Can You Sell Your House While Still Living in It?

If you want to sell your house without moving out, follow these four tips.

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Lately, a lot of people have asked me whether you can live in your home while selling it.

Of course you can!

The key to selling your home while living in it is staging. Your home's first showing is on the Internet, so it needs to look great online. It's better to have a home that's staged than to have a vacant home, so we like to give our sellers these tips:

1. Remove all signs of personalization: We know you're proud of your family, but things like family photos make it hard for buyers to imagine themselves living there.

Your agent doesn't the pick your home's price; the market does.

2. Redefine each room for its intended purpose: Say you converted one of three bedrooms in your house to an office—you want to change it back to a bedroom so buyers can see how all the living space works.

3. Pick the right price: This is where the expertise of a real estate professional comes in. They'll give you a thorough market analysis to help us understand the right price. We don't determine the price; the market does.

4. Price your home right the first time and don't lower it: Lowering your price isn't always the best option because there are other things we can do before resorting to a lower price.

If you have any questions about selling your home or you're ready to list it on the market, give us a call or send us an email soon. We'd love to go over more with you!

Clarksville’s Latest Real Estate Market Statistics

Our market keeps getting better and better for sellers. Homes are now selling for 5% more and 33% more quickly than last year.

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The Clarksville real estate market continues to be very strong. We’ve had some big changes in the last year and even in the last week. These are the trends you need to know about:

• Closed sales are up from 1,777 in 2016 to 1,949 right now. This 9.68% increase is another good sign.

• Inventory is down from 1,491 at this time last year to 1,021 right now. That’s a drop of over 31%.

• The average sale price is up to $178,500 from $169,000, a 5.5% increase.

• The average days on market have dropped 32.86%, from 70 days to only 47 right now.

Our strong seller’s market is getting even stronger.

What does this all mean for you? As you can see, we are definitely in a strong seller’s market. We will talk more about this in our next video and how you can take advantage of the conditions. If you have any questions in the meantime, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Avoid These Mortgage Mistakes During Your House Hunt

If you're looking to buy a house, you'll want to avoid these four mistakes when it comes to your financing.

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When you're shopping for a home, there are four mortgage mistakes you should try to avoid: 1. Thinking the advertised you see is the rate you'll get: The advertised rate will be that company's lowest possible rate. In reality, many things go into determining the rate you'll get, like your credit score.

2. Not comparing lenders: There are plenty of ways to compare lenders and their rates these days. You also want to compare their closing costs, especially in an area like Clarksville where you might ask the seller to pay some closing costs.

3. Waiting for a better rate: If you wait for rates to drop in an active market like ours with prices going up, you might end up paying more for the house itself, even if the rate goes down. In many cases, it could actually cost you more money if you wait.

4. Choosing the wrong type of loan: For example, many people think that since we're in a VA market, they should automatically choose a VA loan. However, it all depends on what else you plan to do with the the financing. One big thing to consider in this situation is how much money you're putting down.

Waiting for a lower interest rate could mean paying more for the house itself.

We can provide more details and advice on any of these points if you have any other questions. Just give us a call or send us an email. We're happy to help!