Laura Riddle - Sell Your Home Now: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Common Mistakes, Selling Faster, and Making More Money

Sell Your Home Now: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Common Mistakes, Selling Faster, and Making More Money

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Riddle, Laura, 1971-

Sell your home now : the complete guide to overcoming common mistakes, selling faster, and making more money / by Laura Riddle.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-025-8 (alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 1-60138-025-9 (alk. paper)

1. House selling--United States. 2. Residential real estate--United States. I. Title.

HD259.R53 2010

643.120973--dc22

2009046908

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Dedication

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

King Solomon, Proverbs 24: 3-4

Author Acknowledgments:

Especially, I thank God for inspiring me to write a book and then opening the doors to get it published. I would also like to thank my real estate professor, Dave Wick; my publisher, Doug Brown, and all the staff at Atlantic Publishing Group; my editors, Erin Everhart and Chrissy Coleman; and my family, friends, and clients.

Foreword

T here is power in preparing yourself for success. As an agent active in real estate for more than 20 years, I have helped many clients realize success as I guide them through the preparation and sale of their home. My goal is to work with my client on keeping the vision and moving forward until their property sells in the fastest possible time and for the most money.

Laura Riddles Sell Your Home Now: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Common Mistakes, Selling Faster, and Making More Money has made the process of preparing your home for sale so simple that your chances at finding a great buyer will increase exponentially simply by following her advice.

This book shows you the roadmap to successfully selling your home. It is a book packed with years of wisdom and knowledge. Real estate agent and seasoned home seller Riddle walks readers through the entire selling process, from the basics right through to, ultimately, a successful sale.

Preparing for success requires both a mental and physical effort on the part of the seller. Riddle details vital information on how to mentally prepare for the selling process by emphasizing that it is a business transaction and by suggesting that readers visit other homes for sale, especially homes that will be in direct competition. She gives equally expert advice on preparing the home physically a dynamic key to success. She provides step-by-step instructions on how to get your home ready for sale prior to listing it with an agent, which helps to ensure maximum profit. Riddle discusses the staging of a home inside and out, as well as tips and tricks on decluttering, cleaning, painting, and installing new carpet. She goes even further by providing practical advice through not only her own successes, but from other agents and home sellers in case studies.