offer on your home?

If so, make sure to get your home professionally cleaned right before you deliver your sold home to that new buyer.

Was your home in need of a deep clean at the time the buyer’s offer was accepted? Good!

No need to get a professional cleaning company to come out and clean the home.

The point here is to deliver the home to the buyer in substantially the same condition that it was in when you accepted the buyer’s offer to purchase your home.

Who is responsible for paying the "supplemental tax" bill?

You already put down a huge down payment when buying a house... you are tapped out.

But then, SURPRISE… here comes a supplemental tax bill in the mail!

It's terrible, but it's part of the home buying process and you have to pay it.

I know the pain... I had to pay that bill myself when I bought my home.

Keep in mind everyone pays a different tax amount, so make sure to ask your real estate agent (or me, wink wink) what the tax amount will be for the home you are interested in buying.

That way there are no surprises, and you can budget for that bill and your down payment.

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Beware of the Supplemental Tax Bill

Under current California law, after there is a change in ownership of a home, the property is reassessed.

The supplemental bill is paid by the buyer of the home and covers the difference between the previously assessed value taxes and the newly assessed value when you purchased the home.

Think of it as a catch-up bill.

For example, the home you just purchased was last sold back in 1970 for $50K, you now bought that home for $750K.

The supplemental tax bill covers the difference between the $50K and $750K.

The tax in this example is going to be around $5,000.

You may see the supplemental bill within a few months of buying your home.

You may also receive a supplemental tax bill for changes that add property value, like adding square footage or special features like a swimming pool or fireplace.

Is the holiday season a good time to sell property?

Homebuyers are very frustrated and upset that their offers have not been getting accepted.

Some buyers give up... but most are getting more focused than ever.

They are determined to get their offer accepted before the year ends.

These types of buyers along with low inventory will make for an interesting end to 2019.

What is virtual staging?

I'm always going to recommend first that you do real staging when trying to sell your property.

You want buyers to fall in love with your home the second they walk in.

Staging will allow the buyer’s emotions drive their purchasing decision.

If you refuse to have your home staged, virtual staging is the next best thing.

I have even had my graphic designer work with the current furniture that is in the home.

The designer can use their digital furniture in conjunction with your real furniture.

That way you don't have to move a single piece of furniture at your home and your marketing pictures will still end up looking great.

Virtual staging is better than showing an empty room

If you are getting ready to sell your property, you should consider staging your home.

That is when a home stager comes in and furnishes your house with modern, new, clean furniture. It makes your home look like a model home.

The problem with staging is that it costs money. The minimum cost will be around $3k.

If you refuse to do that, you should consider virtual staging.

This is where you take a picture of an empty room in your house, then a graphic designer edits the picture and ads computer-generated furniture.

In most cases, your marketing pictures will end up looking great.

You will definitely get a lot of attention to your online listing and will bring people in to see your home.

The problem arises when the buyer shows up to tour the home.

They came to see a beautiful model looking home and they end up taking a tour of a bunch of empty rooms.

This is not the ideal situation to put a buyer in.

But, virtually staged photos are better than showing a vacant room or a room filled with furniture from the 1980's.

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