Tips for Getting Your Home Sold

Let’s face it. It’s not longer a seller’s market. Gone (at least for the near future) are the days of bidding wars, homes priced way above their appraised value and homes flying off the market in a matter of days.

Homes in many counties remain on the market for an average of 90 to 120 days. That’s three to four months of waiting, wondering and agonizing over whether your home will sell. To expedite this process, and to attract potential home buyers, there are few, basic things to take care of:

Price it Right
If you have time to spare and selling your home quickly is not a priority, then by all means, price it higher and be prepared to wait. However, if you’re like most people selling their home in your County, you want a quick sell. Therefore, the bottom line is: price it right!
With the help of a local real estate agent, determine the appraised value of the home, research other area homes that have sold in the last few months and price it aggressively. When determining a sale price for your home, remember that the difference between a competitively priced home and one that is overpriced is often the sold sign in the front yard.

Tidy Up and Remove the clutter
Remove excess furniture, pack up unnecessary items, and give the walls a fresh coat of paint. It may sound simple, but these easy projects can make a world of difference in the way buyers perceive your home when they walk through the door.

Freshly painted walls in soft, neutral tones can dramatically change the feel of a room. Clearing a room of unnecessary objects and extra furniture will give the appearance of more space and allow buyers to better notice the room’s features and size.

Emphasize Your Home’s Amenities
Rearrange the furniture to emphasize the family room fireplace, plant flowering perennials to showcase the large backyard and swap the heavy curtains in exchange for sheer panels to highlight the large picture window in the living room. Those new, kitchen counter tops can be better appreciated if the majority of the clutter and small appliances are removed, and a back deck becomes another living space, and a great selling point, when patio furniture is thoughtfully arranged.

Walk through your home and put yourself in a buyer’s shoes, and you’ll soon realize that the small details DO matter.