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volume 2, issue 20 september 29 october 5, 2017
How to Sell a
Home During the Fall
As fall quickly approaches, many homeowners begin wood burning fireplace, its recommended you have it
to wonder whether they should sell their home now or inspected and swept yearly.
wait until spring. Just because the summer has officially Tip #3: Decorate & Embrace the Fall Season
ended doesnt meant that homes are not going to be
If you decide to sell your home during the fall, there
sold for the remainder of the year. The fall season can
are many decorating tips, staging tips, and ways to
be a great time to be selling a home. There are many
embrace the fall season. During the fall season, you
pros to selling a home in the fall, but certainly some cons
have some very popular holidays such as Halloween
as well. If you decide that you want to sell your home
andThanksgiving. Dont hesitate on getting your home
during the fall, its important that you understand what
decorated for the upcoming holiday as it can help a
it takes to get it done. Below you will find some of the
potential home buyer envision themselves in your home
best tips on selling a home during the fall.
during these holidays.While its a great idea to decorate
Tip #1:Analyze the Market & PriceYour and embrace the fall season, dont go overboard. Its not
Home Right a good idea to decorate your home with gory Halloween
Its important that if you decide to sell your home in decorations and props.
the fall, you first analyze the current state of your local Tip #4: Clean Up the Exterior
real estate market. First, understanding the type of One feature that todays home buyers want when
market your area is experiencing is important. Is your buying a home is a nice outdoor space. One of the
local real estate market primarily a sellers market, a biggest mistakes that sellers make when selling their
buyers market, or a balanced market? Its important to home in the fall is they neglect the exterior of their
know what type of market your area is experiencing and home. Another very important tip for selling a home 1351708-01
price your home accordingly. Since every real estate during the fall is to ensure that you clean up the exterior
market is different, consult with a local experienced real of your home.
estate agent to find out what type of market your area Tip #5: PrepareYour Home for Showings
traditionally experiences during the fall season. One of the best ways to prepare your home for
Tip #2: Perform Applicable Inspections & Cleanings showings when selling in the fall is to ensure your home
If youre planning to sell your home in the fall, there are smells good. One of the most common reasons a
a few inspections and cleanings that you should tackle, potential buyer is scared away from a home is because
prior to listing your home for sale. there are foul odors. A popular way to make your home
One of the most important components in your home smell good is by baking a cake or pie. Since youre
is the HVAC system. Its recommended by heating and selling your home in the fall, consider baking an apple
cooling professionals that you have your HVAC system or pumpkin pie.Another important tip to prepare your
inspected and cleaned yearly. Since a furnace is not run home for showings during the fall seasons is to make
very often throughout the summer months and is run sure you turn on all the lights in your home. Since the
often during the winter months, depending on where number of daylight hours in the fall decreases, its more
you reside, the fall is a great time to have your HVAC likely your home will be shown when it is dark outside.
system inspected and cleaned. One of the most common Selling a home in the fall can be a great time to sell a
problems resulting from home inspections relates to a home, if the proper steps are taken. The reality is that
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ure, compromise between the buyer and seller is dayshould carefully consider their neighborhoods school monthly mortgage payments, potential homeowner asso-
part of the game when getting to closing. But there district. Encourage buyers to visit the school districts web- ciation dues, utility costs, and real estate taxes. A lenders
are some things buyers should never acquiesceor site to get a map of its exact boundaries. Often, agents will pre-approval will tell buyers how much house they can af-
theyll likely regret their home purchase. Realtor. advertise a property as being near such-and-such school ford, but there other factors determine whether theyll be
com recently asked real estate professionals to weigh area but not necessarily specify the district, which can be financially comfortable. I try to do a lot of pre-planning
in on some of the top items their clients regret about the very confusing, says Tina Maraj, SFR, e-PRO, an agent with clients about what they can really afford, as opposed
home they bought. with RE/MAX of North Orange County in Fullerton, Calif. to what the bank tells you, says Mike Kessler, a broker
It can be a real eye-opener if a buyer closes, and theyre on with TSG Residential in Davidson, N.C. You never want
the floor plan one side of a main street that is the dividing line between to be house poor.
the top-rated and the lowest-rate high schools.
