How to Maximize Your Home’s Sale Price While Minimizing Costs

The earlier a house sells, the higher the price it generally sells for.

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

While the rest of the country is still dealing with the tail end of winter, right now in Arizona we’re in our prime home selling season. Here in Tucson in particular, February through June are our strongest months. If you’re a seller, how can you maximize your sale price while minimizing your costs? 

Let’s start with maximizing your sale price. Your home must give a strong first impression, and that first impression starts outside on the street where people pull up in their cars. The front yard landscaping, the front entry, and your home’s exterior painting all contribute significantly to your home’s curb appeal. 

The earlier a house sells, the higher the price it generally sells for.

Once you get inside the house, the carpeting, flooring, and windows all need to be clean. Layer on a fresh coat of paint if possible. Making these areas look spotless might seem like a nuisance, but doing it will help your house sell quicker. The earlier a house sells in its listing period, the higher the price it generally sells for. 

What about minimizing your costs? Not many sellers do this, but we recommend getting your home inspected. Have a home inspector go through your home with a fine-toothed comb so you can repair any items with a vendor of your choice. You lose a lot of cost control if you let the buyer do their own inspection after you’re under contract and select which vendors to use.

Whether you’re a buyer or a seller looking to make a move in our market, please give us a call so we can help you out. We look forward to hearing from you!

Why to Avoid Overpricing in the Tucson Market

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

It’s June now, and things are starting to warm up in Tucson. As our temperature goes up, the number of visitors goes down. Tourism doesn’t stop, but it slows down a bit. We go from 100% to about 80% to 85%. It’s still possible to sell in this market, but only if you approach it the right way. That means avoiding overpricing. First of all, buyers who are shopping are studying all the inventory on the market, and if you overprice, they’ll know you’re overpriced. This will cause them to skip over your home and not even look at it until you make price reductions to bring it down to market value. 

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It’s important to price your home right at market value.

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Secondly, by overpricing, you are going to make your competition look more attractive. Buyers will perceive the competition as a better value, and they will be more interested in those homes. As always, it’s important to price your home right at market value and not a penny higher. You’re better off pricing it there and letting us do the negotiation for you. If you have any questions for us, don’t hesitate to reach out by giving us a call or sending us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

The Key to a Good First Impression with Tucson Buyers

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Our team here uses a professional photographer for our marketing, and there are key reasons why it’s important in today’s modern market. Consumers probably look at thousands of photos when home shopping, so what will make your listing stand out? High quality photos!

Most buyers start their home search online, so that’s where you need to make that great first impression. Properties that have the best photos are the ones that they are going to see when they begin their search. Almost 92% of home showings actually begin online with a person in front of a computer screen, so photography cannot be underestimated.

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You never get a second chance at a first impression

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You want to avoid any kind of dark, grainy, or low-resolution photos. When you put pictures like that up on a website or on the MLS, it isn’t very appealing to buyers, and you likely won’t capture many buyers.

The pictures of your home need to be in high definition and taken by a professional photographer. Wide-angle lenses help tell the story of a home by capturing the home from ceiling to floor.

If you have any questions for us, feel free to give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you!

Expert Advice to Sell Your Tucson Home for Top Dollar

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

We expect this to be a great year for home sellers in Tucson. Rising interest rates will push home buyers out onto the market, and you can capitalize on this if you are looking to sell in 2016. It could be a very profitable time to put your home on the market.

Keep in mind that the most important thing you do while selling your home is finding an accurate price for it. The best person to talk to about this is your local Realtor. My team will come out to your property and run a competitive market analysis. We research the market and comparable properties around your home in order to find a reasonable sale price.

Another option is to hire an appraiser to come take a look at your home. This will cost a bit more, but it’s a good way to get an independent estimate for the price of your home.

Something we like to do is analyze the three C’s of your home. This is the condition, the competition, and the consumption in your area. These statistics can tell us a lot about what buyers might be willing to pay for your home. Ultimately, it is the buyer that will determine the final sale price of your home.

If you have any questions, or would like to schedule a time for us to come and speak to you about your property, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Tips to Prepare Your Tucson Home for Sale

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

About 92% of showings begin on a computer screen. Buyers utilize the Internet to look for their dream home, and they’re likely to stumble upon your MLS listing before your physical address. It could even be on a smartphone. That’s why images are extremely important. They reveal your property, and you want to make sure they’re dazzling. We hire professional photographers to provide quality photos to accompany your listing. 

Be sure to increase curb appeal. The first impression is everything for prospective buyers. If buyers don’t like your home from the outside, it’ll deter them from going inside. Clean up the front yard, front door, and the sidewalks. Bring in some bright colors and plant some fresh flowers in the garden.



