Savannah Hill, REALTOR®

Licensed in South Carolina

Tag: home selling

  • Renovation ROI in the Midlands: Which Home Upgrades Are Actually Worth It Before You Sell

    Here’s the short version: curb appeal and smaller, targeted updates tend to give Midlands sellers the most bang for their buck. Minor kitchen updates can absolutely pay off, but a full kitchen or bathroom renovation right before listing is a very different calculation, and often not the smart one. Curb Appeal and Exterior Projects Top…

  • Home Staging in Columbia, SC: What Actually Matters Before You List

    Staging doesn’t have to mean a truckload of rental furniture and a full repaint. The homes that show best almost always start with a deep declutter, a thorough clean, a few small repairs, and furniture arranged so buyers can picture their own life in the space. Those four things cover most of what’s actually worth…

  • Living in Lexington, SC: What Buyers and Homeowners Should Know

    Lexington has changed quite a bit over the past several years. New neighborhoods, restaurants, businesses, and community spaces have continued to fill in around town, while the population has grown by nearly 9% since 2020. That growth has brought more housing choices and conveniences, but it has also brought more traffic and more competition in…

  • How to Sell Your Current Home and Buy Your Next One in the Midlands

    Need more space but unsure how to coordinate two transactions? Here is how Midlands move-up buyers can plan financing, contingencies, and closing timelines without winging it.

  • Columbia SC Housing Market Update: Summer 2026 Prices, Inventory and Buyer Leverage

    A grounded look at prices, inventory, and negotiating leverage across Greater Columbia this summer. Greater Columbia’s housing market is giving buyers something they haven’t had much of lately: choices. Inventory continues to grow, homes are taking a little longer to sell, and there’s more room for negotiation. Sellers are still receiving close to asking price,…

  • How to Get Your Midlands Home Ready to List Before School Starts

    A practical plan for pricing, staging, and preparing your home for a late-summer sale in Columbia, Lexington, Irmo, Chapin, and the surrounding Midlands. If you want your home on the market before the new school year begins, the clock is officially ticking. Several Midlands districts return in early August, which means this is no longer…

  • DIY vs. Professional Organizers: Making the Right Choice for Home Organization

    When you’re getting ready to list, decluttering and organizing isn’t optional — it’s the work that determines whether buyers walk through your front door and see a home they want, or a space they have to mentally clear before they can picture themselves there. The question most sellers ask: should they tackle it themselves or…

  • Selling Your House in Columbia, SC: What You Actually Need to Do

    So you’ve decided to sell. The first mindset shift that actually helps: stop thinking of it as your home and start thinking of it as a house. Not because the memories don’t matter — they do — but because buyers aren’t buying your history. They’re picturing theirs. The faster you can see it through their…