Colts Neck Beauty…..Not!
January 15th, 2009 Categories: Selling Advice
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I was out to dinner the other night with a few of my girlfriends when our attention turned to the beautiful women whom was engaged in some heavy(PDA) public displays of affection with a man that many would say was NOT attractive.
Surely a woman of her stature would date an Adonis type male.
I had to explain to the ladies that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
There are many reasons why we may be attracted to the opposite sex.
Who are we to say what the definition of beauty is?
Same holds true in the Real Estate world.
One of my clients recently asked me why the house down the street sold prior to her home selling?
To her surprise, the house down the street was not as beautiful as hers in her opinion and more expensive.
Although 
I agreed with her, unfortunately, beauty is not ours to define for others.
To that particular buyer, the worn down home has something that sparks their interest beyond physical beauty. The inside may be more important than the outside.
Now when I hear a seller wanting to up the price because they feel their home is better, nicer or more beautiful than those listed, I quickly tell the story of the not so attractive man.
Honestly, nothing beats a dose of humility and some good CMA’s. 
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To Sell or Not To Sell Your NJ Home During the Holidays?
December 4th, 2007 Categories: Selling Advice
I have been asked this question so many times recently that I am completely exhausted from repeating myself.
Should You Take Your Home Off the Market During the Holiday Season????
The simple answer is that there isn’t a simple answer. Hey! Wait one minute, “You’re a Realtor”. “You’re not going to convince me to sell?”, you say…. NO I’M NOT!
I am here to tell you that I completely understand your position. Although I am a realtor, I am also a homeowner and a homeowner that has had her own home listed in the past so I completely understand the pressure to keep a home in tip top shape for showings.
My advice is to first talk to those most important in your life, your Family. Then I would talk to your Attorney and Accountant and lastly I would talk to your Realtor. Together, I’m sure you will come up with the right answer that suits your lifestyle.
If you still need help, take the following into consideration:
1. Do you need to sell?
If you don’t and your tired of cleaning the house and have too much going on with the kids and holiday parties then I would say “Take it Off”.
2. Are you just testing the market?
If you are not serious and just wanted to see if you would get your asking price then I would say “Take it Off”.
3. Are you Relocating?
If you “Need” to move, lets say you have a job offer and you have to be somewhere within a certain time period then I would say “Keep it On”.
4. Are you unhappy with your real estate agent?
If you have talked with your realtor and expressed how you are feeling and have tried to make your partnership work and you still are not happy then I would say “Take it off”.
5. Are you in financial distress?
If time is of the essence and you have to sell because you haven’t paid your mortgage or you know that soon you won’t be able to pay or you feel that the burden of the payments are too much for you to handle then I would say “Keep it On”.
I will say this; I personally like showing homes during the holiday season. I love to see the homes in all their glory with the beautiful decorations. Whether it be for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza, I love to see all the different decorations that represent each culture and to see all the love that has gone into the children’s art work that is displayed throughout the home.
I do believe that the people that are out looking for homes during this time of year are serious buyers.
I wish you all the best of luck. It’s a tough decision. Please feel free to contact me personally if you should have any questions about selling your New Jersey home during the holiday season.
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Hi! I'm Tyler.
I'm always sitting under my Mom's desk as she does her Real Estate work.
No one knows who I am so I thought I'd create this blog and introduce myself.
I am a 4 year old Pomeranian. I live in Colts Neck New Jersey and my mom is a Real Estate agent who works for Better Homes Realty, the Colts Neck office.
Please check in often as I will be blogging all about the upcoming news and life underneath my Mom's desk! Plus my mom herself and some contributing writers will also be hanging around to talk Real Estate. Hope to hear from you soon.
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