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To some people, the idea of paying third parties to find you a home, close the sale, and later, help you sell your home, seems like a formality they can live without. But there are many more jobs I perform for you, and the most important is your protection.
When your home is listed with me, it’s marketed worldwide, including to other real estate professionals. The first place it’s listed is in the Multiple Listing Service, which has compensation rules that allow other licensed professionals to bring their qualified homebuyers to see your home. When your home sells, the other brokerage is compensated by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate.
The reason this system has worked so well for decades is that the only homebuyers who will see your home are motivated, understand the process, are willing to take the appropriate steps, and are ready to buy.
Unrepresented homebuyers may come to your door and ask to see your home, but beware. They think your listed home is an open invitation to look around. This can create security considerations. Other buyers simply aren’t quite ready to buy, or they’d have their own real estate professional. Whatever their reasons, they’re strangers who haven’t been vetted and shouldn’t cross your threshold.
It’s best not to discuss your home, your reasons for selling, or provide other information to unrepresented buyers. If you're home is listed with me, give them my card. I can verify that they are ready, willing, and able buyers. I only represent sellers on my listings so if potential buyers want representation, I will gladly refer them to someone else to represent them.
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An important benefit of homeownership is that you can design and decorate the property to your tastes, but sometimes you need a few ideas to get started. Should you paint or wallpaper? Should you stay safe with neutrals or go wild with color? The answers may lie in trendspotting for 2019.
Color over neutrals. This is the year to embrace color – reds, blues, greens and yellows in tones that look terrific against a backdrop of black and white. Meanwhile, grays as neutrals have had their day.
Patterns. The global look of Ikat, Morrocan Trellis, and Shibori is giving way to large classical florals with a modern edge, including bohemian abstracts. Consider the lush wallpaper and fabric patterns of Timorous Beasties.
Style-mixing. Mid-century modern and minimalistic décor have been hugely popular over the last few years, but now the styles are looking dated. One reason why is that to be most effective, they’re rarely mixed with other styles making a home look more like a museum. Feel free to mix furniture and accessories of compatible eras.
Comfort. While metal, acrylics and wood furniture look great, don’t be afraid to soften the edges. You’ll see sumptuous fabrics overlaying stuffed chairs and sofas. Make your bedding inviting with plush duvets filled with lightweight down.
Other trends include one-of-a-kind artisan goods such as bronze sculpture, oil, acrylic and mixed media paintings; lighter than darker wood floors, and accents of brass, pewter and chrome.
Whatever you choose, it’s your home, so enjoy!
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Grand Rapids, MI 49525
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