Jenifer Owens Bozeman Real Estate

5 Tips to Prepare Your Home for SaleArticle From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. Filisko Published: February 10, 2010 Working to get your home ship-shape for showings will increase its value and shorten your sales time.Many buyers today want move-in-ready homes and will quickly eliminate an otherwise great home by focusing on a few visible ...

How to Talk to Your Lender About ForeclosureArticle From HouseLogic.com By: Jerry DeMuth Published: June 11, 2010 When facing foreclosure, the first step is to get in touch with your lender to discover your options.Many homeowners can find alternatives to foreclosure by negotiating with lenders, often with the help of foreclosure counselors. If ...

Understanding Real Estate RepresentationArticle From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: G. M. Filisko Published: March 29, 2010 Whether you're buying or selling, it's important to choose representation that meets your needs in the transaction.You have choices when selecting representation in a real estate transaction. Here are five tips for ...

8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your HomeArticle From HouseLogic.com By: Pat Curry Published: March 25, 2010 Appraisers and real estate agents offer advice for curb appeal that preserves value and attracts potential buyers.Curb appeal has always been important for homesellers. With the vast majority of today's homebuyers starting ...

Make Your House FHA-Loan FriendlyArticle From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: Terry Sheridan Published: June 02, 2010 Know the basics of FHA loan rules and you stand a better chance of selling your house or condo.Make your house FHA-friendly, and it will appeal to more homebuyers. Why? Because the Federal Housing Administration is insuring the ...

Fielding a Lowball Purchase Offer on Your HomeArticle From BuyAndSell.HouseLogic.com By: Marcie Geffner Published: June 10, 2010 Consider before you ignore or outright refuse a very low purchase offer for your home. A counteroffer and negotiation could turn that low purchase offer into a sale.You just received a purchase offer from someone who ...

We know that dressing for success is important when it comes to establishing an image. Well, when it comes to selling your home, it's important to dress it up too. Staging homes has become increasingly more popular because it works. I think of it like setting the stage for a theatrical production. The director wants everything on the set to ...

Summer is a season full of many activities. Pool-side barbecues, family vacations, and children's backyard campouts are just a few. But there's another activity that sometimes gets overlooked, and that is summer home maintenance. This season presents some prime opportunities to make sure your home is in good working order. Let's ...

Great Article! 7 Gardening Mistakes to Avoid Article From HouseLogic.comBy: Oliver Marks Published: March 15, 2010Novice gardeners can get their landscapes off to a healthy start by heeding some tried-and-true tips from the pros.Gardening is just about the simplest do-it-yourself home improvement work there is. If you can dig a hole, turn on a ...

Charts, Other Tools Show Your Brand is No. 1  SOLID ARGUMENT: Use this chart to show prospective clients that you're part of a network of agents who sell more real estate than the competition. A new chart shows that RE/MAX agents in the U.S. outperformed agents affiliated with all other franchise brands as much as six times ...