Don't Fall Victim to the Same Mistakes Other Property Owners Make

There are many excellent homes to choose from in the Columbia area, with a variety of local real estate markets that have properties of great quality available for purchase. If you're considering buying real estate in the Columbia area, GO HERE to perform a Full Home Search, or if you're in the process of selling your home, CLICK HERE to obtain a Free Home Value Report. For any other questions you have regarding the market conditions of Columbia real estate, or your own home's value, please don't hesitate to contact me at  (803) 407-3883.

Today we are talking all about property management. If you are an investor, who has a property your are managing yourself, and are having difficulties trying to rent the home out, finding a qualified tenant, or collecting rent when its due, we can help make your investment a passive one. We can qualify your people, take care of maintenance, and all you have to do is sit back and collect the check. 

A lot of times when people buy a 2nd house to create cash flow, they get the wrong tenant in there and everything becomes a big headache with trying to collect payments while maintaining the property. We do all the work for you, doing background searches on potential tenants and taking care of all the little problems that come up with your property. 

Most people think of renting out a home from an investment perspective, but what if it's just not the right time to sell your home? If you have found the perfect home but aren't quite ready to put your home on the market, we can put that home in our rental market, too. We can rent it out for you until the equity comes back on it. This way, you can sell when it's right to, not when you feel pressured to. We recently had a client adopt this strategy and after 3 years, they put a nice check in their pocket after finally selling their home. 

If this is something you would like more information on, we would be glad to oblige. Give us a call or send us a quick email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

The Importance of Staging in Your Home

There are many excellent homes to choose from in the Columbia area, with a variety of local real estate markets that have properties of great quality available for purchase. If you're considering buying real estate in the Columbia area, GO HERE to perform a Full Home Search, or if you're in the process of selling your home, CLICK HERE to obtain a Free Home Value Report. For any other questions you have regarding the market conditions of Columbia real estate, or your own home's value, please don't hesitate to contact me at  (803) 407-3883.

Today we are going to talk about a very important process in selling your home: staging. It is often overlooked by sellers and agents alike, but staging your home for sale properly will put much more money in your pocket and sell your home in a much quicker time frame.

When we stage a home, we are really looking at taking care of three things:

• De-cluttering 
• De-personalizing 
• Small Home Improvements

We understand what needs to be done to attract today's buyers and how to set up a home for photography. We hire a professional photographer to do all of our staging because we know how important photographs are to a home's online marketing. We can look at a home and help identify the proper things to do to improve it, rather than spending money on things that won't give you a result.

If you are interested in learning more about staging, or if you want some information on your home specifically, give us a call or send us an email. We'd be glad to help you out.

What Can the Lance Woodley Team Do that No One Else Can?

There are many excellent homes to choose from in the Columbia area, with a variety of local real estate markets that have properties of great quality available for purchase. If you're considering buying real estate in the Columbia area, GO HERE to perform a Full Home Search, or if you're in the process of selling your home, CLICK HERE to obtain a Free Home Value Report. For any other questions you have regarding the market conditions of Columbia real estate, or your own home's value, please don't hesitate to contact me at  (803) 407-3883.

Hello, and welcome to the first of many video blog posts! We're going to be keeping you updated on what's happening in the Midlands of the beautiful state of South Carolina so you can make informed real estate decisions.

Our approach to real estate consists of breaking down the Columbia area into two separate markets: the general market and the Lance Woodley Market. We put our clients in a position where they have more favorable conditions - our average clients sell their home quicker and for more money than sellers in the general market. We do this through our professional home selling system, which has 3 unique qualities.

1. Marketing: We don't simply post an address on the web. We understand that marketing is about crafting an attractive image of your home so that it is impossible to pass up. We have a large marketing budget to ensure every client's home looks its best. 
2. Merchandising: We set your property up to make it attractive to the largest number of buyers. We position it to draw the attention of the market and get a favorable price.
3. Pricing: This is often misunderstood. The initial listing price can make or break your bank. We have a strategy that gets results - we put more money in the seller's pocket than anyone else.

As you can see, our dedication to being the best in the industry is all so you can have a stress-free and efficient real estate experience. If you are looking to buy or sell in the Midlands, we're the team to call!