How do you send a buyer running out the door. Number three, not replacing bad shingles. Along with curb appeal when buyers walk up to your house what takes up a lot of visual square footage is your shingles and even the most novice of buyers will see curled shingles and know that they need to be replaced. They also associate a very high cost to that. Now as a homeowner if you have the time to do it, shingles really don't cost that much to do and now the buyer can walk up to your house see brand new shingles and we can advertise new shingles, getting you more money for your house.

Just flew into Lillooet, British Columbia. What do pilots and Realtors have in common? But first what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in March. In March in Winnipeg we saw virtually no change in amount of sales over last year however, we did see an 11.7% increase in pricing. In condos, we saw sales decrease 6% and prices up 4.3% As you can see the market is definitely picking up as you go into spring, kind of as expected, still lots of demand just because there's not a lot of houses coming to market. Now what do pilots and Realtors have in common? Well, it's experience. In pilots they judge you by how many hours you have, as a Realtor it's how many transactions so not necessarily how long you've been in the business for but how many transactions you've done and by doing more transactions or having more hours as a pilot this allows you to see a lot of different situations and know how to react in those situations and as a person who's looking to hire a Realtor this is really important because in a normal situation no problem, no problem as a pilot with lower hours however if you get into certain situations it's important to have someone who has the experience to know what to do to make sure your going get the best results.

How do you send a buyer running out the door number two having a dirty house. It's amazing to me where the seller hasn't even cleaned the house. This leaves a very bad first impression for the buyers because not only does it show bad but they also start thinking what other things have not been well cared for. One nice thing about the Judy Lindsay Team is we do offer free home cleaning that way the house shows perfect when those buyers walk in the door.

How do you send a buyer running out the door. Number one, not paying attention to curb appeal. As they say, you can't judge a book by its cover however, in real estate people will judge you by the outside of your house. Buyers won't even give us a call if they drive by your house and they don't like the way it looks. The most important thing is to make sure your grass is cut, your landscaping is good, the outside paint looks good and there's nothing lying around the yard, this way your house makes a great impression and buyers will be giving us a call.

Especially in today's market having a local real estate agent who offers great marketing and options customized to fit your need is smart. See why Barbara Corcoran trusts Allan Asplin and his Team.