When buying, selling, owning, or renting Real Estate in Lancaster County Pa or anywhere for that matter. Expect the unexpected in Real Estate, If you’re not, you’re setting yourself up for disaster.  When buying homes that are older, examine and/or test the utilities going from the street to the home. Without digging up everything there is really no way to know what’s really going on under there. If you feel there maybe an issue because the home has, a wet basement, really green patches in the yard, water leaching through a wall or maybe an odor or dampness. Right then and there you should consider getting an specific inspection on the problem area. Although there really is no way to fully know if there’s an issue, you can have certain tests performed to take precaution against potential future expenses.

Sometimes even the best test cannot protect you against the unknown, so sometimes you just have to take the plunge. Just know this, if you have a question or a concern you can always call me if you don’t already have a realtor in Lancaster Pa. Take a look at the pictures below. A property of mine in Lancaster City I recently had to have the sewer line dug up out front due to a leak, I just thought I’d share.

Leaky Sewer Pipe needs to come out, Lancaster City, Pa

Stay calm, if your home for sale in Lancaster Pa expired. We have several strategies to sell your home. Although I do understand it’s frustrating.

First thing, You’re not the only expired listing in Lancaster Pa. There are many things to do make your home more saleable thing next time around.  If you’re interested, I have four key points to determine what you would like to do, for your own knowledge.

1. Communication- Did your agent keep you updated and aware of what showings and buyers had to say about the home. Did you keep your agent up to date inregards to changes to the home?

2. How is your home priced?

• Unfortunatly current market condition may not bring you what you have in to the home or what you feel it may be worth.
• Tune into current market conditons via your realtor.

3.Condition-

• Ask your agent to be objective about the condition of your property
• Got Stuff? Do you need to declutter, remove some of the pictures and personal items you have so the prospective buyer can imagine themselves in the home.

4. How is your home being presented to the market?

• Marketing is key, even the best marketing won’t sell an overpriced or less than desirable home.
• The best marketing coupled with the best price should sell your home

A huge amount of factors go in to the sale of a home, let me know if you would like me to anaylze your homes price or condition for TODAY’S market in our Lancaster Pa market. Visit the rest of my site

After we sell your expire listing, use this truck to move!

Jon and Jen, way to go on this property. This is a 1700’s historic farmstead in Bausman Lancaster Pa. It’s definitly in good hands.

Jon and Jen Owens and they’re Lancaster Pa Family Farm Write Up

Business is alive and well in Lancaster Pa’s Real Estate market. Under $200,000 more than above, it has been exciting and steady for a few months now. If you are looking to buy, build or sell in Lancaster Pa. Or if you are looking to get the $8000 first time buyer credit in Lancaster Pa, call me today @ 717-538-3910