Author: karendossey

When selling the traditional way, on the MLS, passing the home inspection is very important. It’s one of the many contingencies that are typically included in a real estate purchase contract. If problems are found during the inspection, the buyer can then choose to back out of the contract or renegotiate with you, the seller. … Continued

Packing, cleaning, repairing, moving, staging, showing, negotiating, inspecting… Those are just SOME of the verbs associated with selling a property. It’s a lot of work. And you might not know exactly what to expect. So we thought we’d help. Here are some of the highest stress points of selling a home. If you know when … Continued

At Sage Hill Properties, if there’s one thing we’ve learned from buying houses in Orlando, it’s that there are TONS of factors to consider when buying or selling a home. It’s only natural that sellers want to sell at the best possible time (to get the most bang for that buck). So here are some … Continued

Here are 8 questions that every homeowner needs to ask themselves before selling… 1. What is your reason for selling? Are you looking to move out of state? Need to downsize or upsize? Wanting to invest in a new property? 2. How much is the home worth? Online estimates can miss by a wide margin … Continued

At Sage Hill Properties, we help homeowners in Orlando sell their property fast, as-is, and for a fair cash price. It’s been great! BUT… We also understand that our service isn’t for every homeowner. So we thought we’d take a moment to share the pros and cons of working with a professional home buyer. Here … Continued

Few things are as frustrating as that — it leaves you (the seller) in a financially and personally precarious position. Here’s how you can recover! First of all, remember that a home purchase is a legally binding contract. Your contract decides what you can do if a buyer backs out; ask your agent or a … Continued

We get it. Those requests get overwhelming… fast. Here are some tips for making things faster and simpler… Create a System — To make it easy for tenants to submit a maintenance request, we recommend standardizing the process. Consider a property management app to make the entire system simple and efficient. Respond Quickly — It … Continued

As with every industry, there are *good* cash buyers… and there are *not so good* cash buyers. Do your research before deciding on working with a particular cash buyer. Look the company up on Sunbiz, read recent Google reviews, ask for proof of funds, make sure closing happens at a licensed title company, never pay … Continued

That can feel like the dark pathway of paperwork that never ends… How long will your probate process take? Here are some factors to keep in mind… Size & Complexity of Estate —  If the estate is relatively small, with few assets and beneficiaries, the probate process will probably be fairly quick. However, with an … Continued

That’s a big change. And it can be difficult to navigate all of the nuances involved — health, financial, social… etc. Many families move an aging parent in with them to help in their later years. Sometimes it goes well. Sometimes it doesn’t. So we thought we’d offer some quick advice for those of you … Continued

We get it. At Sage Hill Properties, we buy houses that are struggling to get interest from traditional buyers. We can help you, too! In fact, here are some signs that suggest giving us a call might be a good idea… Needing To Sell Fast — We can help sell your home in as little … Continued

And the costs add up fast. BUT… There’s some really simple stuff you can do to maintain appliances and HVAC systems in your home so that there aren’t big costly repairs to be made (at least, not as often). Here’s what we recommend! Flush Water Heater — Flush the water heater once a year to … Continued

It requires a lot of specialized knowledge and experience that can be difficult to acquire unless you’ve been working at it for years. And at Sage Hill Properties we’ve helped more than one property owner to get out of a bad real estate investment in Orlando. Why? Sometimes the investor just didn’t have the time … Continued

And naturally, we get a LOT of questions. Most homeowners aren’t familiar with selling to professional cash buyers and so they ask a lot of questions upfront — which is good! For people who might be curious but have never got around to asking… we thought we’d take a moment to answer some of the … Continued

But obviously, not all repairs are the same. Some repairs — like painting walls, or fixing doorknobs — can be relatively quick, easy, and inexpensive. Other repairs… well, they might not even be worth it because of how expensive they are… especially if many of these deeper repairs have stacked up. So which repairs are … Continued