A Few Things to Know About the Due Diligence Period

What exactly happens during the due diligence period and why is it so important?

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What happens during the due diligence period?

In North Carolina, buyers and sellers negotiate a due diligence period, which is the number of days that the buyer has to fully investigate the property. The buyer pays the seller to take the home off the market.

Typically, the due diligence period lasts about 15 to 21 days. As a buyer, this is your time to complete all of your inspections and get your lending in order. Make sure that your loan application has been submitted, goes through underwriting, and order the appraisal.

" During the due diligence period, the buyer will complete inspections and secure their financing. "

Once the inspections are completed, you and the seller will negotiate the necessary repairs.

Due diligence is an incredibly important part of your contract. We definitely recommend that you have a qualified professional to help you through all of this.

If you have any other questions about the due diligence process or about buying a home in general, just give us a call or send us an email. We would be happy to help you!

Why Staging Is Crucial to a Successful Home Sale

First impressions are what ultimately sell a home, and making a good first impression starts with proper staging, which is what we do best.

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What really sells a home? What really matters to a potential buyer when they tour a home for sale?

Our team does so much more than stick a sign in the yard, put the home on the MLS, and pray that another agent brings a buyer. Our list of marketing, pricing, and timing strategies is quite lengthy, but first impressions are what ultimately sell a home.

Staging is not just decluttering or organizing in the traditional way that we use that word. It revolves around the complete first impression your home gives, from the online photos until a buyer actually walks through your home. A consultation with our professional stager is inclusive to our services and it’s absolutely invaluable to the marketing of your home.

Statistically, buyer decisions are made first at an emotional level and then at a logical one, which is why first impressions are so crucial. You need to make the buyer feel like your kitchen could be their kitchen and your backyard could be where they spend their future summer afternoons with their children.

" Let us help guide you through getting the selling process started. "

Most times, a can of paint, a little elbow grease, or moving some furniture around will do the trick and really highlight the strengths of your home while downplaying its weaknesses. The use of staging simply reveals value that’s already present and allows the buyer’s imagination to run freely throughout the house instead of them trying to look past the dated or time-stamped features of the home.

Our team has access to all the resources you’ll need to properly stage your home and prepare it for the market. Our professional staging partner is here, we have a handyman, a general contractor contact, and many other specialty contractor contacts readily available to act as your resource. First impressions are everything, so let us help you get the selling process started.

If you have any questions about the staging process or you’re looking to buy or sell a home in our market, don’t hesitate to give us a call. We’re happy to help.

We're Looking to Add to Our Team

We need your help. We're looking for great people to join our team.

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I'm reaching out because I need your help. We're looking for talented people to join our real estate team. We have various openings to fill, so if you or anyone you know can help make our team better, let us know! We're looking for individuals who can surpass expectations and create raving fans. A real estate license isn't required—we just want to meet and talk about your professional goals to see if you'd be a good fit.

"We're looking for talented individuals who can exceed expectations."

If we select the person you recommend to us, we want to thank you in one of two ways. The first is an overnight stay at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Raleigh, or we'll send you and three guests to Williamsburg, VA to go to Busch Gardens, including tickets and hotel costs. If you know of anyone who might be interested, send them our way! We appreciate your help!