6 Costly Mistakes When Selling

money in pockets

It’s only natural to want the sale of your home to go as smoothly as possible.  But how can you make sure that happens? According to Move.com, avoid doing any of these things to greatly decrease the chances that selling your home will turn into a major headache (or worse): 1. Putting your home on… Read More

Bang for Your Buck

remodeling cost v. value

Wondering what sort of return you can expect for updates you’ve done to your home?  Or maybe you’re thinking about making a few improvements to your house before putting it on the market. Either way, the charts below are chock full of information about which updates bring the biggest return on investment in the DFW… Read More

Does Your Realtor Offer Professional Photos?

professional v. traditional photography

We all know that 80% of all buyers start their home search on the Internet, so it’s vitally important that your home make an amazing first impression through the listing photographs.  After all, your home will never get any showings if buyers are consistently skipping right over it. Since the Haynsworth Realty team is always… Read More

A Little Staging Goes A Long Way

neutral paint colors

Have you ever toured a vacant home, one without a stick of furniture or artwork on the walls? While I know that you and I are visionaries when it comes to imagining the potential of a home {wink wink}, let’s face it – the average home buyer just sees a sad, empty house. I’m sure… Read More

Attention Sellers: What Buyers Want

kitchen with island

It’s no secret that the economy has been pretty flaky lately – as a result, most Americans are tightening their belts, cutting out unnecessary extras and looking for long-term, solid value in the investments that they do choose to make. It should come as no surprise that this practical mentality is also influencing the choices… Read More

Zillow – Not That Accurate In Texas

Zillow.com

There is no question that Zillow is a wildly popular real estate website – if you aren’t familiar with it, you can type any address into Zillow and it will give you a “Zestimate” (so punny) of the home’s value, as well as surrounding homes. The real question is – how accurate is the data… Read More

Pump Up Your Home’s Value

before paint job

With the housing market like it is these days, lots of people are opting to spruce up their home to make it better suit their lifestyle rather than moving into a new place.  While there are an endless number of improvements you can make to a home, what are some investments you can make that… Read More

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