Discussing St Louis Real Estate With Susan Brewer

During the process of buying or selling a home, the building inspection can be a stressful time for both buyers and sellers. This week I discuss this portion of the real estate transaction and how to navigate your way through it successfully.

Many of us wait until we are ready to move to start to organize the storage areas of our home. The time to start is BEFORE you have an accepted contract. This week I offer some tips to help you to organize the not-so-pretty parts of your home and get ready to move.

What make Historic Cottleville a great place to live and visit? This week we visit a few of the locally owned businesses that make it the wonderful place that it is.

If you have a home to sell before you purchase your new home, it is very important to time the listing of your current home for sale properly with the buying process. This week I offer some tips to help you to make it as smooth as possible.

The fall is often a time of year when homeowners choose to make some updates to their home. This week I give you some tips on deciding which projects to tackle first and budgeting both your time and money.

People ask me all the time: "How do I get my real estate license?" This week, I discuss the procedures for obtaining a real estate license and how to start a career in Real Estate sales.

This week, I answer some questions that many sellers have when I list their home for sale. Questions like: What do I do with my dogs? or Do I need to put away all of my jewelry? I hope that you enjoy this week's episode!

This week I give you some quick and easy staging tips that can help to add value to your home when it is for sale. Staging doesn't always mean hiring a professional to prepare your home for sale. These are projects that you can do in a weekend to increase the value of your home to buyers.

Whether you are buying or selling a home, there are some things that you can do to help to make the process go a little smoother (and faster). This week, I discuss some tips that maybe you didn't think of when preparing to buy or sell a home.

This time of year is a favorite for a lot of folks, but is an important time for the maintenance of your home. This week we discuss how preparing now can help you to avoid issues during the cold winter months.

This week, I'm asking for your help. Do you have a good contractor that you know and trust? Do you know the perfect handy man (or woman) that can help our clients. Are you a contractor that shows up when you say you are going to and complete jobs on time? Comment below or contact me direct. We are looking for some good names to add to our list for our clients.

This week we discuss FHA appraisals  - what they are, who does them and how you can prepare for them as a home seller.

If you are considering selling your home this fall or winter, now is the time to contact us. By preparing now, we can have photos to show buyers how great your home looks in the summer and more "green" times of year.

Often home buyers are searching for a home based on a particular school or schools that they want their children to attend. If this sounds like you, this week I offer some tips to help you to make sure that the home you purchase is in the schools boundaries that you desire.

This week I discuss the different kinds of swimming pools that can be added to your back yard and if they add value to your home. If you are considering buying a home with a pool, selling a home with a pool or adding a swimming pool to your current home - these tips can help you to decide if a swimming pool is right for you.

Many of us are utilizing our back yards as additional living and entertaining space. Updating your outdoor space is a great way to enhance the value of your home. Whether you are considering selling your home or simply want to make your home fit your lifestyle, this week we discuss some great ideas for improving your back yard and tips for choosing a contractor to work with.

In the first installment of my value enhancing improvements series we talk about finishing the lower level of your home. What areas are important to include? How much should you finish? What are today's trends? We discuss all of these topics while we tour a finished lower level of a home. I hope that you enjoy this week's episode!

There are so many decisions to make when you are updating your home. What color paint for the walls? What is trending in cabinet design? What counter tops are the most popular? This week I visit a local flooring store to look at the many options that are available and help you to make decisions that are the right flooring for you and the potential buyer of your home.

All you have to do is turn on your television and you will find a home improvement show about investing in real estate. Whether you are flipping homes, purchasing them as rental property or investing in a fixer upper to call your own home it is important to understand the process and know your numbers before you begin.

Marketing a home for sale is more than placing a for sale sign in the yard and hoping for the best. It’s a group effort between the sellers of the home and their Realtor to make the home look its best and appeal to the largest pool of potential buyers.  This week, I give you some tips to help to “market” your home and have the great experience of placing the SOLD FAST on your for sale sign. I hope that you enjoy this week’s episode!