Selling the home can be overwhelming for a homeowner. It’s true that selling must be more creative in the housing market to get a quick sale. The three main goals for any Seller usually is,
- Sell the home as quickly as possible.
- Get the asking price.
- Transaction goes smoothly without any hassle.
Truth is home selling has become more complex than it used to be. With new seller disclosure statements, forms, agreements, and a range of environmental concerns have all emerged in the past few years. In the maze of marketing, showing your home to the prospective buyer, dealing with forms, financing, inspections, pricing, and negotiating, it makes sense to work with professionals who knows this business and the community for all the above mentioned points to materialize.
Below are some tips to help you in this process
1. Maximize your home’s sales potential – Appearance is critical and you know it. Your major decision to choose this house was based on how it looked and you imagined how you’d live your day-to-day life in this house before you bought it. So it would be foolish to ignore this important selling point.
While it is not possible to change your home’s location or floor plan, something can be done to improve the appearance. The look and feel of the home generates a greater emotional response than any other factor. If the seller’s staging allows buyers to imagine living in on property, then everything done was worth it because the decision to buy a home is based on emotion, not logic.
2. Before Putting on the Market consider Cost Vs. Value
Painting – Just simple painting can uplift and bring life to a rather boring room like a breath of fresh air.
Flooring – Replace the worn out carpets with new or consider steam cleaning them. If it is hardwood, congratulations, this is what most buyers prefer nowadays – consider refinishing or polishing for them to gleamingly welcome prospective buyers walking in.
Minor Repairs – Th at pending work that never got done, now is the time to get it fixed up.
Kitchen and Bath – Kitchen and bath are the heart of any house. Here’s one place where you need to evaluate your cost vs. value factor. An updated kitchen can bring 15-20 K increase easily to the market price of the house, while updating may not cost you that much.
Curb Appeal – Before entering the house, curb appeal is what catches most buyers’ eyes. Nicely trimmed and landscaped front yard never fails to catch anyone’s attention. Most buyers are first time home owners with dreams of having big beautiful yard, here curb appeal plays an important factor in decision making.
3. Staging – De-clutter and stage your house. Studies have shown it is more difficult to sell a vacant house because it looks neglected, abandoned, forgotten, and simply not appealing. If you moved out you’re also telling buyers that you have a new home and are probably highly motivated to sell fast. This, of course, gives them the advantage at the negotiating table. Mala can get your house staged if this should happen to you.
4. Marketing – Mala can get broader exposure for your property and she knows the pulse of the market and what’s driving demand. Your contacts and connections will likely have little interest in spreading the word that your house is for sale. With Mala, who has many clients and connections with other agents who have willing and able pool of buyers, the word reaches to the every prospective buyer with ease. Moreover, she can help you negotiate a better deal, dedicate more time to your sale and help keep your emotions from sabotaging the sale. She brings expertise to a complex transaction with many financial and legal pitfalls.
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