Getting Your Home Ready to List This Spring: Practical Steps for a Smooth, Successful Sale

Getting Your Home Ready to List This Spring: Practical Steps for a Smooth, Successful Sale

By Dave Robison

Spring is traditionally one of the most active times in the real estate market and buyers tend to come out motivated, prepared, and ready to move. If selling your home is on the horizon, the smartest strategy is to start preparing well before the first sign goes in the yard. A little thoughtful work now can reduce stress later and help your home stand out when it matters most.

Here are practical, manageable steps homeowners can take now to be ready for a strong spring listing.

Start with Early Decluttering

Decluttering is one of the most impactful things you can do, and it is best tackled over time rather than all at once. Begin by…

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Utah Ranks #5 Safest State

Utah Ranks #5 Safest State: Here's How Sellers Can Cash In on This News

Big news just dropped. Utah landed the #5 spot on WalletHub's latest ranking of America's safest states. This isn't just bragging rights: it's money in your pocket if you're selling your home.

The study analyzed 52 indicators across personal safety, financial stability, workplace protections, and emergency preparedness. Here's what matters: Safety drives demand. Demand drives prices. Your listing just got more valuable.

The Numbers Don't Lie

Utah's median home list price sits at $595,000. That's $180,000 higher than the national median of $415,000. Coincidence? Not even close.

Buyers pay premium prices for safety and security. WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo…

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Utah's Insane Housing Market

Is Utah's housing marketing starting to mirror that of San Francisco and the Bay Area?  According to Bankrate.com, Utah has been deemed the "king of its national housing heat index".  Why is Utah such a desirable place to live amidst a world wide pandemic?  Utah boasts the nation's strongest pace of job growth, near rock-bottom unemployment rate, low mortgage rates, and low state and local taxes. When Covid-19 began, and working from home started to look more like a permanent solution to stopping the spread of the virus, many Bay Area residents started searching for a new place to live.  The East Bay Times reported that nearly 115,000 residents moved out of the Bay Area.  The situation was quite opposite for the state of Utah; people flocked here, but for…

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Improving Home Offer Without Increasing Dollar Amount

In part one of this two-part blog series, we went over some of the basics on how to improve your home offer without necessarily increasing the monetary amount. While offering more money is the simplest way to improve a home offer, there are other variables you can also alter to make an offer stand out from others to a seller facing several.

At Daybreak Living, we're happy to help with numerous parts of the homebuying process, from identifying ideal homes for sale to assistance with financing, such home offers and related areas. We've assisted a variety of clients with all the ins and outs of purchasing a home, including those who are offering in a competitive market and are trying to improve the quality of their offer in subtle ways. Here are a few…

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Cutting Costs During a Home Move

At Daybreak Real Estate, we’re here to bring you the full experience as Daybreak realtors. We have a huge range of homes for sale and rent, from under-$300k options to new construction homes and much more, and we’ll walk you through every step of your process to get you in the property of your dreams.

We can also offer our real estate expertise in several related areas, including the move itself once you’ve chosen a great new home. We know this is an area where many people are looking to cut costs after putting most of their realistic resources into a mortgage – with that in mind, here are some cost-saving tips for moving into a new home.

Smart Seasons

While it’s not always possible to target a particular month or time of the year for moving,…

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The latest 411 on the 84009

According to USA Today, South Jordan is among the top 50 cities in America to live in.  A contributing factor in South Jordan achieving this status is the rapid growth of Daybreak, attracting 400+ new residents a year.   Once completed, Daybreak will nearly double the size of South Jordan, which currently has just over 69,000 residents.   Other factors include the 4.1% poverty rate and 3.0% unemployment rate.  What does this mean for those looking to buy or sell in the 84009? According to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors' third quarter statistics, South Jordan ranked number 9 out of 10 for most expensive zip codes along the Wasatch Front.  The average price for a home in South Jordan is $441,592, a hike of 8% compared to last year's third quarter stats. …

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Trash or Treasures...What will you find this weekend?

DAYBREAK COMMUNITY YARD SALE

Looking for a family activity this weekend?  Daybreak is hosting their Fall Yard Sale on Saturday from 7:00am - 1:00 pm, or until the goods are gone!  With over 100 registries, there's sure to be some "gem" that you cannot live without!  For a map of the registered yard sale sites, download the "Yard Sale Treasure Map" app on your smartphone and start hunting for your next treasure!

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Celebrating Daybreak Top Sales Awards for New Homes in 2016

goBE Realty has won Daybreak's team award for most new home sales in 2016

Pictured above Left to Right: Durven Wilson, Tammy Casper, Dave Aughey, "Utah Dave" Robison, Kent Sorensen, Shalee John, Dave Marrott, Jeanette Parker

goBE Realty also claimed this award for the previous year in 2015. goBE Realty agents specialize in Daybreak. All of our agents are full time Realtors. We sell 400% more homes than the average real estate agent. With our team approach we can show a home within 15 minutes and someone is always available to answer your calls. 

Not only that but "Utah Dave" Robison won the award for sales agent with the most new home sales in Daybreak for 2016.

"Utah Dave" also claimed this award in 2015 for most new home sales in…

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"Shopping Math"

Have you ever wanted to buy a home but aren't quite seeing eye to eye with your partner?  Often times priorities can be different but here's a great way to convince your partner that the home you want is the best choice for both of you. Just remember: "shopping math is different than regular math!"

Can't argue with that logic!

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Daybreak's Newest Village - Highland Park Coming 2017!!

Its coming soon! Highland Park is going to be the first village that crosses West over the Mountain View Corridor.

This is pretty exciting as people that live here will have awesome access to the Corridor/Trax/Shopping! This village is also slated to have its very own Community Pool and Cafe. As always in developments, things that aren't built can change so we live by the motto.....nothing is set in stone until it's built.

The builders slated for this community will be Sego, Destination, David Weekley, Holmes Homes, and Fieldstone Homes. The new model home village should have about 15 homes that the public can tour and check out. Sego and Destination will be building townhomes while the biggest lots up to .17 acre will be Fieldstone homes or…

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