Get Your Golden Valley Home Ready to Sell

Tips for getting your home market-ready for prospective buyers.

So you’ve made the decision to sell your home. Now what? It takes a lot of mental preparation to let go of a space you’ve grown to love, and the process of selling your home can be particularly strange if you are still living in it. Realtor and Golden Valley resident Karla Rose said that one of the first steps to preparing your home to sell is simple: Fix what is broken. "You may have been OK living with that fogged window, leaky faucet or the family of raccoons living under your deck, but most buyers won't want to inherit these things without discounting the sales price," Rose said. "Peeling paint is a deal killer." De-cluttering and de-personalizing are the next steps Rose recommends. "Take down your personal photographs. Tuck away your …

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Edina Realty Releases New, Improved iPad App

The Twin Cities real estate firm says its new app has enhanced map search, higher-resolution photos.

Edina Realty said today (Thursday) it has released a new iPad application developed by Mobile Realty Apps that features an improved design, enhanced map search and larger, high-resolution photos with custom navigation not available in other real estate apps. “Tech experts predict mobile Internet use will bypass desktop Internet use by as soon as 2015,” Bob Peltier, president and CEO of Edina Realty Home Services, said in a press statement. “We are always reviewing online tools and mobile applications to ensure that we’re not just keeping up; we’re staying ahead of the marketplace.” In 2012, visits to Edina Realty’s mobile applications and mobile website accounrted for 23 percent of all of the company’s online visits, the company said. …

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Valerie Engler

10:41 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Thanks, Karla. I'll work to figure out who is managing your Edina Realty listing on GV Patch. We should update your address (guessing that's something that was looked over when I transitioned in as editor). Stay tuned.   more ›

Golden Valley Spring Cleaning Challenge: Create Curb Appeal

Now that we've shown you how to get a sparkling inside, our third and final article takes you outside.

  Editor's Note: As we've made our way through the tail end of what feels like the longest winter ever, we started to hear from local businesses and organizations with advice for spring cleaning.  Not only is this a perfect way to rid of the lingering winter blahs and organize your home and yard, but we're hoping it'll help organize your mind a bit. This month we're giving you some advice and a plethora of Golden Valley resources to give your home a facelift.  Our domestic goddess, Kathleen Riley-Daniels, started with the first step of decluttering.  Last week she moved on to the next step: Elbow Grease.  Today we're heading outside to create some curb appeal. Spring is a great time to improve your curb appeal – even if you aren’t planning…

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On the Market

A Little Elbow Grease Can Increase the Value of Your Home

Would you wear jeans and a T-shirt to a job interview? Then why wouldn't you make your home look its best when putting it on the market? Here's how.

Even in Golden Valley, a diverse and friendly community with wonderful schools and parks, qualified buyers are still scarce.  But now that spring is nearly here, we expect the market to pick up.  That said, in order to attract a buyer and entice them to bite, you must be sure your home is priced competitively.  Once you've done that, it's time to think presentation.  I cannot stress enough how important this is.  Something important to keep in mind is this: the way we live in our homes is much different than the way we should present our homes for sale.  Think of it like a job interview.  Would you wear jeans and a T-shirt when selling your experience and education to a potential employer?  The same goes for your home.  Make it look its …

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