Listen up, we’re here with our top 10 things to help get your house sold!
1. Value Add Improvements: Think kitchen updates, bathroom updates, fresh paint, and new appliances. Even quick changes like new cabinet hardware or bath fixtures can bring life to an otherwise dated space.
2. Curb Appeal: This is the invitation to come inside your home, and on MLS it means someone clicking your home to view more photos or scrolling past in many instances since this photo is often in the top three. So, spruce up the landscaping, spruce up the yard, add some potted plants, a welcome mat and wreath and welcome your potential future buyers in style.
3. Pre-Listing Inspection: Want to be one step ahead? Perform a pre-listing inspection and fix the items that come up on that report.
4. Professional Photos: In today’s age of digital marketing, it is imperative to pay for professional photos that showcase your home in the brightest light possible.
5. Stage Your Home: Organize, declutter, store personal items and create a neutral and minimal palette so that buyers can visualize themselves living in your home and going about their day. Bonus points for using a professional staging company like Hyer Home, who will ensure your space is swoon worthy.
6. Establish the Right Price: This piece is SO important, because the ‘days on market’ makes all the difference on how close to asking you might receive from potential buyers. And this is where a local expert, aka, Realtor comes in, so give us a call.
7. Find the Right Realtor: You want someone who can determine the distinct marketing advantage of your home, market it appropriately with professional photography and video, work well with other agents, negotiate on your behalf, and give their expertise in areas that will help maximize your return. A Realtor is vital and there’s simply no way around the value they provide sellers.
8. Deep Clean: Give your home that sparkly and shiny sheen.
9. Know Your Homebuyer: Understand what homebuyers are going to be looking for and how your property stands up.
10. Create a Home History File: Anything that can be helpful to tell the story of your home can be included like: appliance manuals, floor plan, maintenance schedule, community amenities/ membership, HOA information.
Source: Kelly Stradling, Realtor®, Smith Spencer Real Estate
