Friday, March 26, 2010

Choose your Trick Wisely

Air only counts for 25% of your score. So if you do too big of a trick and don’t land it then you lose. It is really that simple, and really that harsh. However if you don’t do a decent trick you can lose it as well. Choosing the right trick based upon your situation, the conditions, what the other competitors are doing is essential to being a successful Mogul Free Style Skier.

We see too many real estate investors fixing up homes as if they want to live in the home. Meaning they make changes to the home as if they are the owner. Making things to personalised, doing dark accent walls that some people may like and others may hate. Or doing cabinet and counter top choices that some people will love and others will hate.

You need to pick your tricks wisely. When completing a rehab and retail we frequently see too many people doing too much to the property. When you put a property under contract go look at some of the homes that are currently on the market on the same street. With those homes you will know if Granite counter tops are standard in the area or if you can just use laminate. You will know if you have to get upgraded appliances or if lower end appliances or even used appliances will work and many many more. I recommend that you do what is standard in the area and then I like to throw in a little something extra. For example if every home in the area has vinyl floors I like to do tile in the kitchen, or maybe do nicer carpet than everything else in the area. So for each house I recommend that you do something to bring some sizzle than all the other homes.

The Key is to have your home the nicest. I think this is accomplished by having new carpet, new paint, and everything clean and working and then to add a little sizzle, one thing that you do extra to spice up the home. Choose your tricks wisely; if you over do it you lose, if you don’t do enough you lose. Knowing the other homes for sale will tell you what you are competing with. If you know what tricks your competitors are throwing in you will know what type of tricks you need to do to win the Gold!

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