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Bobbett & Associates: All spruced up after strategic improvements make best use of seller’s budget

Written by jbobbett2 on February 27, 2017.

As our clients’ advisors and support, we make every effort to guide home sellers toward home improvement projects that will add value to their home and maximize their sales price. Our latest project property had been a rental for many years and was in dire need of some TLC, and we were faced with some large home improvement chores. We oversaw every aspect of this renovation project on behalf of our out-of-state seller: new roofing, permitting, landscape clean-up, interior...

Realtor Redux: Long-time rental property gets ready for market

Written by jbobbett2 on January 10, 2017.

At the Redux Realtors our aim is to help our clients make strategic improvements to their homes so they can reap the highest return on their investment once the home hits the market. With our most recent project, a home with an out-of-state owner that’s been a rental property for the past 15 years, we’ve identified several “strategic” improvements that are necessary and a few of them may be costly. The biggest item on our list is a new roof. The new roof will cost several...

Realtor Redux: Owner impressed, proud of major transformation at amenity-rich La Habra home

Written by jbobbett2 on October 12, 2016.

We’re back at the amenity-rich home in the cul-de-sac, and it’s hard to believe this is even the same house! Located in La Habra, this house had been occupied by the owner for 38 years. That’s a lot of memories, but also a lot of wear-and-tear on the carpets. New carpets were on the top of our list with this Realtor Redux. We had new carpeting installed in the living / dining room and in the upstairs save for the master bedroom where the carpets were only 2 years old. While...

Do photos on your real estate listing show your house or condo in the best light?

Written by jbobbett2 on September 16, 2016.

As real estate agents in Fullerton, we spend quite a bit of time scouring photos on the CRMLS. We like to share our favorite photos each week in our “Upcoming Open Houses” feature. Occasionally, photos we come across leave us feeling a bit perplexed. Sometimes the photos are blurry or focused so closely on an object in the house, such as a vase of flowers, that they lack a greater context. Other times the there’s so much clutter in the photos or the house is vacant and lacks...

Fullerton Realtor explains ‘range pricing’ benefits, disadvantages

Written by jbobbett2 on September 13, 2016.

If you’ve toured any open houses lately, perhaps you’ve noticed some of the houses for sale list a price range as opposed to a firm number. This is a fairly common practice in the North Orange County real estate market. Sometimes Realtors and real estate agents will “range” their listings by as much as $100,000 depending on the property’s price point. Here at Redux Realtors we’ve found that for home sellers there are many advantages to range pricing, particularly when a...

Realtor Redux: An amenity-rich home needs a little freshening up

Written by jbobbett2 on August 2, 2016.

Our job as Redux Realtors is to make every home we sell look extraordinary. We offer our home sellers advice on how to make their homes show their best to prospective buyers. In our latest Realtor Redux project, we are working with a long time homeowner who now wants to move to the beach to be closer to family. Having lived in the home for 38 years, the move will be exciting but bittersweet. We want to help this owner freshen up the home by giving it a more modern feeling....

Home staging, real estate photography effective marketing tools for homeowners

Written by jbobbett2 on June 15, 2016.

Selling a home in Orange County, or anywhere, you probably have a primary goal in mind. Sell the home for as much as you can in as little time possible. Professional home staging and strong photography are two real estate marketing strategies that can help you achieve this goal. Homeowners can go one of several routes in selling their home. For example, they can hire a real estate agent to guide them through the process. Or they can hire someone like Redux Realtors who does...

Realtor Redux: New carpets and interior paint create amazing transformation back at the California ranch house

Written by jbobbett2 on May 11, 2016.

One of the advantages of choosing Redux Realtors when it’s time to sell your Orange County house or condo is that we maintain our own growing collection of on-trend furniture and accessories that we’re able to use to stage your home at no extra cost – it’s included in our listing fee. We encourage homeowners to take advantage of our literal warehouse of resources because studies show homes sell faster and often times for more money when they are professionally staged and...

Realtor Redux: Cosmetic improvements will help long-time homeowner appeal to younger generation of buyers

Written by jbobbett2 on April 15, 2016.

At Redux Realtors, we specialize in advising homeowners on which home improvements will return the most money when it comes time to sell. Many times our clients are move-up buyers or homeowners who are looking to cash out some of their home equity and move toward a downsized lifestyle. On our latest project we’ll be working with a long-time homeowner who plans to downsize and move out of state to be closer to family. We want to help this homeowner earn top dollar when the...

Jazz up your home’s curb appeal with smart outdoor lighting design

Written by jbobbett2 on January 18, 2016.

You’ve no doubt invested a lot of time and money into your home’s curb appeal. Perhaps you’re readying your home for market and wanting to make improvements that give your home an edge among homebuyers who are looking in your neighborhood. Make sure your home shines as the brightest on the block, even after the sun goes down, by adding a few smartly placed lights to your landscaping. A well designed outdoor lighting plan can highlight your home’s best architectural and landscape...