The Dominique Jefferson

Hello Future/Current Homeowners, Ready to sell your house? Here are a few staging tips to get your home prepared for the market. When listing a home that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, you want to make sure it’s presented in the best light possible. You want to make a great first impression because you only get one. 1. SAY BYE TO CLUTTER The best thing you can do for your home is to get rid of all of your clutter before hitting the market! Make a rule for your home that for every new piece that comes in, one must go. One of the biggest factors to a cluttered home is too much furniture. Generally, in a professional staging, half the homeowner’s furniture is removed to make the house look much bigger. Look around your house and see what you can pack away. It’ll be worth the investment to get a storage unit for a couple of months to store away a lot of your furnishings and goods. 2. FURNITURE GROUPINGS It’s largely misconceived that furniture pushed direc...

  T he most frequently asked question when a buyer considers a home purchase is, “Where do I begin?”  You begin by finding out your financial position and whether or not you meet the minimum lender credit requirements. Each lender varies in their lending terms, but most are similar in acceptable credit score range. Knowing your credit score gives you negotiating power with the lender that determines your interest rate and down payment amount. Step 1 – Obtain a copy of your credit report and begin cleaning up any negative history. This includes paying off debts, removing old negative accounts, paying down credit cards, making payments on student loans or at least getting them in a deferment status. These days you do not have to pay for your credit report or provide a credit card that will be charged monthly while the site claims it's free if you cancel before 30 days. There are three major Credit Bureaus that report history to the lenders. Lenders normally take the middle ...

Hello Future/Current Homeowners, This is my very first blog and I'm super excited!!!! I've put this off for years and now here I am ready to share my knowledge and expertise about real estate. A little about me: My name is Dominique Jefferson, I'm from Charleston SC. I have been licensed in Real Estate for 2 years. I'm currently licensed in Charleston, SC and Atlanta, GA. with Excel Real Estate. Real Estate as we know it today definitely requires a strategy to move in the marketplace. From interest rates to low inventory, having the expertise of a real estate agent that can not only provide you with a plan of action but also help you to achieve your real estate goals, is a win for you!  Currently, I help families to reach their real estate goals whether it's purchasing their 1st home or upgrading from their 1st home or downsizing.  If  you are a buyer, seller, renter or an investor let me show you how to build wealth and secure your legacy through Real Estate.  Visi...