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Selling your home can end in a quagmire of problems if you don't have the experience and expertise to deal with it.

Here we present various articles on selling your home and what to watch out for.

Of course, we recommend using a Realtor to help you navigate this important event in your life.

The Impact of Home Staging on Selling Your Home

May 18, 2015 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

Last month we talked about how home buyers are likely to offer more money for a staged home, and we’re talking a substantial sum. But there is a greater impact on the prospective buyer than just the willingness to offer a higher price on the home. These reasons include; the staging impacts the buyer’s final […]

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California Home Buyers Offer More for a Staged Home

April 20, 2015 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

Here’s some documented evidence showing what home buyers are willing to offer on a home that is professionally staged. Up to 32% of buyers would offer 1% to 5% more for a home that is staged. On a $500,000 home, that could mean up to $25,000 more for the seller. Not only that, but up […]

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How We Market Your House To Sell Fast

Great! So you’ve made the decision to sell your house with Guthrie Group Homes. (If not, we hope our marketing plan will convince you to.) While we’re busy getting things ready for you, please download our free home seller guide, Preparing to Put Your House on the Market, here. So you’ll know what to expect, below […]

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Safety First When It Comes to Selling Your Home

January 20, 2015 By Ken Guthrie 1 Comment

When it comes time to sell your home, there are certain safety guidelines that you should be aware of, not only for your own protection, but for the safety of prospective buyers, visitors, and your agent. Valuables – Take your keys, cash and credit cards with you when leaving the house. Medications – Remove prescriptions […]

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5 Things That Change the Day You Become a Landlord 5 Things That Change the Day You Become a Landlord 

Keeping your old house and renting it out sounds simple. It's manageable — but five things change the day a tenant moves in, and every one of them is easier to handle before than after.

🏦 Your lender — most primary-residence mortgages require you to move in and live there for a set period first. Confirm where you stand before you plan around it.

🛡️ Your insurance — a standard homeowner's policy doesn't cover a home rented out long-term, and a landlord policy generally runs about 25% more.
📋 Your HOA — rental caps, minimum lease terms, and approval processes are the reason some owners can't take this path at all.

🔑 Your tenant — screening, a proper lease, security deposit rules, and your state's and city's landlord-tenant law. This is the part that goes wrong when it's rushed.

⏰ Your time — a few hours a month in a quiet stretch, and whole days when something breaks or someone moves out. The 2 a.m. water heater call is real.

Nothing on that list is a reason not to do it. All of it is a reason to do it on purpose.

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Why are more owners asking whether to rent out the Why are more owners asking whether to rent out the house they're leaving?⁣
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Two things. Just over half of homeowners with a mortgage are carrying a rate below 4%, while a new loan today costs closer to 6.7%. That old rate is an asset, and selling means handing it back.⁣
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And the market has loosened. There's more unsold inventory than there's been in over a decade, and homes are taking longer to move.⁣
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Put those together and you get what now has a name: the accidental landlord — someone who listed, didn't get the number they wanted, and rented the place out instead. That group recently hit a three-year high.⁣
It's still a small slice of the market, and it isn't the right answer for everyone. But it's a real question now, and the owners who come out ahead are the ones who decide on purpose, before they list, with the numbers in front of them.⁣
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