The Woodlands, TX

4 Brentwood Oaks

The Woodlands, Tx 77381

Offered at $136,500

How do you list and sell a house in this economy in 5 days?

1. Price is right. Don't overprice for the market.

2. De-clutter EVERYWHERE.

3. Paint It! Paint is cheap and goes along way freshening up the home.

4. Freshen up the carpets or replace if needed.

5. Stag It. How you live in a house may not be the best presentation for selling the home.

6. Take care of deferred maintenance before going on the market.

7. Clean up the landscape for better curb appeal.

I can't guarantee your house will sell in 5 days, but taking care of the above items will insure your house selling faster and at a higher sales price.

For more information, contact me at www.SoldOnMary.com and find out why my clients Get Sold On Mary!!!

You've decided to list you home.

That was the easy part. Now you must decided which Realtor to hire to list your home and help you sell your house.

One option is to go with the agent who advertises the most. While that agent's name might be most familiar it is not always the best option.

If you don't already know an agent that you are comfortable working with, then you should pick several through recommendations from friends or even the agents own marketing and set appointments to interview. You don't have to interview all of the Realtors face to face. I have been interviewed and hired via email and phone conversations. I have several out of town clients that I would not recognize if they past me on the street, but they thoroughly interviewed me before hiring me to market their real estate.

What Should You Look For In An Agent?

Experience, Knowledge, and a Can Do Attitude!

Can the Realtor provide client referrals?

Is the Realtor capable of providing staging assistance?

Does the Realtor submit to an online Client Experience Ratings?

Is the Realtor willing to hold Open Houses?

Which websites will advertise your home?

Does the agent follow up on showings?

Will the agent keep your best interest in mind, fiercely negotiating the best possible contract?

Does the Realtor send you weekly reports on the marketing of your home?

Will the Realtor meet with you on a regular basis via phone or in person to discuss status and strategy?

What Should You Not Be Concerned About?

The Broker's Commission

While everyone wants a deal, a discounted commission is often no deal. Usually full service agents are just that....full service. Find yourself the most qualified agent and you won't go wrong. If they offer a discount great, if they don't, the service and negotiation abilities of an experience, quality agent will often net you more money than the discounted agent. If it is not your policy to hire discount doctors and lawyers, you shouldn't hire your Realtor based commission, but instead experience and knowledge and Can Do Attitude.

For more information you can contact me at www.SoldOnMary.com

Magnificent for any size family who appreciates Privacy close to the wonderful ammenities. Private street with no neighbors behind your outdoor oasis. Features include Granite Slab counters, Bosch stainless appliances.Possible 2 masters. Tile and hardwood flooring throughout. Huge Bay window overlooking raised wood deck and Resort-like backyard with Spa and trickling waterfalls, into the 9ft deep heated pool. Landscape lighting. Versatile Tandem 4 car garage. To directly access this property, use this shortcut: http://www.fizber.com/texas-buy-single-family-home-11648311.html

The Woodlands Ace Hardware is located at the corner of Kuykendahl and Woodlands Parkway. They have quickly become my favorite hardware store. This is the second time that I have written a post about The Woodlands Ace Hardware. You will find the first one at Ace Hardware in The Woodlands TX!!

We love our Woodlands Ace Hardware and they also love us. This last Saturday The Woodlands Ace Hardware had customer appreciation day. I had went in on Friday to buy a package of Tortilla soup (you heard me right Tortilla soup) and the friendly gal behind the counter let me know that the next day was customer appreciation day and Randy Lemmon from Garden Line would be there for a book signing and to answer our questions. She also told me a clown would be there for the children and the boy scouts would be cooking hot dogs.

I am a big fan of Randy Lemmon so I decided if I could go that I would. We already have an autographed copy of Randy Lemmon's book so I just went for the fun of it. If you have not listened to Garden Line you should check it out on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He is on AM 740 and is on until 10:00 AM. That is a time I am often out showing houses and I have learned so much listening to his program. I FINALLY decided to take his advice and do raised garden beds. We have finished two beds with three more in the planning stages. We used his recommendations from Gulf Coast gardening and the plants in the raised bed are twice the size of the same plants that are not in a raised beds. I was surprised to see him at my local The Woodlands Ace Hardware but found that very cool as I love that store. There was a line circling to the back of the store. It appeared he had sold out all the copies of his book but everyone was in line with their problem plants in hand.

The Woodlands Ace Hardware has something for everyone so in not leaving the children out; they also had a clown with her monkey friend Abby. I was TOTALLY enamored with Abby. I have never paid much attention to monkeys but according to her owner someone forgot to tell Abby that she was a monkey. Monkeys tend to have a reputation for being a little on the mean side but Abby is a jewel. Her owner the clown was blowing up balloons and entertaining everyone with Abby all at the same time. Abby's owner said she had 4 monkeys but the other three lived up to that mean reputation. We lost our sweet chocolate Labrador named Abby this last January and Abby the monkey lived up to Abby's sweet loveable personality. To see more pictures of sweet Abby please visit Speechless Sunday - Monkey See, Monkey Do!

It was a beautiful day and the boy scouts were set up outside with a hot dog stand and sodas. I love seeing the scouts involved in our community. There was also free popcorn on the inside as The Woodlands Ace Hardware has a pop corn machine for their customers.

I need to make a correction from my first post. I had said that I thought The Woodlands Ace Hardware was a franchise. I heard back from the owner and it is a coop. This means that each store is independently owned. The Ace Corporation is a privately held corporation which is actually owned by the store owners. There are 4900 Ace stores and 2800 stockholder. No matter how many stores you own you only get one vote.

I have been so pleased with our new The Woodlands Ace Hardware located just 5 minutes from where I live in Spring. I use to yawn when my husband said he needed to go the hardware store but now 9 times out of 10 I tell him I will go along. They are doing a great job of providing a wide assortment of items. My husband can find sprinkler accessories for our sprinkler system while I am shopping for exotic spices and soups. I just heard recently that most of their items are made in America. I don't know how true that is I guess I need to check that one out with the owner of The Woodlands Ace Hardware. That should be easy to do as I often see him in the store with a smile on his face servicing his customers. I think Ace is the helpful Hardware Store!!

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring Texas or The Woodlands TX and need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

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Friday, September 18th at 8:00pm in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion will be the venue for the Houston Sympony performing Chopin Tchaikovsky. Gates open at 7:00pm.

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