collaborative – 5 Tips to Sell Your Home Fast
Selling your home can be a daunting task, especially when you need to sell it fast. To get you started, here are five useful tricks to help you sell your home quickly and for the best price possible.
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Find the Right Estate Agent
This is the first step you need to take to sell your home. Do a little research to find the best estate agent that can properly evaluate your home and get you the best deal possible. It also helps if they understand the local market and area so make sure you choose someone local. You may have friends that can recommend someone. If not ask in local groups on facebook and you will also find your local Nextdoor group can be quite helpful too.
Local estate agents will often have a list of prospective buyers ready to buy in the area and they may even have a contact that wants to buy in your road. Before they can market your home though they’ll need to arrange to take a look around. Estate agents like Jordan & Halstead can arrange a proper valuation and support to ensure you sell your house for the right price.
Time the Market
Would you believe that picking the right time to sell your home can mean a faster sale and can also result in a better price too. Look at selling during the first two weeks of May. Apparently when homes are put on the market then they sell 2.5 weeks faster and for 5.9% more money than at other times.
Good Photos are Important
Good images can mean more interest in your property and could help sell it faster. Don’t be tempted to take them yourself unless of course, you know what you are doing. In most cases, the estate agent will be able to come and take pictures for you. Don’t forget it’s important to them to create good images as they’ll make the sale and earn their commission much faster.
Most agents even offer video tours that can expedite your home sale.
Write a Great Listing Description
Listings offer the potential buyers an idea of what your house looks like and the features that can compel them to part with their money. Find the most appealing and relevant keywords you can use to highlight your home’s best features.
Include social amenities in your proximity, such as parks, public transportation, and schools. Remember, the listing description is still as important as the pictures you include. Avoid using complicated wording and be as honest as possible in your home description.
Handle Quick Repairs
Inspect your home before you list it and address any obvious areas that need fixing. This may include peeling paint, dripping faucets, stains on the floors, cracked windows, and electrical switches. Your potential buyers may use these factors against you as leverage when negotiating the price.
Conclusion
To ensure the best price for your home, it’s important to market your home at the right time. Make sure you know the basics for selling your home. Take care of your home’s exterior to ensure you make a good first impression. You can do this by planting flowers, repainting your home, and ensuring that the lawn is nicely manicured. Remember, buyers can make the critical decision within seconds of seeing your listing or inspecting your home so it’s important to make a good first impression.
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Great advice and great tips. Moving house is so stressful so anything to make it easier to sell is always good.
Thanks Carly, it can make a big difference.
I really hope our house sells quickly when we put ours on the market. A house the same as ours has recently sold within 7 days of going on the market so I’m hoping we have that kind of luck.
Oh wow, it must be a sought after area. I hope you get a quick sale when you put it on the market.
I know the market today is a big sellar’s market because everyone wants to move out of the cities during the pandemic. I do not plan on selling any time soon but these tips are helpful for when i do.
It really is, although it can also be influenced by the buyer’s position. To aid a quick sale some will compromise.
This is some wonderful advice! I hope I won’t have to sell this home for many many years but just in case, I’ll keep your tips in mind.
There is no need if you are happy where you are. I hope you spend many wonderful years there x
I agree that timing the market is important, but I think pricing your home correctly is the best way to ensure a fast sale.
It can make a big difference. It’s shocking how many agents push to overprice properties when putting them up for sale. Then the seller doesn’t understand why they’ve not had any interest.
I enjoyed reading your article, even though I’m not in the situation. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading Nikki. It’s always good to know what to do for when you get to that stage.
Good photos are so important. I never understand why some realtors don’t post goo photos. That is what brings people in and it’s worth paying a professional if you just can’t get any good ones yourself.
Great advise! We are wanting to build in the next 5-10 years so we will be selling. I’ll keep all these great tips in mind!
These are all so important especially the timing and good pictures. When we were looking for houses I can’t tell you how many bad pictures we came across that made us not want to see the house.
Pictures are a biggie when it comes to selling a home. It’s important to get them right.
These are some really good tips. Selling a home can be a lot of work for sure. Great advice here.
It certainly is. Being prepared and knowing what to do to prepare will help.
These tips are very helpful! I knew few friends who are planning to sell their houses and I will share this to them.
The photos are very important, I get turn off if I see messy pictures when looking for a home when we are buying. Great tips
Selling and buying are so stressful. It is nice to have some strategies to make things go easier.
These are wonderful tips for saving money it is most important in the current situation.
These are great tips. I am going to save these for reference. I am going to sell my property eventually and these tips will definitely come in handy.
Great advice. Moving is so stressful and especially living with the uncertainty of waiting for a buyer. Photos and descriptions matter for sure!
It’s good to have everything done properly in order to make a sale and get a good price.