43 Guest April Rauch - Selling or Buying a Home

Alicia and Amy welcome April Rauch, a real estate agent with Windemere in Seattle with 26 years of experience helping her clients buy and sell their homes. April lends some great advice on such as knowing when to do a total renovation and when to just freshen up. They also talk about having a full bath with a tub and is it necessary for the home sale. The question of staging is brought up and whether it really helps in the sale. April shares some insider info on client behavior with staged homes. April recommends a “seller procured inspection” and have that available for the buyer during this time when houses are on the market for such a short amount of time. Also recommended is to be pre-approved all the way to underwriting and be ready for price escalation. April has found that the smaller, local banks are more nimble and flexible while working through the mortgage process. Consider “first-time homebuyer” programs through local lenders to help with getting the funding you need.

April’s website is www.vibrantseattle.com and she can be reached at [email protected].

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This podcast is recorded at The Winterblue Room (thewinterblueroom.com) in Seattle.