Its difficult and expensive to reconfigure a homes floor the commute
plan. Sarah Garza, MRP, a real estate pro with Trident the neighbors
Homes Realty in Arnold, Md., suggests that if a home does Buyers should make sure they are comfortable with the
not fit your buyers minimum criteria in terms of number Buyers should be cognizant of the condition of neigh- time it takes to get to work. They should drive the route
of rooms and the flow of the main living areas, they should boring homes, as it can affect their future resale value. between the home and their office at the time theyll be
cross it off their list. You can change a layout to make it an You cant change the house in front of you or to the side of commuting. Sometimes, buyers fall in love with all the
open floor plan, but its a lot more difficult to change the you, Maraj warns. And if theres a barking dog every time shiny bells and whistles of a house thats an hour away
bedroom and bathroom count, she says. In the long run, youre viewing the property, thats another thing that you from work, Garza says. I tell them, I know it doesnt mat-
you could end up having a lot of problems and taking on a absolutely cannot change. ter right now because you really love this house, but thats
really big financial undertaking. two hours every day that youll be sitting in the car and not
the budget enjoying your house. Is that worth it to you?
the school district
Tell your clients to consider the expenses beyond
Dont Budge: 7 Compromises You Should Never Make When Buying a
Even buyers who dont have childrenbut wish to one just the list price. For example, theyll want to factor in Home, realtor.com
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aul Gelb almost shudders when a square foot rebate on their water bills
he thinks about a lush, full lawn once they follow the whole procedure,
landscapes in albuquerque sprawled across a homes front
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Gelb said. Thats a big part of our busi-
ness right now and it accounts for a lot of
talks success and saving water Albuquerque. our work.
It can make a big difference for a
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When coupled with the city water People will save anywhere from $500
departments xeric-rebate incentive to $5,000 credit on their water bills
program, its a win-win for the home- from retrofitting old landscape to new
owner and for the city, said Gelb, who landscapes, he said. At one local busi-
has owned and operated Enchantment ness, Gelb ripped out more than 5,000
Landscapes since 1985. The xeric-rebate square feet of lawn, replacing it with
incentive program is for people who hardy mountain grasses, small bushes,
replace high-water-use turf with low- turpentine bushes, Bosnian pine, and
water-use landscape. They also give a $1 other plants. These are plants that have
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low: 130k
high: 825k
Academy West Academy West Bernalillo/Algdones Downtown Area East Los Lunas/Tome Far NE Heights
7404 Arroyo Del Oso Avenue NE 7212 Lantern Road NE 842 Vista Patron 314 12Th Street NW 2 Geraldine Court 11120 Double Eagle NE
$365,000|2463 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $350,000|2306 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $334,900|2561 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $349,000|2529 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $159,900|2160 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $825,000|5322 sq. ft.|4bdr|6ba
Re/Max Select Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Coldwell Banker Legacy Coldwell Banker Legacy Re/Max Elite Keller Williams Realty
(505) 265-5111 New Mexico Properties (505) 892-1000 (505) 828-1000 (505) 798-1000 (505) 983-5151
Ruben A Ortega (505) 798-6300 Michelle L Briand Team Sedoryk Frank Andreone Trish Prien Hardern & Associates Team
MLS # 895679 MLS # 901933 MLS # 901600 MLS # 899824 MLS # 901995 MLS # 892757
09/30 1 PM-3 PM 09/30 1 PM-4 PM 09/30 1 PM-3 PM 09/30 1 PM-3 PM 09/30 1 PM-3 PM 10/01 2 PM-4 PM
Far NE Heights Far NE Heights Foothills North Foothills North Foothills South Foothills South
9600 Pebble Beach Drive NE 9125 Dempsey Drive NE 13532 Canada Del Oso Place NE 5247 Foothills NE 3608 Tewa Court NE 14008 Arcadia Road NE
$584,900|4404 sq. ft.|4bdr|5ba $369,500|2475 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $825,000|3205 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $750,000|2980 sq. ft.|3bdr|4ba $369,900|2429 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $325,000|2355 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba
Coldwell Banker Legacy Re/Max Elite Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Realty One of New Mexico Roadrunner Realty & Investments
(505) 293-3700 (505) 798-1000 New Mexico Properties New Mexico Properties (505) 883-9400 (505) 639-5961
Sharon Knowles Jean A Chavez (505) 798-6300 Tracee K Nicholson (505) 798-6300 Carina Cozby Bobbi Johnson Thomas Hornback
MLS # 901755 MLS # 895511 MLS # 901038 MLS # 900077 MLS # 899854 MLS # 901837
10/01 2 PM-4 PM 10/01 1 PM-3 PM 10/01 11 AM-3 PM 09/30 2 PM-4 PM 10/01 1 PM-3 PM 10/01 11 AM-2 PM
Foothills South Foothills South Four Hills Village Ladera Heights Ladera Heights Los Chavez
628 Vista Abajo Drive NE 1047 Monte Largo Drive NE 20 Silver Hills Road SE 8619 Casa Verde Avenue NW 9619 Mirasol Avenue NW 19 Carrejo Lane
$239,500|1545 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $225,000|1649 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $415,000|3298 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $269,000|2350 sq. ft.|5bdr|3ba $245,000|2594 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $575,000|2933 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba
ERA Sellers & Buyers Real Estate Keller Williams Realty Realty One of New Mexico Dwell Realty LLC Keller Williams Realty Realty One of New Mexico
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southwest mls open house listing information was derived from the southwest multiple 54 listings
southwest mls
this friday - thursday
listing service properties (swmls) as of 2pm on monday. open houses are
run as space allows. information is accurate, but not guaranteed.
