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Have you been considering making a contingent offer on a house? Here are the best ways to buy a home, contingent on selling your home first. We have helped many clients successfully purchase a home contingent on selling their home first. Here are my top 10 tips for making a contingent offer on a house. 

Top 10 Ways to Sell Your Home for More Money

Ever wonder why some houses get many offers while others go unsold? We've listed the top ways to market your home, get multiple offers, and sell your house for more money:

Frustrated you'll never get a house in a competitive market? have no fear! We've compiled the best ways to win multiple offers and beat out other buyers in a price bidding war. Check out our Home Buyer Cheat Sheet - How To Win Multiple Offers. Good thing you stopped by the website because we have updated the list with our latest tips for how to win multiple offers on a house in 2021. Here are the top 10 ways:

1. Waive low appraisal with an additional down payment resource
2. Use an Escalation Clause to automatically increase your bid.
3. Do a Pre-Inspection/Waive your Inspection Contingency
4. Submit a Non-Refundable Earnest Money Deposit
5. Write a personalized letter to the seller
6. Good Representation - Clean delivery of the offer
7. Mortgage Broker Calls the listing agent
8. Have your agent calls for inside details, "seller hot buttons"
9. Move fast to tour the home in person.
10. Have a 100% Pre-Approved and Underwritten loan approval.

Wondering if you can shoot off fireworks this Fourth of July 2021? The answer is maybe...

Snohomish County has published it's fireworks discharge map and rules here. If you live in the Silver Firs area, you may be able to light off fireworks on the 4th of July from 9am to midnight. I have posted the section of the map that relates to Silver Firs here. Fireworks are banned in the red areas including all of Mill Creek and County Parks. You can see that the only place in Silver Firs that fireworks are not allowed is Willis Tucker Park. Otherwise, Silver Firs, Gold Creek, and The Falls residents can discharge fireworks on the 4th of July 2021.

Ever wonder why some houses get many offers while others go unsold? Here I will list the top ways to market your home and get multiple offers and sell your home faster:

• CLEAN Your House!
• Hire a Tech-Savvy Real Estate Broker
• Amazing Professional Photos
• Walk Through Tour Video
• 360 Degree Virtual Tour
• Social Media Advertising Blast
• Showcase Website for Your Home
• List on the Best Day
• Accurate Pricing (don't overprice)
• Drone Pictures and Video
• Open Houses

Market Update July 21, 2020

Everett, WA Home Prices - Snohomish County Real Estate Market Update June 24, 2020