I understand that you really don't want to sell your Western New York home. You have wonderful memories and you love your absolutely perfect WNY home. There is hope! Follow some of these tactics to ensure that you not only won't get showings on your home for sale, you won't get offers either! [Continue]

CURB APPEAL FOR THE AUTUMN Your WNY lawn should green up now that the hot temperatures are cooling off.  The sun won’t be burning the grass now, so you should be able to showcase your WNY lawn by filling in any bald spots or areas where the grass is thinning.  Fall is also the time [Continue]

This is a story from my days of selling Real Estate in Florida … Dangers of Working with a For Sale By Owner!!!! I had a conversation with an owner of a For Sale By Owner recently that shocked me. Like most For Sale By Owner (FSBO) homes, they are overpriced. Not a big surprise — [Continue]

In the Real Estate Industry we have this tool called the MLS.  The MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service.   All members of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors have access to this tool.   We hope that each member takes time to review their listings to ensure that they are complete and full of information — [Continue]

I have a pet peeve - photos that Realtors use for properties.... I have been reviewing a bunch of listings today that I swear the agents went out of their way to show the property in the worst possible way! So here are some things that I saw today that I thought would be a great reminder... [Continue]

St. Joseph – Patron Saint of Realtors There are so many tools available to sellers to ensure successful sale of their Western New York home.   The most important tool I have is the market conditions and current sales data to ensure that the home is priced correctly.   History of what has happened in the Real [Continue]

Art Galleries fascinate me.  I can spend hours and hours browsing an Art Gallery and never purchase a thing.  Yes I want the many beautiful pieces of art, but I cannot afford them.  Kinda sounds like a few buyers of Buffalo Real Estate that are shopping today?   Open house shoppers are much like those that [Continue]

Selling your Buffalo home should be treated as any other transaction. It should be made without emotional involvement. Many times Buffalo Sellers use their hearts instead of their heads when making such an important decision as listing their home for sale. By not thinking objectively, it costs Buffalo home sellers important time and money. [Continue]

Divorce and Real Estate Divorce is rarely easy and often means a lot of painful decisions that need to be made. These decisions are important and they can have long ranging effects on both partners financial future. After making the decision to divorce, the most important decision is what to do about the house you [Continue]

Well Let's talk about how we approach to having an Open House. Expect that an Open House won't sell your home. But some homes are sold through an Open House. An Open House is our opportunity to meet potential Buyers and start the home buying process with them. It might sell another home we have, and an open house we have elsewhere may just sell [Continue]

I am often asked why a home has not sold by worried sellers.   Many times they it is the smallest details that ensure a successful sale of your home.  The largest driving factor of your home selling quickly is pricing, and then condition.   Many times sellers forget that the condition of their home affects the [Continue]

Every once in awhile I come across something that is funny... Here is an interesting home showing and humorous look at disclosure. [Continue]

Selling your Western New York home by yourself there are many things that you have to think about. For Sale by Owners have a lot to do get their homes sold and they are at a disadvantage to get it right the first time. One of the most important things when selling your WNY home by your self is all the details. [Continue]

You don't have to be a Yard Sale Queen to have a successful Garage Sale in Western New York. And with National Garage Sale Day coming up on August 10th it is a great time to start thinking about having a Garage Sale. There are a few things that you do in preparing for a Garage Sale that will make your life a lot easier. [Continue]

Are you ready to face the ugly monster in the room? Your Buffalo area home is about to expire and you are understandably frustrated. You have great plans for a new Buffalo area home and you just can't understand why your home has not sold. You love your home, it has been wonderful for you, but why is it that nobody else wants it? At this [Continue]