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20 Tips for Selling Your Home
As a homeowner, you can play an important part in the timely sale of
your property. When you take the following steps, you'll
help your RE/MAX Sales Associate sell your home faster, at the
best possible price.
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Make the Most of that First Impression
A well-manicured lawn, neatly trimmed shrubs and a clutter-free porch welcome
prospects. So does a freshly painted - or at least freshly scrubbed - front
door. If it's autumn, rake the leaves. If it's winter, shovel the walkways.
The fewer obstacles between prospects and the true appeal of your home,
the better.
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Invest a Few Hours for Future Dividends
Here's your chance to clean up in real estate. Clean up in the living room,
the bathroom, the kitchen. If your woodwork is scuffed or the paint is fading,
consider some minor redecoration. Fresh wallpaper adds charm and value to
your property. Prospects would rather see how great your home really looks
than hear how great it could look, "with a little work."
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Check Faucets and Bulbs
Dripping water rattles the nerves, discolors sinks and suggests faulty or
worn-out plumbing. Burned out bulbs leave prospects in the dark. Don't let
little problems detract from what's right with your home.
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Don't Shut Out a Sale
If cabinets or closet doors stick in your home, you can be sure they will
also stick in a prospect's mind. Don't try to explain away sticky situations
when you can easily plane them away. A little effort on your part can smooth
the way toward a closing.
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Think Safety
Homeowners learn to live with all kinds of self-set booby traps: roller
skates on the stairs, festooned extension cords, slippery throw rugs and
low hanging overhead lights. Make your residence as non-perilous as possible
for uninitiated visitors.
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Make Room for Space
Remember, potential buyers are looking for more than just comfortable living
space. They're looking for storage space, too. Make sure your attic and
basement are clean and free of unnecessary items.
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Consider Your Closets
The better organized a closet, the larger it appears. Now's the time to
box up those unwanted clothes and donate them to charity.
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Make Your Bathrooms Sparkle
Bathrooms sell homes, so let them shine. Check and repair damaged or unsightly
caulking in the tubs and showers. For added allure, display your best towels,
mats and shower curtains.
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Create Dream Bedrooms
Wake up prospects to the cozy comforts of your bedrooms. For a spacious
look, get rid of excess furniture. Colorful bedspreads and fresh curtains
are a must.
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Open up in the Daytime
Let the sun shine in! Pull back your curtains and drapes so prospects can
see how bright and cheery your home is.
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Lighten up at Night
Turn on the excitement by turning on all your lights - both inside and outside
- when showing your home in the evening. Lights add color and warmth, and
make prospects feel welcome.
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Avoid Crowd Scenes
Potential buyers often feel like intruders when they enter a home filled
with people. Rather than giving your house the attention it deserves, they're
likely to hurry through. Keep the company present to a minimum.
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Watch Your Pets
Dogs and cats are great companions, but not when you're showing your home.
Pets have a talent for getting underfoot. So do everybody a favor: Keep
Kitty and Spot outside, or at least out of the way.
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Think Volume
Rock-and-roll will never die. But it might kill a real estate transaction.
When it's time to show your home, it's time to turn down the stereo or TV.
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Relax
Be friendly, but don't try to force conversation. Prospects want to view
your home with a minimum of distraction.
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Don't Apologize
No matter how humble your abode, never apologize for its shortcomings. If
a prospect volunteers a derogatory comment about your home's appearance,
let your experienced RE/MAX Associate handle the situation.
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Keep a Low Profile
Nobody knows your home as well as you do. But RE/MAX Sales Associates know
buyers - what they need and what they want. Your RE/MAX Associate will have
an easier time articulating the virtues of your home if you stay in the
background.
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Don't Turn Your Home into a Second-Hand Store
When prospects come to view your home, don't distract them with offers to
sell those furnishings you no longer need. You may lose the biggest sale
of all.
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Defer to Experience
When prospects want to talk price, terms, or other real estate matters,
let them speak to an expert - your RE/MAX Sales Associate.
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Help Your Agent
Your RE/MAX Associate will have an easier time selling your home if showings
are scheduled through his or her office. You'll appreciate the results!
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California
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Cameron Park, Cool, Garden Valley, Shingle Springs, Rescue, Pilot
Hill, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Plymouth, Camino, Apple Hill,
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Residential Communities in El Dorado Hills include:
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* Serrano |
* The Promontory |
* Highland View |
| * Stonehaven |
* Green Springs Ranch |
* Highland Hills |
| * Stonebriar |
* Bridlewood Canyon |
* The Hills of El Dorado |
| * Woodridge |
* Rolling Hills Estate |
* Lake Hills Estate |
| * The Summit |
* Sterlingshire |
* Arroyo Vista |
| * Green Valley Estates |
* Sierra Crossing |
* Crown Valley |
| * Crown Village |
* Villadora |
* Ridgeview Village |
| * St. Andrews Village |
* La Cresta Village |
* Stonegate Village |
| * Fairchild Village |
* Waterford |
* Four Seasons |
| * Versante |
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AT SERRANO YOU WILL DISCOVER 1,00 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE,MILES OF HIKING TRAILS AND SECURE NEIGHBORHOODS DIVIDED INTO GATED VILLAGES BEGINNING IN 1996 WITH VILLAGES B & D. BUILDERS IN THESE VILLAGES INCLUDE CENTEX, MORRISON,JTS, WINNCRET AND PARKER DEVELOPMENT. SERRANO HAS A PRIVATE GOLF COURSE AND CLUBHOUSE.
