Home Selling Secret #10: Choose the right list price
Once you have met with a real estate agent and researched home values, list your home for 15-20% less than the markets value of your home. By doing this you will receive multiple offers and many times receive offers over its current value. Most sellers do not want to risk it and will just list their home slightly above the market value leaving room to negotiate.
Home Selling Secret #9: Half-empty closets
Keep closets nice and clutter-free. Buyers often look in closets to check on organization and storage availability. By removing the majority of your closet stuff they will seem larger and more organized.
Home Selling Secret #8: Light it up
To make your home more sellable home buyers love light! Open shades, open blinds and draw the curtains for showings. Replace bulbs with brighter ones and turn all the lights on when a showing is schedules. Make sure your home is bright and cherry for potential home buyers.
Home Selling Secret #7: Not all agents are the same
Make sure you hire a full-time, full-service real estate Realtor or Broker. Hire someone that stays informed constantly monitoring the local MLS and neighborhood housing inventory. Real estate has evolved and finding a tech-savvy agent who embraces technology will have an added edge on the competition.
Home Selling Secret #6: Pets are not for everyone
Not everyone is a dog or cat lover and some people are even allergic. If you have a buyer showing scheduled or open house put away the pet supplies (food, water dishes, cat litter, pet toys, dog bones, etc.)
Home Selling Secret #5: Don’t over-upgrade
New interior paint and carpets if needed, Clean curtains, clean blinds, replace door handles, replace cabinet hardware, fix leaks and clean or replace bathroom caulking and grout. These quick fixes will go farther than doing a major remodel. Sellers will not recoup their money on major remodels.
Home Selling Secret #4: Time to depersonalize
We never suggest removing all family photos when listing your home, but we do suggest minimizing the amount of personal photos on display. Potential home buyers really need to be able to envision your home as their own. Having many family photos on display will make it harder them buyers to do that.
Home Selling Secret #3: It’s all about the Kitchen
You’re not actually selling your house, you’re selling your kitchen – that’s how important it is. The benefits of remodeling your kitchen are endless, and the best part of it is that you’ll probably get 85% of your money back. It may be a few thousand dollars to replace countertops where a buyer may knock $10,000 off the asking price if your kitchen looks dated. The fastest, most inexpensive kitchen updates include painting and new cabinet hardware. Use a neutral-color paint so you can present buyers with a blank canvas where they can start envisioning their own style. If you have a little money to spend, buy one fancy stainless steel appliance. Why one? Because when people see one high-end appliance they think all the rest are expensive too and it updates the kitchen.
Home Selling Secret #2: Always make sure your home is ready to show
Always make sure your home is ready to show. The more obstacles you give a buyer the less showing you will receive. Make sure the kitchen sink and counter are clean and clutter free.
Home Selling Secret #1: The first impression is everything
You never have a second chance to make a first impression. No matter how good the interior of your home looks, buyers have already judged your home before they walk through the door. It’s important to make people feel warm, welcome and safe as they approach the house. Spruce up your home’s exterior with inexpensive shrubs and brightly colored flowers. You can typically get a 100-percent return on the money you put into your home’s curb appeal.
Source: HGTV
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