REALTOR® Laura Sellers, Auburn, AL
Everything you need to know about buying or selling a home or condo in the Auburn-Opelika, AL area!
Auburn Home Closing Timeline: Quick or Longer Closing? Your Auburn home closing timeline should give the buyer, seller, lender and closing professionals enough time to complete the transaction while supporting your moving plans. A quick closing can be attractive when everyone is prepared. A longer closing period may provide flexibility when someone needs time to […]
𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗨𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡: 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘? Move to Auburn and somebody gives you an outrageous choice: free Auburn football tickets for life or free Auburn housing for life. Which one are you taking? There is obviously no real offer of either one, but it is a fun question—especially coming right […]
Sell My Auburn Home: Should You Reject a Contingent Offer? If you’re thinking, “Sell my Auburn home,” should you automatically reject an offer because the buyer needs to sell another property first? Not necessarily. A home-sale contingency adds another moving part to the transaction. However, the contingency alone does not tell you whether the offer […]
Biggest Pet Peeve When Touring a House in Auburn, Alabama — Bad Smells, Clutter, or Sellers Who Won’t Leave? Biggest pet peeve when touring a house in Auburn, Alabama is something every buyer relocating to Auburn eventually experiences — and yes, it can absolutely ruin a showing in seconds. If you’re shopping for Auburn homes […]
The Pettiest Reason I’ve Ever Heard for Backing Out of a House Deal After years in real estate, I’ve heard just about every reason for a buyer to walk away from a deal. But this one? This one takes the cake. A buyer once backed out—completely—because… the toilet paper holder was on the wrong side. […]
Open House Snacks That Make Me Judge You Let’s be real—people don’t come to your open house for the snacks…But they will remember them.’ Here’s what your snack choices are silently screaming to buyers—and to me, too: • 🍤 Shrimp cocktail at 2pm = unhinged energy. I’m concerned.• 🍪 Cookies = classic, comforting, always works.• […]
No One Cares About Your Granite Anymore Once upon a time, granite countertops were the status symbol. Now? Buyers walk in and ask about the layout, natural light, and “Can I work from home here?” Granite barely registers. • 🔳 That fancy stone? Not the flex it used to be.• 💸 Don’t sink thousands into […]
The Most Surprising Things That Can Tank a Home’s Value You might think it takes a massive repair or a bad neighborhood to tank a home’s value—but sometimes it’s the small stuff that quietly drives buyers away or drops offers fast. Here are three of the most surprising (and fixable!) things that can hurt what […]
Hoping to sell your home faster in the Auburn – Opelika area? Check out these 9 steps to staging your home for some excellent ideas on how to make your home show its best. Staging prepares your home to place on the market. If you do not have time to stage your home, by all means, […]
Home sales rise by 11 percent over the same period last year in Alabama which is great news as it shows the economy is improving. To view the entire report please click here. For all of your real estate needs in the Auburn-Opelika area please contact me at (334) 332-7263 or email me at LauraSellers01@Gmail.com […]
