As a homeowner, you may often wonder if spending money on repairs or improvements for your home will net you any return. If you spend money on capital improvements, then you raise the base cost of your home. When you sell your home, these capital improvements can lower your capital gain and save you taxes. […]
During the month of September, REALTORS® draw special attention to securing any homes that they have on the market for sale. September has been designated REALTOR® Safety month. But safety is also the seller’s responsibility so here are some tips to keeping your home secure and lessening any risk. Locks – your windows and doors […]
Thierry Roche of Keller Williams Realty and Host of Talk Radio’s, Inside Real Estate often educates the public as well as his own clients on the Highest return Marketing tactics that produce the highest prices for his seller clients or anyone else with the ability and resources that is willing to employ his unique marketing […]
A frequent call I get from my homeowners is asking about showing activity on their home. Homeowners feel that since they haven’t had anyone through the home that it isn’t being shown. This makes homeowners feel there is no activity on their listing. Buyers today are more tech savvy than buyers of a decade ago. […]
This is a great time to consider selling a home in Alexandria! For more information, take a look at the graph above. The red line on the graph represents the average number of days that each home is spending on the market (in other words, the average amount of time that it takes to sell […]
Even if you have a property lost due to foreclosure or short sale and you might feel relief from being out from under your mortgage obligation, the cancelled amount must be included in your income tax reporting depending on circumstances.
During the recession, some homeowners were not able to sell and chose to rent their homes instead. These homeowners did not need to sell their home at the depressed prices and opted to rent it until the market recovered.
Having low mortgage interest rates can be a drawback if the total interest and property taxes paid are below the amount paid for a standard deduction. If you plan a little you may be able to improve your situation at least every other year. Anyone that keeps tabs on their taxes knows that you can […]
People have gotten used to staying comfortable in their homes. Your air conditioning and heating system are the “comfort systems” for your home. If you have ever had problems with these on a hot summer day or a cold winter night, you know how uncomfortable you can be. These are also great tips […]
Thoughts and choices If you are trying to decide to take standard tax deduction or itemize when filing your income tax return, you need to look at what gives you the highest return. Most people that make over $75,000 a year itemize their deductions, but with lower interest rates is this wise? For […]
