Articles for Top 10 Lists and Other Rankings

Top 10 Bad Home Design Mistakes, 2014 Edition

Over the years I’ve written a whole slew of Top 10 articles, several hitting on good home design, such as these:

But I’ve never posted on what not to do. Bad home design mistakes are everywhere! Believe me, I see it on a daily basis when I’m out showing my clients homes in Louisville. So let’s have some fun and talk about the worst of the worst. From the more common design mistakes to the ones that really make you cringe.

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Top 10 Things to Consider When Contemplating a Louisville For Sale By Owner (FSBO)

In a National Association of Realtors® survey, only 9% of all transactions were done without the help of a real estate professional. This is a percentage that has been dropping steadily for years. So clearly, completing a Louisville for sale by the owner is a tough proposal.

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Top 10 Tips for Louisville Real Estate in 2014

Taking my lead from this piece on MSN titled, 10 Tips for Homebuyers and Sellers in 2014, I want to make specific comments about each of their 10 tips from a Louisville perspective.

Photo of Highlands homes in Louisville KY
We’re heading into a stronger market for Louisville home sellers for 2014. If these gorgeous homes in the Highlands were for sale, would you be interested?
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Top 10 Factors: When Should I Sell My Home?

We’ve put a great deal of thought into our Louisville Homes Blog Top 10 Lists and we appreciate all of your compliments along the way. Today, we’ve got another one that we hope you enjoy. We’re covering a topic that many people are contemplating, “When should I sell my home?” Read on!

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You may not want to downsize this much but we’ve all wondered, “When should I sell my home?” There’s not an answer that works 100% of the time but this article will help you find the best time for you.
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Top 10 Realtor Pet Peeves About Other Realtors

Ok. There are sites where I publish my “made for TV” opinion and analysis stories. This blog has been up and running since 2006 and gets more traffic now than ever before! (Yes, I’m tooting my own horn so sue me.)

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Want to know what I hate? You don’t care? Doesn’t matter… I’m telling you anyway. My top 10 Realtor pet peeves about other Realtors. It’s going to shock you.
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Top 5 Best Practices for Real Estate Agents

Now that I’ve been in “the biz” for 7 years, I thought I’d try to organize my experience into best practices for real estate agents, in the hopes that… (in my best Meryl Streep voice) if I can help even one of you that it’ll all be worth it!

Happy real estate agents are the best real estate agents
As you’ll see in the real estate agents’ best practices listed below, staying positive is huge. Never forget to smile! Yeah, I know… I use this stock photo too much.

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Top 10 Pro Staging Tips for Louisville Homesellers

We’ve got them! Top 10 pro staging tips! They are a key part of selling your home fast, and at the highest possible price. Properties that aren’t well-staged, remain on the market longer and end up selling for less than they are truly worth.

Elegantly Staged Living Room
When done well, exceptional staging puts your home above the competition. Stage your home like a pro, and it will sell faster and for more money, period.
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10 DIY Cheap and Easy Ways to Protect Your Home

A home is burglarized every 15 seconds. This information comes straight from the FBI. This results in thousands per hour and untold millions in stolen goods, not to mention the rise in insurance premiums. Don’t be part of the statistics by following these top ten DIY cheap and easy ways to protect your home.

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Security cameras are now becoming less expensive and easier to set up.
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