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What Can I Do to Help Sell My Midtown Atlanta Condo?

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Condo Kitchen backsplash September 5, 2015
“Standard” Kitchen in Spire Midtown

That seems like a mouthful question doesn’t it? Or that there will be some long lengthy answer, right? Well, there can me, but I’ll make it easy for you.

What Can I Do to Help Sell My Midtown Atlanta Condo?

And it can be summed up in two simple words — tiled backsplash. Now, in reality, this would be best done shortly after you BUY your condo, and not right before you SELL!! That way you have had years of enjoyment of something different than the stock builder backsplash you got..and that every single other condo in the building also has.  Get it?

You want to make your home stand out! Again, by changing your kitchen backsplash when you purchase your condo, you home will look different for you and your guests, but it will also be different when it comes time to SELL!

Take a look at the photo above, of a “standard, builder installed” kitchen in Spire Midtown. Cabinets look good, granite (there is a whole OTHER change you can make and have your home stand out above the others) and the lovely, ever present black subway tile back splash.

NOW…take a look at how your kitchen COULD look, and stand out to that prospective Buyer with a different backsplash….

Midtown Atlanta Condo Improvements September 5, 2015

 

What Can I Do to Help Sell My Midtown Atlanta Condo?

Now you have a good idea!

 

4 Steps To Make Your Condo Show Ready

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Tips for Selling Your Condo June 2, 2015Congratulations! We are officially “On The Market” with your home or condominium!

We did all the pre-listing items we discussed from painting, to de-cluttering closets and cabinets. We’ve had our listing photography done and your listing has been entered into the listing service. Let the showings begin, right?

Ahhhh…Not so fast!

If you’re like me, cleaning house is not always at the top of my list of things to do. If you have a housekeeper….awesome! But, when you have your home or condominium listed For Sale, it needs to shine all the time. As much as we try to plan for your showings, they can, and WILL come with short notice. Remember, our goal here is to sell your home!

If you have been one of those people that might not make the bed before you leave for work, or like to leave that cereal bowl in the kitchen sink…we are going to have to change some habits! Potential Buyers don’t want to see or know what you had for breakfast!

4 Steps To Make Your Condo Show Ready

showing your condo!

 

47 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership | This Old House

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Homeownership survival skillsWhether you have just purchased your Midtown Atlanta Condo or home, or you’ve been a homeowner for years, a home or condo simply does not operate on auto pilot. You need Skills to Survive Homeownership!

Especially if you live in a condo, you often think there is nothing to maintain….that “auto pilot” idea again! Nothing could be further from the truth. Take your dryer duct work as an example. Look at where your dryer is located in your condo. Now, where does the vent exhaust? Certainly someplace on the outside of the building, and it could be your balcony. Those lo-o-o-o-ong dryer vents can eventually get some lint and such built up in them from the dryer. Ever thought about having it cleaned? I thought not.

I found this article at MyOldHouse.com that lists some 47 “skills” you need as a home owner. Now, not all of them are going to apply to a condominium, but most of them will. And some of these skills could help you save some money when you call a professional to fix the problem.

47 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership! 

Read, learn, and enjoy!

4 Obstacles to Decluttering — And How To Beat Them!

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If you are a condo dweller, and have been in your condo for some time, you might have “acquired” some “stuff.” It could be anything from Starbucks brown paper take out bags (hey, I love ’em too!) to magazines, to well, who knows.  But when you have drawers, shelves and closets stuffed….something has to go!

Any real estate agent (this one included) will tell you that if you are planning to sell your Midtown Atlanta condo, you want it to be lean and clean and spacious and sparkly. And the first way to get that started is with a good decluttering.

 

Hot Time In The City (or Country) — Tips For Keeping Your Cool!

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Hot Time In The City (or Country) — Tips For Keeping Your Cool!

Yep. Summer is just around the corner…and you know what that means……HOTLANTA! Whew! 90 something everyday! I walk out at 7am on my way to my Midtown Atlanta office and think, “Man, can it just stay THIS temperature for the rest of the day?”  It doesn’t happen. So, here’s a few tips for YOU to keep you cool in the upcoming hot days of the summer.

* Set your thermostat higher when away at work, or away on vacation. About 5 degrees will do it.

* Set your thermostat at 78 degrees or higher and forget it! By raising your temperature you could save about a $100 on your summer power bills

HVAC Repair* Change your air conditioning filter. Whether you live in an older house in Historic Midtown Atlanta, or a new condominium, you’d be amazed at how dirty those guys get. And dirty means less efficiency, and making your a/c work harder. Set yourself a reminder on your calendar. (You should change your filter every other month!)

* Check your doors and windows for leaks. For our condo dwellers, newer buildings are pretty tight, but your older buildings might not be so. If you have cobwebs or high levels of dust, you probably have air leaks. (Shoot, I thought that was just from my extreme desire NOT to do house cleaning….)

* If in a single family home, be sure to make sure your outdoor condenser can “breathe” and is not covered up by landscape shrubs

*Have your system regularly serviced (usually spring and fall) to keep it at its peak performance. In Midtown Atlanta, we condo dwellers often forget that we have a unit somewhere (like maybe on the roof) that should be serviced. Of course this requires a bit of extra planning to the building maintenance people can get your a/c man on the roof.

Just a few cool tips to keep you cool in th upcoming Dog Days of Summer in Midtown Atlanta!

Thom Abbott

Associate Broker, REALTOR(R)
905 Juniper Street, NE Suite 110
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770.713.1505 Direct
404.876.4901 Office

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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