PHILLY HOME BUYERS HERE ARE YOUR CLIFF NOTES:
FIND YOUR PHILLY HOME AND GET YOUR TAX CREDIT
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Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended and Expanded
Philadelphia Homebuyers Have 1 More Tool to Help Them Decide on Neighborhood
Homebuyers ask us all the time about the amenities of a neighborhood and while we pride ourselves on knowing everything about the areas we sell once in a while we don’t know everything (hard to believe huh?) Walkshed Philadelphia allows users to input any address in the city and see the diversity of amenities within a one-mile radius.
Unlike WalkScore that measures the walkability of a neighborhood this site lets users prioritize the amenities they’d like to measure. Philadelphians and those that wish they were can score 19 different categories, ranging from a Philly CarShare pod, coffee shop, library, farmer’s market, and bus stops to tracking quality-of-life issues like instances of violent crime.
This is one more great tool for a well-informed buyers’ arsenal.
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How to Sell your Philadelphia Home in 30 Days
IS IT TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR HOUSE AND THE MARKET? Pricing your home right from the beginning is 90% of selling it in a timely manner and marketing is the other 10%.
Make no mistake…understanding what the right selling price is from the beginning affects your bottom line.
The market sets the value. The market is the market. Plan and simple.
The #1 Most Common Mistake in Selling a House
“Testing the waters” by pricing your home high at the beginning and reducing it a few weeks later when it hasn’t sold. This is a deadly mistake.
The very most important time in marketing your house is the first 30 days.
Overpricing:
Eliminates the number of potential buyers that see your home
Encourages buyers who are shopping by comparison
Lengthens marketing time, costing you more in mortgage payments, taxes and insurance
Overpricing can result in a lower selling price as buyers often see homes with numerous price reductions as “stale” and less desirable
Agents lose interest when they know a property is overpriced or worse yet they use your home to sell a similar home that is priced for less
GET HELP PRICING YOUR HOME RIGHT THE 1st TIME
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Public Service Announcement: Animal Rescue Needs Your Help
PHILLY HOME BUYERS , SELLERS AND RAVING FANS…
GOT 15 SECONDS?
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the fund food for animals for free. This doesn’t cost you a thing.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
P.S. You can get on their mail list and they’ll send you a reminder email everyday that has the link in it. At the website, on the left side, click on ‘Daily Click Reminders’.
Please pass it along to people you know. It’s so easy, and it helps to take care of our animal friends.
Philadelphia Home Buyer Closing Gifts
Do you have friends or clients who are buying a home? I’m a REALTOR who likes to give very different gifts, depending on whether my clients are buying their first, second or fifth home.
First time buyers are more apt to purchase a home that needs a little work. They don’t have tons of money lying around – after all, they just spent most of their cash on settlement. I’ve found that a gift certificate from Lowes along with a bottle of wine makes renovations easier. Other times, I choose a gift certificate to a nice restaurant in their new neighborhood. In the middle of painting, they can get out, get a break, and enjoy a good meal without worrying about the bill.
Second or third homes are less likely to need major work. For these buyers, I might call Di Bruno Bro’s, the gourmet food shop in Rittenhouse Square. This way they can have a little bite to eat while they watch the moving truck unload. Odds are they haven’t eaten all day and they’re starving. With a gift basket all they have to do is dig in.
Good luck to all homebuyers. Hopefully these little gifts make moving day a little better.
HAVE HOT NEW LISTING DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR INBOX
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