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How to Successfully Respond to Home Offers In a perfect world, you get the full asking price (or more) for your home right away — no negotiation necessary. But, not every offer is at or above asking price, and deciding how to respond to an offer...
We’ve been working in St. Louis real estate for more than a decade, and home sellers often ask us: “What exactly is a contingency?” Apart from being a fancy word, contingencies are very important in the home sale process. Here’s what you need to know about...
Simple and Affordable Way to Boost Your Home Value Selling your home and want to increase your sale price? You don’t have to remodel the whole kitchen (in fact, you probably shouldn’t). As part of the most trusted team in St. Louis real estate, Hermann London’s...
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Choosing the right real estate agent is a big decision. A professional agent will guide you through selling a home from start to finish — helping with home valuation, staging, negotiation, and, of course, all the corresponding paperwork. You want the winning combination of experience,...
Selling a home is complicated. And just like anything complicated, residential real estate has its distinctive lingo. Get the inside scoop on 7 of the most important real estate terms you should know from Hermann London, St. Louis’ most experienced and trusted real estate agency. 7...
The Best Time to Sell a House Trying to decide when is the best time to list your home for sale? Choosing the right time to list is crucial — right up there with determining the asking price. In the St. Louis market (and elsewhere), there...
More than 90% of home sellers use a listing agent, and there’s a simple reason: selling a house is hard and complicated work. In the right market at the right price, a house can sell within a few days of listing. Under more challenging conditions,...
If you search Google for anything related to open houses, you’ll find a fair number of people saying that open houses don’t sell homes. But, those people are actually wrong. According to a study by the National Association of REALTORS®, 45% percent of buyers said they...
We asked the experts (our agents) what is the downside of a seller pricing their property too high? Read their responses below to help price your home right and avoid the pitfalls of pricing your home too high. Selling your home? Contact one of our agents...
Why Real Estate Assistants Mean Better Service for Clients In this episode, Adam Kruse interviews real estate assistant expert Rebecca Rose about how agents who bring on an assistant can serve clients better, not just work more efficiently. Key Takeaways An assistant frees an agent to focus...
We asked the experts (our agents) what they think sellers can do to increase their property values. Below are their responses. As you will see...
A First-Time Home Buyer’s Real Experience: What to Expect Step by Step In this episode, Adam Kruse interviews Erica, a podcast listener who used Hermann London to buy her first home, about what each step of the process actually felt like — and what Adam could...
What a Streamlined 203k Loan Can Do for Buyers Who Want to Renovate In this episode, Adam Kruse talks with new Hermann London agent Nick Albright about the St. Louis market, then brings in John Charlton of GSF Mortgage to break down mortgage rates and a...
Unlike the often depreciative experience of human aging, as your investment property ages it gives the gift of depreciation. As this Investopedia article explains: "Depreciation can be a valuable tool if you invest in rental properties because it allows you to spread out the cost of buying the property over decades,...
What is a tiny house? A tiny house is a home that is typically 100 to 400 square feet in size. The average American home is 2,200 square feet. These homes come in all shapes, sizes and styles and are selling at an alarming rate.What...
People talk about the power of communication, but lets be more specific and talk about the power of the Cc: in e-mails. When we learn about how to use the power of communication, we learn that we will benefit from more of it. When we add...
According to Entrepreneur magazine, there are 8 Ways Real Estate Is Your Smartest Investment. We could really go on and on to infinity, but instead we'll narrow this subject down to one word: leverage. You can leverage the power of (smart) borrowing to create wealth through...
What Is a Short Sale, and Is It the Right Option for a Distressed Homeowner? In this episode, Adam Kruse and Kori Hetzel talk with attorney Elizabeth Kayser about short sales — a way for homeowners who owe more than their home is worth to sell...