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This is an embarrassment and should be a crime

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:25:00 +0000

From today’s Morning Brew (which you should subscribe to BTW)

Federal minimum wage
2015: $7.25 per hour
2025: $7.25 per hour

Average cost of a home in the US
2015: $366,000
2025: $503,800

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 13:50:00 +0000

Cross posting from the [FreedomRE.com blog][1]…

Listen to the full episode here, but here are the main points – some commentary added 🙂

Have a pre-listing inspection performed by a licensed home inspector.
Clean up your home. – Please, please, please – you have no idea how often this is missed/skipped
Does it pass the sniff test? – It better unless you want it to take longer to sell.
[Take great pictures of your house][2]. – That’s why you hire a great agent – [like me][3]!
Be available.
Have your home ready for showings at all times. – You never know when or where your buyer will show up.
Be informative.
Use an agent. – [At your service][3]
Ask your agent for selling advice.
Price your house right. – You mean Zillow doesn’t know everything?
List in peak market time. – If you can. If not, I wouldn’t consider this a deal breaker. Just be ready for it to potenially take longer.
Double check your listing information.
Stage those weird areas that don’t have an obvious use.
Leave during your showings and make sure you take your pets with you. – So awkward when the seller sticks around. Get out! I would also add “take any valuables and medications” as well.
Be prepared to walk away from an offer.
Tell everyone you know that your house is for sale.[1]: https://freedomre.com/home-sale/16-tips-selling-properties-faster-money/ [2]: https://freedomre.com/home-sale/the-difference-is-in-the-details/ [3]: https://freedomre.com

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:20:00 +0000

If someone has been doing something for 60+ years it probably makes sense to listen.

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:13:00 +0000

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