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Pets and selling your home | Lewiston Maine Homes For Sale
Pets and selling your home
When preparing your home to sell, it might be a good idea to examine it from a pet’s perspective. My advice is to remove as many excess pet items as possible, in particular toys and food. Make sure you have cleaned up well after your pet, in particular where they are fed, outside dog runs and the location in which you store the litter box. Look for stray fur-balls floating around the floors, and use a lint brush if necessary on your upholstered furnishings and draperies. It might also be wise to repair any damage done by your loveable but perhaps destructive puppies or kittens: Touch up scratched paint or polyurethane, fill in any holes dug by dogs outside in your yard, remove any torn furnishings or carpets, and remove all pet stains. Also, disinfect or deodorize if there are pet smells in the home — a sure turn-off for a prospective buyer, especially one that does not like pets. Hire a professional carpet cleaning company to sanitize and thoroughly clean your carpets before your first showing. Once this is done, you may want to limit the areas in which you allow your pets.
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As I recently wrote about, when you sell a house, the buyers will more than likely have a home inspection completed before they sign the contract. The inspector may turn up something that needs attention or repair, and after the inspection, the buyers may produce a list of items they want repaired as a condition for moving forward on the sale.
When you get the buyers’ list, remember that some…
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Maine Real Estate Tips – Do Needed Repairs Early | Turner Maine Homes
In general, I find there is a chain of events that takes place when an offer comes in on your home. The buyer typically brings in a home inspector who may find a…
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Maine Home Buyers & Sellers ~ Negotiating Factors
Negotiations for the sale of your home can be affected by emotional factors. For example, it is easy to be offended by someone who is making an offer on your property. Even if the buyers love your house, they are trying to negotiate the best possible price and terms. They probably will not let you know how much they want your home until they have negotiated a purchase agreement.
Buyers almost never write offers that please the sellers entirely. Offers and counter offers may be traded back and forth over days or weeks. Terms of the sale will be discussed and deadlines will be set. When there is finally a meeting of the minds, both sides may feel relieved but exhausted by the process. As your real estate agent, my most important job is to act as the intermediary during such negotiations. With my knowledge of today’s home market, current financing, excellent negotiation skills, and up-to-date knowledge of Maine’s tax laws affecting real estate sales, I can help you come up with creative solutions to the challenges that may arise.
If you have any questions or need other tips on selling your home, please contact me at:
Sue Meservier
Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine
Phone: 207-784-2525
Email: sue@meservier.com
Website: www.Meservier.com
Sue Meservier
Meservier & Associates
The Maine Real Estate Network
34 Center Street
Auburn, ME 04210
office: 207-784-2525
email: agent@meservier.com
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