The inside of your home matters, too. We bring in professional stagers to help our clients make their home shine. We focus on interior design, such as how furniture is arranged and repurposed. When you hire us, you’ll meet with our Interior Decorator; in fact, this consultation is included in our real estate seller program.

Ultimately, we want to do everything in our power to reach out to those 92% of buyers that will see your home for the first time online. That’s our strategy to get as many people through your front door as possible. If you’re thinking about buying or selling a home, reach out to us today. We’d be happy to hear from you and serve your local real estate needs!

The Importance of Pricing Your Tucson Home Correctly

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

As some of you prepare to list your home in January, I wanted to reach out today and talk about the importance of pricing your home correctly. Many people think they can get a better price than the home that sold across the street.

If you price your home accurately, it will sell faster and for more money. According to the Tucson MLS, homes that sell without a price adjustment sell within 33 days on the market at 98% of list price. Homes with just one price adjustment are on the market for 110 days and sell for 96% of list price.

Clearly, the Tucson MLS data reveals overpricing your house in our market will cause you to be on the market for three times as long and get you 2% less money. Pricing your home correctly the first time is the best way to be successful when selling your home.

Before you list your property, consult with a professional. Hire someone who understands the market, your neighborhood, and will price your house properly. This is extremely important!

If you have any questions, give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!

How to Sell for Top Dollar in Tucson

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

It's June right now, which is a fantastic time to sell a home in Tucson. Today I'd like to speak to the home sellers in the area and let them know how to take advantage of this market.

Homes that are priced above $300K are seeing a buyer's market right now, meaning we have a lot of supply and not enough buyers to respond to the supply. This is great news for home buyers, but sellers will have to be strategic because buyers have the upper hand right now.

If you're trying to sell in this price range, I recommend speaking with a Realtor who knows your area and who can pinpoint an attractive price for your home. If you can price it right at market value, you have a chance to sell quickly and for top dollar.

I would love to help you with this, so please don't hesitate to contact me if you're looking to sell your Tucson home this year. 

I look forward to speaking with you!

How Can an Interior Decorator Help Get Top Dollar for Your Home?

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Are you thinking about selling in the Tucson market? If so, there are a few things we would like to share with you.

When you list with the Vallee Gold Team, we contract an interior decorator to help us make your home look stunning. If your home is occupied, they will repurpose your furniture and make a better use of space. If the home is vacant, they will come in with furniture and set your home up to look irresistible.  

If you're in the Tucson area and are interested in using advanced marketing techniques to get more money for your home, check out our vacant new construction property in the heart of Oro Valley on Copper Springs Trail. It's held open just about every weekend, so we invite you to stop by. If you would like a schedule of when the house is open, give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to help you get the most for your home sale!

Are You Losing Money by Accepting Bad Offers?

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

When selling a home, there's nothing better than receiving multiple offers. The problem is deciding which offer to accept. It goes without saying that every offer isn't created equal, but it can be difficult to determine the best one. Today, we want to share some tips that might help you during the process.

Recently, an incident happened to one of our team members we thought we should share. They submitted an offer with everything that's needed in our Tuscon market and gave it to the listing agent. The listing agent responded by telling us the seller didn't want to entertain any contingency offers. Our offer was contingent on the closing - our client already had their house under contract, had the inspections and appraisals completed, but was simply waiting for the official close.

We had to explain to the listing agent that over 70% of the buyers in the market have contingencies of some sort - they need to get equity out of an existing property in order to make their next purchase. That's why, when you're selling, you should expect certain contingencies when you receive an offer. The important thing is to separate the offers that have inconvenient contingencies from those that have minor ones. We are experts at this and would love to help.

If you have any questions about accepting offers, or have any general real estate questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We would love to hear from you!

Why is Your Home's Online Presence so Important?

There are many great Tucson area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 520-544-5555 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Did you know that 92% of consumers are searching for homes online? Because of this, it is crucial your home shows well online if you are going to get people into their cars and through your doors. But how can you make your home stand out from the competition online?

At the Vallee Gold Team, we go above and beyond when it comes to getting your home ready to show. We hire an interior decorator to go into your home and repurpose your furnishings for flow and positioning, so we can get the best images possible.

If you've already vacated the property, we work with professional stagers to bring furniture to your home and make it look irresistible. We'll get professional photographs taken so your home shows in it's best light online and in-person. 

If you have questions about what we can do for your home, give us a call. We would love to help you get your Tucson home sold!