Julie,

There are 5 essential ingredients that comprise the formula for a successful sale of your home: Location, Condition, Market, Terms, and Price. Your home will sell at highest profit and in the quickest amount of time when all the ingredients are combined perfectly. If only one ingredient is left out of the formula, or is out of proportion to the others your home will take longer to sell and will, quite possibly cost you money.

Julie - As your former neighbor, I would be glad to help you answer this question. My family and I lived in Lakewood Glen for 11 years at the corner of Golden Valley and Autumn Valley. If you'll call me, I'd love the opportunity to help you.

Ken Hunter, Realtor
Prudential Gary Greene Realtors
Cypress, Champions & The Woodlands
Ken@KenHunterRealtor.com
832-515-9951

Julie,
You are in a great area that will hold its value and continue on its upward trend,. Yes you will need to update. Please except for counter tops keep to neutral colors.Also some times it is good to take a good long look at the yard. A mature yard is good but sometimes too mature is not if you know what I mean. Some shrubs get too big. I have some pointers for sellers that you can send for on my Web site and you have a few years to ready your self. Great Idea , you will have your house ready for your Realtor when the time comes, and you will have more money to enjoy your empty nest.
Margaret

Hi Julie,

This is a great question. No doubt the market will change for the better. We have reached "bottom"; if you will. Change, however, will be slow, we will have no less than 5 years of a stable market and then start to grow slowly again. I will be glad to sit down with you and your husband and share a Market Analysis with you now and periodically (maybe every six monthsor so) so that you can have the pulse on the market and this will help you make a sound decision as to whether it is the right time to sell or not. We are not in a seller's maket right now. If you, however, are thinking about buying a house, this is the perfect time to do so. You might consider leasing your current house and purchasing a new house - just a thought. Hope this helps.
Feel free to contact me at your convenience.