• ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- Better Judgements eZine Terria Judge, Realtor CRS, ABR, GRI, Broker Associate Better Judgements is a newsletter on home matters, from Terria Judge, your Garden City, KS real estate agent! Contact Terria Judge at 620-271-2129! Terria Judge Coldwell Banker, The Real Estate Shoppe, Inc. John P. Judge, Broker 1135 College Dr. Suite E Garden City, KS 67846 620-275-7421 x 223 http://terriajudge.com http://gardencityksrealestate.com http://gardencityrentals.com Terria@TerriaJudge.com --NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!! Subscription Management at end of newsletter. Thanks for your subscription to Better Judgements, the newsletter from your Garden City Kansas Realtor, Terria Judge. ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- In this Issue ============= 1. Important Changes at TerriaJudge.com 2. Featured Listing 3. Article: Before Selling Your Home 4. Article: Why hardwood flooring is still a good investment ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- Important Changes at TerriaJudge.com ==================================== Terria Judge knows how important the Internet is for home buyers and sellers. She has had her own website for the past 5 years. Recently, Terria had some changes made to http://terriajudge.com to better serve her clients. Ever wonder how much house you could afford? Now you'll know with the handy mortgage calculator found at http://terriajudge.com/calculator.html. Wondering when Terria has some open houses? Terria now has an events calendar at http://terriajudge.com/calendar.html. Terria also features Real Estate news, and articles of interest to home buyers and sellers. And the best change for Terria's clients? She now creates an individualized website for featured listings! See this month's featured listing to see what we mean. ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- FEATURED LISTING ================ Please visit http://1919pioneer.com to see lots of details and photos on the house at 1919 Pioneer Rd in Garden City, Kansas! If you're interested in listing your house with Terria, you could opt to have your own website like www.123yourstreet.com! Just visit Terria at http://terriajudge.com/marketevaluation.html to fill out an interest form! ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- Before Selling Your Home Here are some important steps you should take before you put your house on the market: 1. Home Loan Approval for your next Home You don't want to be signing a contract to sell your house before knowing if you are qualified to buy another. Your financial circumstances may have changed since your last purchase and you may not qualify for the loan amount you seek. You'll get a good idea of what you can afford by getting a pre-approval before selling your house. You may then take the decision of whether or not it would be reasonable to sell your house at this point of time or maybe consider renting something after selling the house instead of readily buying another. 2. Determine Fair Market Value of your House You'd want to get the best price off your property and in the quickest time possible. However, over-pricing your home will only limit your chances of selling fast and under-pricing may speed up the process but you lose out in the bargain. An agent or an appraisal service should be able to assist in determining the fair market value of your home. Another way is judging by how much other houses in your neighborhood sold for. Irrespective of the method, one must be used to determine the true and best value of your home to ensure it's sold in quickest time possible. 3. Estimate Cost of Selling * Advertising costs, if you plan to sell home yourself. * Real estate commissions. * Attorney, closing agent and other professional fees. * Excise tax for the sale. * Property taxes, home owner association fees, and fuel tank rentals. 4. Make Necessary Repairs You don't want to put off a buyer because of minor repairs which you haven't attended to so far. If you've decided to sell your house, it's time to finish with any pending repairs you may have felt minor and unnecessary to fix up till this point of time. 5. Get the House Ready to Show Apart from repair work, you'll also want to see that your house is sparkling clean and everything is organized and in it's place when a buyer comes to see your place. A clutter-free environment is essential if you want the house to appeal to the buyer. Sameer Panjwani, http://www.choiceofhomes.com Sameer S Panjwani is the CEO and Founder of ChoiceOfHomes.com - A Real Estate Portal for Home Buying, Home Selling and Home Renting. The website is a useful resource of Home Listings, Articles and Information related to real estate. ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- Why hardwood flooring is still a good investment by S.A. Smith 1) Hardwood flooring has a timeless air of quality Hardwood floors have decorated some of the most exclusive mansions and estates in history and still exudes a feeling of permanence and classic quality compared to manufactured floors. 2) Hardwood floors are natural Hardwood floors bring the natural outdoors inside, and do not contain man-made chemicals in the wood itself. Homeowners with exclusive design tastes will tend to gravitate towards the quality and natural feel of hardwood floors - there is just something about the feel and look of them that cannot be duplicated in a factory. 3) Hardwood flooring adds value to your home Installing solid hardwood flooring in your home is a true investment that will retain its value. In many cases, installing hardwood floors with generate a return on investment that exceeds the initial cost of installation. 4) Real hardwood colors will never go out of style There is a timeless quality about the natural color of hardwoods that will ensure your house never becomes outdated because of its flooring. Recent advancements in laminate flooring have allowed consumers to pick from a multitude of design styles and colors - unfortunately some of these may become outdated and fall out of favor. 5) Hardwood flooring sounds better If you've ever walked over a floating laminate flooring system you'll hear a muffled echo sound, which is one of the few downsides of laminate floor systems. With proper installation of solid hardwood floors, you will not have this distracting hollow noise. Hollow sounds and vibrations are not an issue with hardwood floors - and this is actually one of the "good feelings" people can literally sense with real hardwood floors. To read more of the benefits and advantages of hardwood flooring visit http://www.laminateflooringzone.com/hardwood-flooring.htm About the Author S.A. Smith is a freelance writer, contributor, and editor of the Laminate Flooring Zone resource site, and can be reached at http://www.laminateflooringzone.com ---------BETTER JUDGEMENTS--------- This newsletter is compiled and published by Mitone Griffith, http://funkyfranks.com

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