THE PROMONTORY SET ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF EL DORADO COUNTY ABOVE FOLSOM LAKE, THIS AREA FEATURES CUSTOM HOME SITES AND NEW HOMES BY US HOMES, WESTWOOD HOMES, CDB HOMES AND CHRISTOPHERSON HOMES. THE PROMOMNTORY HAS HUBNDREDS OF ACREAS OF NATURAL OPEN SPACE.
ABOUT EL DORADO HILLS
| “El Dorado” is the Spanish word for a place rich in gold and opportunity. El Dorado Hills, as its name implies, is truly the place where the riches are found in the heart of California’s gold discovery area and just minutes from where some of California’s most significant historical events occurred.
El Dorado Hills consists of 10,000 very scenic acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and overlooks the magnificent Sacramento Valley. Scenic views from Mt. Lassen in the north to Mt. Diablo in the southwest are not uncommon. |
Some of the early inhabitants were a group of Indians called the Nisenan, a branch of the Maidu. They were largely a peaceful group of hunter gatherers that thrived on foothill life until the westward movement of the white man brought epidemic diseases to which the Indians had no resistance. Those not killed by disease succumbed to another illness brought by the white man called “Gold Fever”. Many abandoned tribal life, lured by the promise of wealth.
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With the discovery of gold in 1848 the area around El Dorado Hills developed rapidly. To the west, Sacramento became the gateway to the gold fields and mining camps. For El Dorado Hills the time was relatively quiet. It was marked by the 1849 construction of the Mormon Tavern as a stage stop. In 1951 the tavern was enlarged to serve as remount station for the Central Overland Pony Express. Today the site is recognized as State Historical Landmark 699. The decline of the Pony Express and the rerouting of the railroads brought the pastoral way of life back to El Dorado Hills.
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James Black, in August 1869, acquired a homestead covering what are now the central portions of El Dorado Hills and started a cattle ranch. However, the drought of 1869-71 brought disaster. The property subsequently changed ownership several times, passing from the Blacks to the Joerger family in 1904. In the late 1950’s, El Dorado Hills West, purchased the land and master planed area. Basic roadways and utilities were constructed, a limited number of residential units were developed and an 18-hole executive golf course was built. However, little additional development took place until 1981.
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As its name implies --- El Dorado Hills is truly a place rich in opportunity. It is the single best planned community in all of Northern California.
El Dorado Hills is a collection of neighborhoods, each with its own identity and character (from lake view home sites to hillside homes with mountain vistas, to the quiet seclusion of a peaceful meadow setting).
The difference between exceptional planning and chance development is exquisitely evident. In 1981 a group of farsighted investors purchased the remaining undeveloped acreage of El Dorado Hills.
Shortly after assuming ownership, the investors took an active role in the resolution of problems such as water, sewers and utilities. They invited the Urban Land Institute (a panel of outstanding planners, developers and economists) to conduct an analysis of the future possibilities for the orderly development of El Dorado Hills consistent with its size, location and natural resources.
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With an appreciation of the potential for a large scale development in such an area and based upon the panel’s analysis, the investors engaged the services of highly qualified experts to design a plan responsive to the ULI findings. The result of that effort, a 3,800 acre specific plan, was approved in 1988. The Specific Plan calls for a predominately residential community integrated with the beauty of the land. The Specific Plan calls for a composition of golf courses, green belts, parks, recreational amenities, community facilities as cohesive development of exceptional quality.
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South of El Dorado Hills and along the Highway 50 corridor is the premier office-industrial complex of El Dorado County. Consisting of approximately 880 acres, this fully improved industrial and office park complex provides wide expressways, plentiful water and sewer capacity and natural gas utilities that make the El Dorado Hills Business Park a sound foundation for intelligent business investment.
El Dorado Hills, as the name implies, is truly where your riches can be found! Ideally located along Highway 50 between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe and just East of the inland port city of Sacramento, El Dorado Hills combines natural beauty and rural serenity with a strong labor pool and the diversified business services of the Sacramento urban area to create a great place to work, live and play. |
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El Dorado Hills is land of diversity and opportunity. A productive, fertile and historical land. A land of unparalleled beauty and year round activity. A land growing with the times and offering a progressive business environment. STAKE YOUR CLAIM IN THE LAND OF EL DORADO. WELCOME TO EL DORADO COUNTY!
Compliments of the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce.
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4359 Town Center blvd ste 311
El Dorado Hills,Ca 95762
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