Back to school for Palestine ISD

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I can’t believe it is already back to school time again! It will be Christmas before we know it! Palestine ISD is officially back in school. As teachers, students and parents face the New Year head on; I wanted to give everyone a big thumbs up and cheers to the new school year! I hope this year is great for everyone!

Need to lookup some Palestine ISD info? See below for links to the websites and phone numbers for each campus.

Sell Your House With Pets: 3 Steps to Selling Your Pet-Friendly Abode

Let me preface this by saying, I am a pet lover. I have a dog and a cat. However, my dog likes to stick his nose up people’s behinds and my cat is prone to biting men unprovoked and running out any open exterior door like a psycho flash of lightning. My pets are great, but they have some eccentricities and not everyone loves them like I do, so I am sure to put them up when I have visitors. I always stress to my sellers the importance of “pet maintenance” during the time their home is offered for sale. Pets are not everyone’s cup of tea, some folks have pet hair allergies or are just not into them at all. That is their prerogative. However, what you do want them to be into is your home becoming theirs! So, make it easier for yourself (long-term, anyway) and do some preventative “pet maintenance” before each showing so you can sell your home quickly and for top dollar!

3 types of Low Ball Offers (and how to respond to them)

So you got a “Low Ball” Offer…Unfortunately, “low ball offers” are more common than you may think, particularly among investors. A “lowball offer” is an offer that is far below a home’s asking price (sometimes ridiculously low—but the value of “low” is in the eyes of the recipient). There is not really a benchmark for how low an offer is to be considered a “low ball,” but believe me, if you receive one, you’ll know!

So…how should you respond? Should you tell them where they can stick it?

You’re Not Fooling Anyone: the dangers of overpricing your home

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What do you think is the #1 thing that is prohibiting your home from selling?  The answer may or may not surprise you….more than likely, it is the price of your home.  There is no marketing budget on earth that can effectively market an overpriced home.  Could it sell at an over market price?  Yes, it *could* happen (sure, stranger things have definitely happened…).  Is it likely?  NO.