Copyright © 2014- 2019 AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   Be smart. Be informed. “Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t” (Pete Seeger). This article is written especially for prospective home Sellers, interested in preserving their hard fought home owner equity. After all, it’s your money.   Mortgage lenders are now paying very close attention to the appraisal, and when an appraisal comes in low, it can be the death knell of many a transaction – especially if the buyer has no cash (or very little cash), and are unable, or unwilling to make up the…

Copyright © 2014- 2019  AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   So far, you’ve done everything right. On the front end, the most important thing you did was establish an ask price that was competitive for your specific market. My previous post entitled “How To Intelligently Determine The Market Value Of Your Home” provides solid, no-nonsense advice on how to establish this figure. Your goal should be to sell your home “at market”, in a timeframe that does not venture far from the median days on market (DOM) figure for your particular locale.   You should know what this median DOM figure is for…

Copyright © 2014- 2019  AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   We live in a culture of instant gratification, so it’s no surprise that in the age of the Internet, deriving the value of a home should be no different. Just type in your address, click your heels three times, and “POOF”, there you have it, an instant home value that satisfies your ego, pays off the mortgage, and leaves you with a boatload of equity left over for the golden years.   Before we get started, let me get something off my chest. I really don’t like broad, sweeping, generalizations. When I hear…

Copyright © 2014- 2019  AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   Many of our seller clients are confused by the type of listing relationship they have with Landfall Properties, LLC. Reminds me of a trip I recently took to the grocery store several weeks back. I walk in to grab some English muffins. You know, the real ones, that is, Thomas’ English Muffins, the Original.  So I go to checkout and the clerk says: “You can have a second bag for free”  Looking confused, I reply: “You mean you’ll give me a second bag for FREE?”. I was dumbfounded, because I felt…

Copyright © 2014- 2019 AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   In the year 2019, the manner in which real estate is identified, bought, and sold is far different from what it was in the pre-Internet era. Now I realize I might be dating myself here, but back in the “old days”, back in the late 1980’s for instance, buyers interested in purchasing a property had to rely almost exclusively on the real estate broker community for information about available housing inventory. In the old days, brokers tightly controlled access to the inventory of housing. Three pound, three inch thick printed Multiple…

Copyright © 2014- 2019  AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   When it comes time to sell your home, it’s time to get selfish. As in, “What’s in it for me?” And why shouldn’t you. While every home seller situation varies, many of you have likely paid tens of thousands improving, expanding, or renovating your property. Others may have bought at an inopportune time (i.e. market peak of 2006-2008). For whatever reason, it’s time to sell, and you want to leave the closing table with more than a handshake. You want that money back.   It’s important to know that real estate markets…

Copyright © 2014- 2019  AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   This is a critical article. Why? Because it’s going to provide an actual, provable example of how you can double your home sale commission savings. Let’s talk real numbers here, and use actual transaction specifics involving an actual Landfall Properties, LLC listing client.  The property involved in this transaction is located at 4 Thatcher Lane, Amherst, NH 03031. This is a NH example, although this same scenario is available anywhere Landfall Properties, LLC holds a brokerage license, currently CT, FL, MA, ME, NH, and VT (coming soon to RI and NY).…

  Copyright © 2014- 2019  AUTHOR: Paul R. Marino, REALTOR®, e-Pro®   This article is important to you home sellers out there that have wisely chosen to go the Flat Fee MLS listing route, or, in our case, even better, you’ve gone the FREE, Flat Fee MLS listing route. Even if you’ve been half asleep looking over some of our articles, you’ve probably figured out by now you’re going to save a serious amount of money by listing with Landfall Properties, LLC. Straight out of the chute you’re going to save at least 3% of your sale price. The chances of recouping…