Sacramento Real Estate Blog

DIY Home Projects to Build Property Value

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Have some time on your hands and the desire to get the most bang for you buck when you sell your property? It’s time to become a DIY master. No, we’re not talking about decoupaging a new memory box. We’re talking about real upgrades to your home that will increase the sale price. Do-it-yourself home … Continued

How to Disinfect Your House During an Epidemic

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Community illnesses are scary, whether it’s an annual flu or something more serious like the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus. You hunker down, stay home, and stock up on pasta so you can eat in for the next few weeks. The best advice is to stay home — but what if your home is covered in … Continued

5 Tips for Selling a Townhouse Fast

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Have a hot townhouse on your hands? Selling fast can be a challenge, depending on the type of buyers in your area. Townhomes are typically bigger than condos, consisting of at least two stories, but they aren’t as big as a lot of single family home. This can mean you need to track down a … Continued

How to Prepare Your Home for a Lucrative July Sale

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Wondering about the best time to sell your Sacramento home? Turns out, summer isn’t just for lemonade stands and trips to the coast. It’s also the best time to sell a house. Families like to move in the summer so they can get settled in before the new school year begins. Childless professionals may also … Continued

Listing Your Home? How to Declutter Each Room

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So, you want to sell your home? You can successfully list your home for 3-5% more if you have a cleared out, decluttered property. Fair or not, potential buyers just have a hard time seeing themselves in your home if you have piles of laundry in the corner or bags of recycling sitting out. But … Continued

How to Calculate Home Equity

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Knowing when to sell your home is a tricky business. One major factor, perhaps the most important factor, is timing the sale to maximize your equity. What does that mean? You don’t want to sell your home in July if it could be worth more in December (during which time you’ll also pay down your … Continued

What to Know About Spring Floods and Your Home

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Spring showers are around the corner. Are you ready? Even if you don’t exactly live in a flood plain, you might be surprised at how quickly moisture can create serious damage in your property. In colder temperatures, snow melting combines with spring shower to create conditions that are prime for basement flooding and other issues. … Continued

How Long Does It Take to Sell a House?

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You’ve decided to move out of your Sacramento home. Should you start looking for your new abode now, or wait until you’ve got some nibbles on your current property? And how long does it take to sell a house, anyway? While the amount of time your home sits on the market depends on a lot … Continued

What is Escrow? Understanding Escrow Accounts for Home Sales

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If you’ve ever bought or sold real estate (or even thought about it), you’ve probably heard to term “escrow.” But what is escrow? For many home buyers and sellers, it’s a vague financial concept. In reality, escrow is a helpful part of many traditional home sales. It keeps money secure during the transition from one … Continued

Selling a House with Foundation Issues: What to Know

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You’ve heard about cracked foundations, but that could never happen to you, right? The bad news is that foundation issues often creep up over time and take you by surprise. By the time you notice a diagonal crack or other visual sign of foundation issues — you’re in deep. The foundation isn’t the part of … Continued