Part One: De-Clutter We all get comfortable when we “live” in our homes. Admit it. Even if you are a clean freak, you still “Clean Up” before you let anyone visit. When selling your home, you have to change your evil ways and become receptive to visitors at all times. It sounds very difficult – but really, it can be done. Step One: Declutter. I’m not sure that’s a word, but it is a nice start. Get everything out of the closet you don’t wear – everything out of the cabinets you don’t use. Pack up everything you can do without for the next couple of months and box it up and store it. You are going to move anyway – right!?!? So, start now. Remember: the way you LIVE in a house and the way you SELL a house are two different things. You want top dollar for your home – the greatest investment you have every made????? Then become an aggressive sales person. There is no excuse for losing thousands of dollars when selling your home. Next post is STEP TWO in getting your home ready to sell – “Staging your home for Sale”. Call me if you have any questions: Sylvia Moore Myers NextHome 180° Realty 478-283-4483 Email: NextHome180@gmail.com
Part One: De-Clutter We all get comfortable when we “live” in our homes. Admit it. Even if you are a clean freak, you still “Clean Up” before you let anyone visit. When selling your home, you have to change your evil ways and become receptive to visitors at all times. It sounds very difficult – but really, it can be done. Step One: Declutter. I’m not sure that’s a word, but it is a nice start. Get everything out of the closet you don’t wear – everything out of the cabinets you don’t use. Pack up everything you can do without for the next couple of months and box it up and store it. You are going to move anyway – right!?!? So, start now. Remember: the way you LIVE in a house and the way you SELL a house are two different things. You want top dollar for your home – the greatest investment you have every made????? Then become an aggressive sales person. There is no excuse for losing thousands of dollars when selling your home. Next post is STEP TWO in getting your home ready to sell – “Staging your home for Sale”. Call me if you have any questions: 478-283-4483.
Check out the Green House from HGTV , then read Part Three of Pricing your Home to Sell below. Part Three: Pricing your home to sell. Now that you have decluttered and staged the home for buyers, it’s time to get the house on the market. On the Market… hmmm… what does that mean? It means exposing the home to as many potential buyers as possible. But, first, you must price you home correctly. Too high and you lose all the best buyers at the beginning (I’ll explain this later). Too low, and you miss out on buyers looking in the “correct” price range. Buyers and agents do not scan EVERY listing – they search in a specific price range to avoid pulling up 100’s of listings. So, just a few hundred too low and you just removed yourself from buyers who are willing to pay you for what you home is worth. Instead, you are priced below market and you may even appear to be motivated. Ahhh, motivated. It’s a wonderful word….if you represent the buyer. Motivated sellers might as well have a t-shirt that says, “I’m giving my house away….please make a low offer”. Don’t get me wrong – it’s okay to be motivated – it is not okay to advertise that to the world. Be motivated – just keep it to yourself. Price the home correctly at the beginning and avoid these deadly mistakes. I hear this all the time: “I’m pricing the house high at the beginning, and I’ll lower the price in a month or two if there is no activity”. Are you kidding? The best buyers are the ones you get at the beginning of your marketing. These buyers are waiting for a home in your area to come on the market. They have looked at everything else – and they want more. Your home hits the market too high and the buyer dismisses it. Why? Maybe the buyer is afraid you will not come off your price; perhaps he misses the listing altogether in his search. Don’t test the market! Just price the home correctly the first time. Next post: “What price is the right price? Secrets to pricing your home at market value.” Call or write with any questions: WarnerRobinsPM@gmail.com or 478-283-4483. This post is (c) 2015 Sylvia Moore. Use only with permission.