Why 2017 Might Be Shaping Up to Be a Good Year to Sell Your Home

log-1921705_1920The real estate market in Fremont County has been sluggish lately because of the downturn in the economy the last couple of years.

I’ve met a lot of people that have been thinking about selling their home and moving up to something bigger (or even downsizing) but haven’t pulled the trigger given the state of the economy.

But for the people that dream of selling their home, 2017 might just be the year to do it.Read more

4 Can’t-Miss Home Staging Tips That Will Help Your Home Get SOLD

4 Can’t-Miss Home Staging Tips That Will Help Your Home Get SOLD

There’s a lot that goes into the sale of your home, to be sure.

Your home has to be priced right for the market. Your Realtor needs to market it effectively as well.

Sometimes, the time of year will even determine how quickly your home sells. For example, homes typically sell faster July than they do in December, partly because it’s warmer and partly because no one wants to move during the holidays.Read more

3 Must-Do Things to Get Your Home Ready for the Real Estate #PerfectStorm

3 Must-Do Things to Get Your Home Ready for the Real Estate #PerfectStorm

We’ve been talking a lot lately about the #PerfectStorm the real estate market is experiencing right now in Fremont County. In case you’ve missed it, it’s a pretty straightforward concept: there’s a lot of inventory, super low interest rates, and rental prices are high.

What all that means is that for many prospective buyers, owning a home can actually be cheaper than renting!

Selling Your Home This Summer? Attract More Buyers With Awesome Curb Appeal!

Improve Your Curb Appeal
Just like birds and butterflies are attracted to beautiful flowers, so too are buyers. Having your home’s exterior look clean, fresh, and vibrant draws the attention of potential homebuyers and will get more people interested in your home and scheduling showings with their Realtor. This works for people that see your house as they drive by, and for buyers that conduct online searches.

Wind River Realty’s 3 P’s of Marketing Your Home

Our Secrets to Marketing Success

How your Realtor markets your home is an incredibly important part of getting your home sold in a timely fashion and for a price that is acceptable to you. But marketing takes on an even greater importance when the real estate market slows down, as it has in Fremont County.

Our clients are constantly kept in the loop about how we market their homes, but the behind-the-scenes details may not be as evident to people that have yet to become our customers.Read more

Get Your Home Ready to Sell With These Home Improvement Projects

Big and Small Improvements to Get Your Home Ready to Sell

Even though it’s only July, now is the time to start thinking about what you need to do to get your home ready to sell before winter hits. Once winter rolls around, the market tends to slow, not to mention the weather makes it much more difficult to take on some of the improvements that might need to be made to get your home in tip-top shape.Read more

Fremont County Real Estate Myths and Realities: Part 3

Fact or Fiction?

This month we’ve been looking at a few real estate myths that sometimes confuse homebuyers and sellers in Fremont County. The first installment reviewed home pricing myths and the second post related to selling a home.

This third article shifts the focus back to a couple of myths related to buying a home. The fourth and fifth real estate myths in the series address commonly held misconceptions about agent fees and the amount of money you need to put down on a home.Read more