Remember, you are not just selling a home, you are selling a lake. A buyer can change the structure around, but they can’t change the location. So focus your efforts on the buyer’s priorities…the lake, shoreline and lifestyle. There’s no shortage of articles on how to prepare a generic...
Selling a Lakefront Home
Want to Know the Market Value of any Lakefront Home?
Tired of inaccurate valuations for lakefront homes? There’s an intrinsic value on lakefront property that’s been difficult to put a price on because there are so many tangible and intangible variables. Some popular websites provide Automated Valuation Models – or “AVMs” – that can be a valuable tool for buyers & sellers…but they...
Why Hire a Lakefront Specialist to Sell Your Home?
Lakefront property is unique, your home is unique… and it takes a focused marketing approach to attract & educate the best buyers from a nation-wide audience. If you needed brain surgery, would you go to your general practitioner? Of course not. You want someone whose single most important function in life...
Sellers: Preparing Your Lake House For Sale
Looking to sell your lakefront home this year? The hardest thing for sellers to do is stop thinking like a seller, and think like a buyer. Remember, you are not just selling a home, you are selling a lake. A buyer can change the structure around, but they can’t...
Staging a lake house – How to prepare a lakefront home for sale
When you buy a lake house, it’s about more than just the physical structure and easy access to the water. You really are buying a lifestyle. And that’s precisely what you’re selling when you deem it time to sell your lakefront property. And that takes a certain expertise that...
Lakefront Living – How to Prepare Your Lakefront Home For Sale
Remember, you are not just selling a home, you are selling a lake. A buyer can change the structure around, but they can’t change the location. So focus your efforts on the buyer’s priorities…the lake, shoreline and lifestyle. There’s no shortage of articles on how to prepare a generic...
Good News for Lakefront Home Sellers in 2013
There’s good news for all of you expecting to sell your New England lakefront home in 2013. Massachusetts lakefront home sales peaked in 2005 in both Average Sale Price and Total Sales Volume (see chart below). But after bottoming out in 2009, they have shown a steady increase each...
Lakefront Living: Selling Your Lakefront Home?
by Scott Freerksen “The Lake Guy”, Broker/Owner Lakefront Living Realty, LLC Why Use a Lakefront Specialist? Every other Realtor® you speak with will be a “generalist”. They sell any type of real estate they can…and there’s nothing wrong with that. But lakefront property is unique, your home is unique…...
Staging Your Lakefront Home to Sell
Staging is the process of preparing your lakefront home to sell so it looks its best for potential buyers. The following staging techniques can help increase your lakefront home’s value, make it attractive to more buyers and better your chances for a quick sale. EXTERIOR: Focus on curb appeal...
Bringing Curb Appeal to Your Lakefront Cabin
Selling a home can be a challenge, and selling a vacation cabin can prove even more complex. However, with a little preparation, you can successfully sell your second home – no matter the market.