Five things necessary for every seller
May 12th, 2010 - Linda Miller
There are five things necessary for every seller of a property!
1. First, find a professional you trust! Then listen! Listen to suggestions for pricing, staging and showing the property.
2. Prepare the house by de-cluttering. Start packing. If you are intent on selling, then you are intent on moving. Collect boxes, and fill them!
3. Clean the house. Top to bottom—make it sparkle. Hire help if necessary. Don’t let any buyers inside until the house is spotless. It means dollars in an offer!
4. Repair everything that you’ve been living with that isn’t quite right. Look around—dripping faucets, peeling paint, window blinds that are broken or crooked, dull or ugly paint—it’s what the buyers see first. Maybe it’s time to re-roof. Sellers can do it for half of what the buyer’s take off an offer price! One negative aspect of a terrific home can affect the willingness of the purchaser to pay the asking price.
5. Be flexible. In a market that is flooded with properties and fewer buyers, the trick is to beat the competition. If sellers want to sell, and marketing time has extended, it’s time to re-think decisions on pricing, conditions, and availability. It might be time to do a bit more fix-up, change the price and have open houses. Work with your professional to re-think strategies.
THEN, congratulations…..you’re on the move!
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