Some home sellers wait for months for a buyer. While others have one in days. Why is that?
Maybe you can chalk it up to salesmanship. Or the fact some do all they can to produce a faster sale for more money – even ins a soft real estate market. Which might include generating curb appeal, home staging, proper pricing, pre sale inspection, sales incentives and working with a knowledgeable Realtor. Using all or at least most of these tips should produce a sales contract faster.
The most important game in a buyer’s market is “The Price Is Right.” Your house will garner the most interest during the first couple two three weeks it’s on the market. So you want to price your house right. Setting the price at lowest you can go and not feel you’re leaving too much money on the table is the best pricing strategy in a slow market.
Get the house professionally inspected. This will highlight potential problems before they become a problem identified by the buyers inspector. Plus an inspected house is like a certified used car. Buyers can bank on the fact that a third party says there is nothing materially wrong with your house that hasn’t been addressed.
Staging a house is a smart move that goes beyond decluttering, painting and other obvious sprucing up. It gets you another impartial set of eyes from someone who can keep you from kidding yourself about certain things. Like appliances past their prime. Or outdated carpet that won’t help your house sell. Think of your house as a product. You want it to get an “Oh wow” from a prospect rather than an “Oh yuck!”
Turn on the curb appeal. You want the external appearance, or curb appeal, to dazzle any buyers as they drive up. Things like painting the front door, planting flowers, laying down fresh mulch are proven ways to make the first and best impression you can.
Some turn to financial perks or incentives to help seal the deal. It’s not uncommon to offer to pay closing costs, throw in maid service or a huge HDTV. Just don’t expect such spiffs to compensate for a house that’s over priced. They won’t.
Experience counts when it comes to real estate agents. Especially in a market glutted with houses for sale. So find a full time Realtor who knows the area. One who’s been in the business during both boom and bust times. And don’t be suckered in by any who promise to get more for your house than you know it’s worth.
Granted these six ideas are just a starting point. But they can also take you a good part of the way in cinching the deal. Don’t put a house on the market without carefully considering each for your situation.
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