Selling Your Home
A new promotion that requires you to relocate, a new baby on the way, perhaps you are downsizing or you are now in the position financially to purchase or build your dream home, whatever the reason for deciding to sell, the following tips should be useful to you during the process.
- Make the commitment. This is often the single biggest financial transaction you will be involved in during your lifetime. This transaction requires total commitment by all parties involved to help ease or eliminate stress during the process. Hiring a dedicated, Real Estate Professional is key to helping you with all the guidelines during the selling process.
- Hire the best. In order to hire the best you will need to interview those real estate agents you are considering. Successful companies and agents leave secrets to their success. The best companies and agents will have clear, defined marketing strategies that can be custom fitted to your home selling needs; they have been successful and in place long before you even considered selling your home. The best companies and agents will be readily accessible to their customers, knowledgeable on local market trends and continuously seeking the training and education that will insure a smooth, stress-free transaction that will last long after closing. Ask about those qualifications when interviewing agents to sell your home. Take your time. Choosing the best agent and company prior to listing your home will save time and money.
- Sell the best. In a market with so many homes to choose from in any specific price range, size and location, your goal should be to offer the best possible home to prospective buyers possible. Stage your home so it presents itself in the best light to each and every prospective buyer. Grab a can of paint and do some touching up, clean the carpets and deodorize to eliminate pet and/or tobacco smells. Make the deal attractive. Buyers not making offers? Make them an offer. Offer concessions, offer to pay buyer closing costs, buy down their mortgage rate, offer a reduced price for quicker closing if they agree to purchase “as is” or if they agree to some other contingency of importance to you. To be the best, you need to beat the best. Ask your agent to take you on a tour of other homes similar to yours that are currently on the market. Afterward compare the plus’ and minuses and implement the changes needed to make your home the best home on the market.
