She's getting the lot devided so the garage will be on its own plot of land so even the zoning is up in the air for now.

We met yesterday and went over things and signed the listing agreement and I told him that there were a few things I needed to get done that might adversely effect the image of the listing if shown before they were fixed.

What are the most effective marketing tools you are aware of for a situation like this?

Which method is the most cost and time effective?  

hi,I'm planning to sell my old house to avail the capital gains exception, i have a few months left. My original thought was to wait out a couple more months and then put on the market - hoping to get a better price a...

The bigger question is how effective the "spray and pray" approach to offers is...answer: it's somewhat market dependent, but for the most part it's a waste of yours and everyone else's time. 

If you spend under the $16,000 they pay under the Actual Cash Value payment (i.e. no depreciation reimbursed) then you get to keep the remainder... so say you end up being able to get everything done for $14,000, then you get to keep the remaining $2,000 which is not technically a profit, just that you were able to do the repairs in a more cost-effective way than the standard market price.

There's a part of the fence on the side of the house that collapsed but that doesn't effect the homes livability.So, I'm terrified I'll get this under contract but won't find a renter/buyer that is willing to do the work to fix the house.

The deal is for a 15 acre plot in South Carolina, 30 minutes outside of myrtle beach.

But is it as cost effective?