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Thriving in a Competitive Sandbridge Vacation Rental Market: Insights for Property Owners

The Sandbridge vacation rental market is highly competitive, with an average cost of $1.25M. Many Sandbridge property owners are investing in short-term rentals. In Virginia Beach alone, there are 1,861 short-term stays with an occupancy rate of 63% at an average $314 daily rate. For property owners to thrive in the Sandbridge vacation rental market, they need to maximize the high demand for rentals this season. Excellent customer service and one-of-a-kind experiences make renters stay longer and get good reviews on...

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Proven Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home

Here are 8 tips from Real Estate Pros on making sure your home is sold at it's highest value! Most people don't think about the littler things while getting their home ready to show, but they really do make a big difference. These tips were found by conducting a survey with over 300 real estate pros. This is what they had to say: 1. Stage and declutter your home 2. Clean is up! 3. Enhance curb appeal 4. Pay attention to details 5. Refresh your...

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15 Words That Could Add Value to Your Listing

If your home is listed and you aren't getting the attraction your looking for you might want to consider rewording your home descriptions. This may seem like a small detail, but to potential buyers these are one of the first impressions on your home. Check out the list below to see if you have any key words to add into your listing. This is also a great starting point for you and your realtor to focus on if your thinking...

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Fall, Holidays Still Prime Season for Sellers

Fall officially began Sept. 23, but that doesn’t mean you should scrap plans for selling your home this year. In fact, October, November and December can actually be good months to sell. Now is the time to plan for it if you’ve even considered putting your home on the market. For decades, the conventional thinking was that if you missed the spring selling season, you missed the boat. Once summer rolls around and school starts shortly after that, families are more settled, the thinking...

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Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act

Sandbridge property owners and property values will benefit from the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act passed by congress this week. This act will supercede the Biggert-Waters act of 2012. THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT IS FROM AN ABC NEWS REPORT DATED 3/14/14.   President Barack Obama is set to sign into law a bipartisan bill relieving homeowners living in flood-prone neighborhoods from big increases in their insurance bills. The legislation, which cleared Congress on Thursday, reverses much of a 2012 overhaul of the government's much-criticized...

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Multi-Year Plan for Selling Your Sandbridge Vacation Home

Articles about staging a home for sale appear frequently in newspapers. What you won’t see in your local paper is how to maximize profit on selling a vacation house or condo. Maximizing your net profit from selling a vacation beach house requires planning ahead, several years if possible. In addition to the traditional “sprucing up” any home requires rental properties have an income component that needs attention well before placing the property for sale. You may be comfortable with the level...

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