When Should You Get Help From a Professional Stager?

Obviously when you sell your home, you want to present it in the most appealing way possible. So, is using a professional stager important?

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Is using a professional stager important? Actually, it depends. Typically, we only need to bring in a professional about 10% of the time. To determine what the case is for your home, we will come out to your home and take a look for ourselves.

Generally, most of the homes we visit tend to look very inviting.

Most of the time, we notice that people tend to have very good tastes. Generally, most of the homes we visit tend to look very inviting. The only way we can say whether or not you should use a stager is by visiting your home. If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Pre-qualified or Pre-approved: What’s the Difference?

There is a difference between being pre-qualified for a mortgage and being pre-approved.

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I’d like to take a minute to address a frequently asked question: “What’s the difference between being pre-qualified for a mortgage and being pre-approved for a mortgage?” If you’ve been pre-qualified, it means your lender has only taken a cursory look at your financial information. While they’ve checked your credit score, for the most part pre-qualified means your lender has taken down your information and made a presumptive decision before they begin the rigorous process of verifying the information you’ve provided. In short, prequalified means you’ve spoken with a lender about your financial situation.

Being pre-approved shows sellers that you are serious and know your purchasing power.

If you’ve been pre-approved, it means your lender has gone through that verification process and has documented your finances. In addition to a credit check, they’ve taken the time to contact your employer and verify your income. In regard to your credit, pre-approved means your lender has looked deeper into your credit report than your score, having examined your bills to verify their accuracy and your credit history. When you are pre-approved, you are very close to being able to close on a home. When we represent a seller, we are always looking for a pre-approval over a pre-qualification. While pre-qualification indicates a lender’s best guess, when a buyer is pre-approved for a mortgage it shows the seller that the buyer is more serious about closing and knows their purchasing power. If you’d like us to answer any questions you have in a future video, or you’d like to talk to us about buying or selling a home, please contact me at (469) 338-4756 or online at sales@thepyronteam.com. I'd be happy to help you.

Should You Order a Pre-Listing Inspection?

Should you order a pre-listing inspection for your home before it goes on the market?

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As a seller, is a pre-listing inspection important? Although some Realtors are doing this, we actually don’t recommend that you order a pre-listing inspection. Why? The buyer will hire their own home inspector. Some of the items on your inspector’s list may not match up with their inspector’s list. As a result, you might fix things that you believe should be addressed but that the buyer is not concerned with.

There’s really no need to spend money on a pre-listing inspection.

There’s really no need to spend that extra money. If there are obvious things that need to be fixed that you don’t need an inspector to tell you about, then go ahead and take care of them. Otherwise, I would skip spending the money on a pre-listing inspection. If you have any other questions about selling your home, just give us a call or send us an email. We would be happy to help you!