Moorestown, NJ

In a challenging market, you need an agent that will expose your home on the internet and with direct mail! List your home with Janet and your home will get the exposure on these sites:

Googlemaps for Real Estate Google.com Yahoo Real Estate Zillow.com

Over 100 Local Newspaper On line websites such as: Washington Post, Kiplinger and US News and World Report

Trulia.com Trend MLS Active Rain

Realtor.com Homefinder.com Openhouse.com

Homes.com HotPads.com Oodles.com

Lycos.com Military.com Local.com

Comcast RealtyTrac AOL.com

Vast.com CLR Search.com MyRealty.com

Propbot.com enormo.com Datesphere.com

Landwatch.com Resortscape.com erealinvestor.com

Foreclosure.com Gooplex.com Homeonthetube.com

Homesbylender.com Hometourconnect.com Homewinks.com

Nationalrelocation.com Propertypursuit.com Propertyshark.com

Realestatecentral.com Realtyshore.com Remax.com

Call the expert today: Janet Larsen, Broker/Associate Remax Connection 856-261-6910

The 1st point I must make is, do not hire a Realtor who works another job to supplement their income! Would you use a doctor or attorney that needed a part time job? I wouldn't. Small town Realtors are not the answer!

I have made this my full time career for 10 years and have consistantly ranked as a Top Producer. 2009 Janet Larsen ranked in the top 50 in the State of NJ Remax Agents. 2003-2009 NJ Association of Realtors Circle of Excellence Award Winner and 2005-2009 Remax 100% Club Award Winner.

I have listened to many homeowners that continually tell me they wish they had called me 1st instead of going though 1-3 other Realtors and wasting 6 months to 3 years trying to sell their homes that I have sold in a period of 1 day to 120 days at the price they expected anyway. Secondly, make a couple of test calls both to the agent's cell phone and the office. Make the office call on the weekend and randomly to the agent. The agent should be able to respond within 4 hours to your call. Many times, I have called small local town Real Estate offices at 4 or 5:00 on a Saturday and not only don't they answer, but I can't get to the agent to schedule a showing on their listing. I will bet many of these homeowners have no idea how many showings get lost due to this.

Next, interview agents! Ask questions regarding internet marketing, blogging, advertising of their listing, signage, pricing, staging, painting. Ask the agent how many homes they have sold in the past 12 months and their career. Ask how many years they've been in business. Ask the Realtor if they have taken any continuing education courses relating to Real Estate! Are they experienced in diverse areas such as short sales, bank foreclosures, VA, FHA, Conventional financing, Estates, encroachments, title policies, deed restrictions, land value, tax accessment verses appraised value.

YOU must feel comfortable with the agent!!!! If you need help with interview questions or a Free market analysis, interview me 1st or last! I assure you, my knowledge, professionalism, negotiating skills, marketing ability will wow you! Please call me for a Free Market Analysis to determine your homes' value and don't just list your home, GET IT SOLD!!!! 856-261-6910 Janet Larsen Janet Larsen, Broker/Associate Remax Connection 856-261-6910 cell email: njrealtorjan@comcast.net or view homes and website at www.njrealtorjan.com

The change of seasons, getting ready for holiday guests, family dinners, and get-togethers with friends! Tis the season for decluttering! What? Who has time for that? You do! Really! It's not that bad if you do a little at a time, as you go. Here are some tips to get you on your way to a clutter-free home:

• The Coat Closet: The cold weather has come and the coats, scarves, gloves, and hats are at the front of the closet! But what is lurking in the back? What has fallen on the floor? Get those coats that don't fit, those hats that itch, those unwanted scarves outta here! Take a good look at shoes and boots-do they still fit? Are they still in good shape? If not, place them all in a big plastic bag and take them out to your car to donate. That's right-take them right out to the car. When you need to hang up your guests' coats, you'll be glad you did!

• Kitchen Cupboards: As you entertain, pay attention to what you are NOT using! Serving dishes and trays, glassware, the odd utensil you're not really sure what to do with-if they haven't been used this past year, out the door they go! When the entertaining is done and it's time to put everything away, you'll have a much easier time of it!

• The Linen Closet: If you have houseguests, they will probably see your linen closet! Are you ready? Gather the worn towels and blankets and donate them to a local animal shelter. Often animals are brought into the shelters cold and wet and most just want something to lie on. Your donation would bring some comfort.

A little bit at a time, baby steps, will get you on your way! You can do it! I know you can!

Merry Christmas!

Michele Rose is a Realtor and Professional Home Stager in Burlington County, NJ. She has been assisting both buyers and sellers with their real estate needs since 2004. In 2007, she founded Rose-Colored Staging, a professional home staging and redesign business, to help sellers successfully market their homes with professional home staging.

Is it really possible to declutter a home during the holidays? There's shopping to be done, trees to be trimmed, decorations and lights to be hung, the list goes on and on. How can someone even think about cleaning out a house with so much going on? Well, I'll tell ya! This is actually a great time of year to purge the stuff we no longer want!

Since it's unlikely we'll go through all the Christmas stuff any other time of year, take the time now to purge as you go.

• When you're decorating the tree, toss or donate the ornaments you no longer want. Consider each one-is it sentimental, a memory, given to you from a loved one, beautiful, or precious to you in some way? Then keep it! Otherwise, toss or donate!

• Same thing with decorations-have some of them lost their luster? Have you changed your decorating theme? Are there some you don't even use anymore?

• The Unwanted Gifts: Throughout the year you and your family may have been given gifts you had no need for or just didn't want. Not wanting to waste them, they've been set aside possibly to re-gift. Gather them all together and give them away. Do it this Christmas, before the year is out!

• Ditch the stuff that's broken or in need of repair. Just do it. If you haven't fixed those lights, glued that figurine back together, or anything else that's on your to-do list, you probably won't and it's not worth the space it's taking up in your life.

After Christmas, when it's time to pack it all away again, you'll have less to deal with and it will be easier to organize. Make sure your boxes are marked clearly and all is stored safely. And be proud of yourself for getting it done! You'll be bringing less clutter and more space into your New Year!

I've had clients tell me they actually feel lighter, like a weight has been lifted off them after getting rid of stuff they didn't need or want. And who doesn't need that after all those holiday goodies?

Michele Rose is a Realtor and Professional Home Stager in Burlington County, NJ. She has been assisting both buyers and sellers with their real estate needs since 2004. In 2007, she founded Rose-Colored Staging, a home staging and redesign business, to help sellers successfully market their homes with professional home staging. She also stages listings for fellow agents, getting those listings sold!

Michele Rose is a Realtor and Professional Home Stager in Burlington County, NJ. She has been assisting both buyers and sellers with their real estate needs for the last 6 years. In 2007, she founded Rose-Colored Staging, a professional home staging and redesign business, to help sellers successfully market their homes with professional home staging.