 With so many homes on the market, how will your home ever sell? Here are the Top 9 Secrets to Selling Your Home Fast:
- Your home will need to be priced very competitively. Unfortunately, yourcompetition includes Short Sales and Bank Owned Properties. Keep this in mind, your buyers will.
- Massive Internet Exposure - most buyers (>85%) start their home shopping online. Your home has to be seen!
- Photos, photos, photos will help your home to show it’s best side online. (Professional quality pics are best)
- Offer higher commission to Buyer’s Broker - will move your home to the top of a showings list. Agents create lists of properties to show their clients, to make sure your home will always be shown, offer more commission to these buyer brokers.
- Curb Appeal - Clean up, especially the front door area, paint is inexpensive so use it liberally. You want the buyers to actually come in the home, not just drive by.
- Appeal to the senses – The first sense activated upon entering your home is Smell. If you have pets, ask your Realtor for an honest opinion about the scent of your home. Light – Open all of the curtains, blinds, drapes, shades etc… Clean the windows inside and out. Music - studies have shown the psychological effects music has on consumers. Use this info to influence potential buyers. Have some mellow music playing as a backdrop.
- Staging – Your Realtor should be able to help you with staging your home to show off it’s best points. Simple touches like: table settings, flower arrangements, snacks for visitors, bathroom towels etc… can work wonders. (Always have toilet seats down, Always!)
- Become more flexible with showings - Allow a Lockbox to be used, Don’t limit the times of showings, don’t be present during showings (take a walk around the block).
- Choose a Realtor who is responsive and returns your calls promptly. Your Realtor should be Internet savvy in order to draw as much attention to your home as possible. Make sure you like your Realtor, as you will be talking to them daily. You do not want to be pressured by a pushy agent. Your Realtor should have many connections that you can use for Home Inspections, Termite Inspectors, Pool Inspectors, Stagers, Title Companies, Mortgage Brokers, Movers, Landscapers, Painters etc…
Following these tips will make sure your home is seen by prospective buyers and will give you a leg up on the other properties you are competing against.
When you decide to sell your home, please contact me and let’s get started! |