low: 130k
high: 825k
NE Edgewood Near North Valley Near North Valley Near North Valley North ABQ Acres Northeast Heights
18 Epoch Road 2604 Teodoro Road NW 3509 Avenida Charada NW 421 Los Arboles Avenue NW 9101 Santa Lucia Avenue NE 8604 Harwood Avenue NE
$199,900|1840 sq. ft.|4bdr|2ba $625,000|1926 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $600,000|3298 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $160,000|1670 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $490,000|2860 sq. ft.|4bdr|4ba $275,000|2409 sq. ft.|5bdr|3ba
Realty One of New Mexico Re/Max Elite 360 Ventures Real Estate Keller Williams Realty Re/Max Elite Realty One of New Mexico
(505) 883-9400 (505) 798-1000 (505) 750-3360 (505) 897-1100 (505) 798-1000 (505) 883-9400
JJ & Janis Lynch Judith A Lucero Lucillle E Shaw Valerie Almanzar Tracy L Denton Charlotte Trone
MLS # 897278 MLS # 902199 MLS # 900522 MLS # 902288 MLS # 898787 MLS # 902282
10/01 1 PM-4 PM 09/30 12 AM-4 PM 09/29 3 PM-5 PM 09/30 1 PM-3 PM 10/01 1 PM-3 PM 09/30 11 AM-1 PM
Northeast Heights Northwest Heights Northwest Heights Northwest Heights Northwest Heights Northwest Heights
11034 Briarwood Terrace NE 5024 Sevilla Avenue NW 4612 Marbella Drive NW 5509 Pegasus Place NW 6201 Whisper Ridge Drive NW 5309 Tierra Amada Street NW
$190,000|1438 sq. ft.|2bdr|2ba $469,000|2558 sq. ft.|4bdr|2ba $353,000|1952 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $309,000|2409 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $299,000|2600 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $239,500|1867 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba
Q Realty(r) Realty One of New Mexico Albuquerque West Properties Realty One of New Mexico Advance Realty CENTURY 21 Camco Realty
(505) 750-0059 (505) 883-9400 (505) 304-1551 Margaret Olivarez (505) 883-9400 (505) 203-1097 (505) 292-2021
Sutter Sugar Remington Properties LLC MLS # 902380 Belinda S Franco Christopher D Cavnar Laura H Warden Nordin
MLS # 902296 MLS # 902530 09/29 3 PM-6 PM,09/30 11 AM-4 MLS # 902032 MLS # 901862 MLS # 902436
10/01 2 PM-4 PM 10/01 12 PM-3 PM PM,10/01 2 PM-5 PM 10/01 1 PM-3 PM 10/01 2:30PM-4 PM 09/30 1 PM-3 PM
Northwest Heights Northwest Heights Northwest Heights Paradise East Paradise East Paradise East
6739 Kayser Mill Road NW 7308 Grange Avenue NW 6905 Sweetbrier Avenue NW 8615 Hillshire Place NW 9908 Benton Street NW 8705 Tia Christina Drive NW
$235,900|2497 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $210,000|1886 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $200,000|1979 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $379,000|3335 sq. ft.|5bdr|4ba $330,000|2547 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $259,900|1940 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba
Realty One of New Mexico Keller Williams Realty ERA Sellers & Buyers Real Estate Coldwell Banker Legacy Realty One of New Mexico Keller Williams Realty
(505) 883-9400 (505) 897-1100 (505) 296-1500 (505) 892-1000 (505) 883-9400 (505) 271-8200
Penny N Howard Valerie Almanzar Michelle Rohl Robert A Dennis Marcelle Vittitow Robert Faithe
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open houses
southwest mls open house listing information was derived from the southwest multiple 54 listings
southwest mls
this friday - thursday
listing service properties (swmls) as of 2pm on monday. open houses are
run as space allows. information is accurate, but not guaranteed.
