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Western New York is an incredible place to call home. It is a place that you can work, live and play with an incredible quality of life. Western New York is full of cultural arts, sports and outdoor activities mixed with an amazing history. Welcome to the Buffalo Region of Western New York and your one resource for Real Estate. Real Estate in this region is diverse from Youngstown, Lewiston and Niagara Falls in the North, to Orchard Park and Hamburg in the Southtowns.

 

 

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Selling your home by yourself

 

 

Do you really want to sell your Buffalo Home by Yourself?

There are many factors that go into marketing, showing, and successfully completing a Real Estate transaction in Western New York that you may not be familiar with. 

If you act on your own in Western New York, you will eventually discover the process is involved and full of potential pitfalls.  It might be best to investigate the questions and answers before you commit to the journey. 

Read Also:  What a REALTOR® Can Do For You

  • What will a Home Inspector find when the house is inspected? Read Also:  Home Inspection Reports
  • Do you feel confident that your home is staged properly?  Read Also:  Staging Your Home - It isn't always all about what you see...
  • Are you ready to hold open houses on many Sundays?  Read Also:  Open Houses don't sell houses!
  • Are you prepared to cope with prospective buyers' criticism?  Read Also:   Removing Buyer Objections
  • If a Buyer's Agent shows your home, what will your compensation to them be if they bring in a buyer?
  • Are you aware of the legal forms and contracts you need? 
  • Do you know what property disclosures are legally necessary?  Read Also:  What Should WNY Sellers Disclose to Home Buyers?
  • How will you deal with contingent offers?
  • Is your mortgage assumable?  If so what are the terms and interest rate.
  • In the offer-to-purchase, what protections are to be put in place?
  • How will you determine if the Buyer is financially qualified?  Read Also:  Do You have the Credit Score Blues?
  • How much earnest money will you require?
  • How will you handle the request for buyers request for concessions?
  • Have you a time frame in mind before you have to sell? 

You put yourself at a distinct disadvantage by not contemplating these questions before you list your home.  If you do list your home you are committing yourself and your family to an involved and time consuming process.  Be ready!  Call me today at (716) 743-5297.

 

 

 

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Colleen Kulikowski, Licensed RE Salesperson

Posted on June 24, 2010 11:59:07 by Blog Author Colleen Kulikowski, Licensed RE Salesperson
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What seller's need to disclose to buyers

What do you have to disclose

The art of disclosure on your Buffalo Home For Sale

By law, real estate professionals cannot fill out any sellers' home disclosures unless the agent is the seller or a party to the transaction. If your agent can't tell you, ask a lawyer if you need to sign every disclosure handed you.

Every state has its own laws regarding disclosures, so the forms will be different. A federal disclosure such as Lead-Based Paint is required for all transactions if the home was built before 1978.   Chances are in most areas of Western New York you will need this form.

What should I disclose?

Material Facts are commonly referred to as anything that would affect the buyer's decision to purchase or the price and terms the buyer offers. In other words, if you have knowledge about a defect, it should be disclosed.  If a seller discloses something to me and chose to withhold this information from the buyer, I would have had to disclose it because now I had knowledge of a material fact.

Read Also:  Things Sellers can do make a buyers day!

Part of this includes any repairs or enhancements that you have done on your Western New York home.  For instance, there was a leak in the roof, we paid xyz company $x.xx to correct and we have not had any problems since.

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Posted on May 26, 2010 14:43:12 by Blog Author Colleen Kulikowski, Licensed RE Salesperson
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Why homes don't sell in Buffalo...

Pricing your home for sale

The market here in the greater Buffalo region is booming.   It is an exciting time to be investing in a homne in Buffalo.   Buyers are ready to purchase homes and there is a wide variety of homes to select from.   There is a lot of interest in purchasing homes, so why is it that there are so many homes that don't sell?

Look at the market reports, average days on market are on the decrease.   In fact homes are selling in a matter of hours of hitting the market.  What do those sellers know that homes that are sitting on the market don't?

Read Also:   Is there really such a thing as the Perfect Home?

 

They understand the importance of pricing.  In every instance of homes selling in hours is because the home was priced competitively.  The home seller took a look at what was happening and not what they thought the value was.   They priced their home to sell and sell at the current market conditions.   In doing so, they are findind that they are receive multiple offers from qualified buyers who understand the value of that home.  

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Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

WNY Star Realty

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2425 Sweet Home Road
Amherst NY 14228
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