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The Scott Loper Team Lansdale & Harleysville PA Homes

The Scott Loper Team's Geographic Area

Where does Scott Loper sell houses?Scott Loper's Geographic Location of Sales

From 2007 - 2011, Scott Loper has sold 135 homes primarily throughout Montgomery County and western Bucks County of Pennsylvania.

Scott and his family have lived in Lansdale for 15 years; Scott has been selling real estate for the last 13 years.

Scott and Lisa have raised their children in Lansdale; their children currently attend North Penn High School.

Prior to joining RE/MAX Realty Group in Harleysville in 2004, Scott was an agent at RE/MAX Action Realty in Horsham.

Scott Loper knows Montgomery County and the surrounding areas inside and out.

With the opening of RE/MAX Realty Group's Conshohocken office in May 2010 and the addition of Gina Wherry to our sales team at the end of 2010, we have an even greater geographic reach as Gina specializes in the Conshohocken area and within the Philadelphia city limits.

Contact Scott Loper, Associate Broker, Realtor®, RE/MAX Realty Group at 215-513-1333 for help buying or selling a home in Lansdale, Harleysville, Hatfield, Souderton, Skippack, Collegeville, North Wales and the surrounding areas of Montgomery County of Pennsylvania. To Search for Homes For Sale in Montgomery County Click Here.

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Key Element to Selling a Home

Key Elements to Selling a HomeYou’ve heard good real estate agents talk about how to prep your home to get it sold.

> How the first physical visit by a prospective buyer is actually the “second” showing, if it was marketed correctly on the internet with high quality photos, photos and more photos.

> How condition of the home is as important as location in today’s market.

So if you’re a seller and you’ve completed this checklist, what is the next key element? That would be: making your home as available as possible for showings to buyers. If the house can’t be shown, it won’t be sold and will linger, adding to days on market.

And, statistics show that the longer it is on the market the less the seller receives in proceeds. It is not uncommon for buyers to have a bulk list of homes to visit in one day. You’ll want your “for sale” home on their “must see” list.

Here are a few things to apply to the overall plan for selling a home:

Allow buyer’s agents as much access as possible. Just because you are having an open house on Sunday doesn’t mean they should come see your home on that day if the buyers can only see it on Saturday.

It’s best that sellers are not present when the home is being shown to buyers. This allows the buyers to take their time in viewing your property. Often times, buyers feel rushed if the seller is home.

If security is an issue, take some preventive steps to put things of value elsewhere if you are concerned. You can require that buyer’s agents showing your home are members of the Montgomery County Association of Realtors (or other association of realtors). Member Realtors live and work by a code of ethics. If the agent is not a member, you should still allow the showing, but perhaps you stick around to meet the agent, ask for their business card, then leave.

There are a couple of different types of lockboxes that usually meet the needs of every seller, some being electronic that only Realtors can access. Also, when making an extra key for the lockbox, ensure that it works properly. There is nothing worse than arranging an appointment for a showing than getting there and not being able to get in because the key is not cut right for the lock. (Your agent should do this too.)

There are very understandable circumstances where you may want select hours for home showings, like sellers who work 2nd or 3rd shift and need to sleep in the daytime. In this case, a detailed timeframe of available hours for showings should be mapped out and adhered to. Again, this should be as open as possible.

Pets should be no problem. Houses are sold everyday where cats, dogs, iguanas and other types of animals live. What’s important is having a plan. There can be a room specifically for the pets during showings or the use of crates. Most buyers understand this and many are pet owners themselves or want to be pet owners, hence the desire to buy a home to have the freedom to do so.

When sellers provide full access to their home, they get more showings, which translate to offers. And once you’ve accepted an offer and your home is pending sale, you can breathe easy and get back to a more normal schedule with fewer demands.

~Gina

Key Element to Selling a Home by our Team Member Gina Wherry originally appeared in the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch.

Contact Scott Loper, Associate Broker, Realtor®, RE/MAX Realty Group at 215-513-1333 for help buying or selling a home in Lansdale, Harleysville, Hatfield, Souderton, Skippack, Collegeville, North Wales and the surrounding areas of Montgomery County of Pennsylvania. To Search for Homes For Sale in Montgomery County Click Here.

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Wordless Wednesday - Go Gina!

Gina's Team: 2011 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Ultimate Frisbee Summer League Champs.

Our team member Gina's "Other" Team: 2011 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Ultimate Frisbee Summer League Champs.

What will summer of 2012 bring?


Contact Scott Loper, Associate Broker, Realtor®, RE/MAX Realty Group at 215-513-1333 for help buying or selling a home in Lansdale, Harleysville, Hatfield, Souderton, Skippack, Collegeville, North Wales and the surrounding areas of Montgomery County of Pennsylvania. To Search for Homes For Sale in Montgomery County Click Here.

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Speechless Sunday - Meeting a Local Legend

Bernie Parent

Scott and Bernie Parent - goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers when they won the Stanley Cup in '74 and '75

Contact Scott Loper, Associate Broker, Realtor®, RE/MAX Realty Group at 215-513-1333 for help buying or selling a home in Lansdale, Harleysville, Hatfield, Souderton, Skippack, Collegeville, North Wales and the surrounding areas of Montgomery County of Pennsylvania. To Search for Homes For Sale in Montgomery County Click Here.

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Stonegate Home Sale Activity for 2011, Lansdale PA

Stonegate Home Sale Activity for 2011, Lansdale PA

Stonegate Home Sale Activity for 2011, Lansdale PAIn 2011, 10 homes sold in Stonegate with prices ranging from $215,000 to $279,900. Taking seller assists into account, the highest net to a seller was $271,900. Two homes sold were short sales and fetched the lowest selling prices at $215,000 and $230,000. Only one property was up for sale in 2011 and subsequently withdrawn from the market.

The wide range in prices really exemplify how Stonegate continues to be a popular neighborhood with home buyers. The homes are all wonderfully laid out 3 BR/2.5 BA townhomes with full basements (many being walkout basements) and 1-car garages.

Close to Merck's West Point and North Wales facilities and the Septa's R-5 regional rail connecting Doylestown to center city Philadelphia, Stonegate is ideally located in Upper Gwynedd township and part of the well-regarded North Penn School District.

Location and condition within the development really impact at what end of the price range a seller will get. Updated units are commanding prices well above the older "original" units.

Stonegate Home Sale Activity for 2011, Lansdale PA

If you are looking to buy or sell in Stonegate, call us today!

Contact Scott Loper, Associate Broker, Realtor®, RE/MAX Realty Group at 215-513-1333 for help buying or selling a home in Lansdale, Harleysville, Hatfield, Souderton, Skippack, Collegeville, North Wales and the surrounding areas of Montgomery County of Pennsylvania. To Search for Homes For Sale in Montgomery County Click Here.

Stonegate Home Sale Activity for 2011, Lansdale PA - Copyright © 2012, The Scott Loper Team, All rights reserved.