low: 130k
high: 825k
Paradise West Paradise West Placitas Area Rio Rancho Mid Rio Rancho Mid Rio Rancho MiD
10120 La Paz Drive NW 6124 Park South Place NW 15 First Mesa Court 1340 Sonora Road NE 2425 Manzano Loop NE 850 Treasure Court SE
$185,000|2100 sq. ft.|4bdr|2ba $165,000|2046 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $589,000|3293 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $415,000|2546 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $372,000|2993 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba $269,900|2899 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba
Coldwell Banker Legacy Keller Williams Realty Keller Williams Realty ERA Sellers & Buyers Real Estate Keller Williams Realty Re/Max Southwest Living
(505) 292-8900 (505) 897-1100 (505) 897-1100 (505) 296-1500 (505) 271-8200 (505) 480-5563
James Shive Valerie Almanzar Team Blunier Michelle Rohl Craig Murphy Gregory A Jones
MLS # 902136 MLS # 899934 MLS # 902329 MLS # 885835 MLS # 901992 MLS # 898417
10/01 12 PM-3 PM 09/29 5 PM-7 PM 10/01 12 PM-3 PM 10/01 2 PM-4 PM 10/01 11 AM-2 PM 10/01 2 PM-4 PM
Rio Rancho North Rio Rancho South Rio Rancho South The Rio Grande, Santa Fe Trail, watermelon sunsets
5592 Gladstone Drive NE 1111 26TH Street SE 1924 Tapatio Street SE and the great Sandias...
$239,500|2007 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $359,950|2897 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $290,000|2713 sq. ft.|4bdr|3ba The Old West has taken us many places.
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South Moriarty Southwest Heights UNM SF City Limit SWN SF City Limits NE SF City Limits NE
224 Mi Ranchito Road 10615 Covert Lane SW 916 Jefferson Street NE 1190 Harrison Road 870 Alameda E 514 SANDIA
$280,000|2093 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $130,000|1146 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $235,000|1650 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $369,500| sq. ft.|1bdr|2ba $1,295,000|2320 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $647,000|2127 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba
Coldwell Banker Legacy Keller Williams Realty Sandia Realty Inc. RE MAX Elite Sothebys Int. RE/Washington Dougherty Real Estate Co. LLC
(505) 281-0000 (505) 271-8200 (505) 363-7653 505-798-1000 505-988-8088 505-989-7741
Daniel J Linden Sarah R Griffin Ed Cohen Thomas Duncan Team Stedman/Kehoe/Hirsch Jennifer Tomes
MLS # 902298 MLS # 902555 MLS # 890277 MLS # 201703777 MLS # 201703358 MLS # 201704235
09/30 1 PM-5 PM,10/01 12 PM-4 PM 09/30 1 PM-3 PM 09/30 2 PM-4 PM 10/01 11AM-3PM 10/01 1PM-3PM 10/01 1PM-4PM
UNM South Uptown Uptown SF City Limits NE SF City Limits NW SF City SE North
511 Richmond Drive SE 7701 Hendrix Avenue NE 4009 Alta Monte Avenue NE 915 Bishops Lodge Rd. 1725 Ridge Pointe Loop 124 Mateo Circle N
$349,000|2963 sq. ft.|5bdr|3ba $350,000|3088 sq. ft.|5bdr|3ba $210,000|1459 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $695,000|2507 sq. ft.|3bdr|3ba $449,000|1455 sq. ft.|3bdr|2ba $497,500|2078 sq. ft.|3bdr|4ba
Realty One of New Mexico Keller Williams Realty ERA Sellers & Buyers Real Estate Keller Williams Sothebys Int. RE/Grant Hardy & Company
(505) 883-9400 (505) 271-8200 (505) 296-1500 505-983-5151 505-988-2533 505-629-0010
Marie-Claire Turner Nicole L Vaquera Sharon L Stovall Renee Edwards Penelope Vasquez Stephen Hardy
MLS # 901095 MLS # 902337 MLS # 901888 MLS # 201704482 MLS # 201702411 MLS # 201701925
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