13 Tips For Selling Your Home In Weatherford…
We’ve all heard some say how “bad” the real estate market is. What’s unpleasant for sellers can be awesome for buyers, and these days, buyers are out in spades trying to benefit. Here are Thirteen Things/ tips for selling your home in Weatherford.
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Tips for Selling Your Home In Weatherford
I have generally discovered that most practiced real estate investors don’t mind supporting new investors. But there are one or two important rules of this game…
Audit Your Agent’s Online Marketing
92% of homebuyers begin their house hunt online, and they will never even get in the car to come see your home if the online listings aren’t compelling. In real estate, compelling means pictures, and the nicer the pictures the better! A study by Trulia.com shows that listings with more than 6 pictures are twice as likely to be viewed by buyers as compared to listings that had fewer pictures.
Post a Video Love Letter About Selling Your Home on YouTube
Who doesn’t have a cellphone today with a nice camera? Whip out your cellphone and stroll through your home AND your neighborhood, telling prospective buyers about the best bits – what your family loved about the house, your favorite coffee shop that you love visiting on Saturday mornings, etc. Buyers like to have a feel that a home was well-loved. It helps them visualize living a great life there, too. TIP: One tip for you while recording the video is don’t jerk the camera around or move it too quickly. Move it smoothly and not too fast so people can view it.
Let your neighbors pick out their neighbors
If you belong to neighborhood online message boards, Facebook groups, or email lists, this could be an opportunity. Send a link to your home’s online listing to your neighbors. Also, invite your neighbors to your open house – flip it into an exciting block party. That creates opportunities for your neighbors to sell the neighborhood to prospective buyers and for your neighbors to invite house hunters they know who have always wanted to live in the area.
Facebook your home’s listing
Facebook is a great avenue to connect with people these days. If you have 300 friends and they each have 300 friends, imagine the power of that network. Your friends can tell their friends who could tell their friends and help get the word out about your house!
Leave some good stuff behind
We’ve all heard about closing cost credits, but those are nearly so common now that buyers expect them – they don’t really distinguish your house from any of the other homes on the market anymore. What can distinguish your home is leaving behind some of your personal property, ideally things that are above and beyond what the average homebuyer in your home’s price range would be able to afford. That may be stainless steel kitchen appliances, a big screen TV, a riding mower if you have a large lawn, or it might be a golf cart if your home is on a golf course.
Beat the competition with condition
In many markets, much of the competition is low-priced foreclosures and short sales. As an individual homeowner, the way you can compete is on the home’s condition. Consider having a termite inspection before listing your home, and get as many of the repairs done as you can – it’s a major selling factor to be able to advertise a very low or non-existent pest repair bill. Also, make sure that the little nicks and scratches, doorknobs that don’t work, and wonky handles are all repaired prior to you selling your home. The fewer the little things for the buyer to nit-pick at the better. You may even want to have a home inspection completed and take care of those items the best you can.
Stage the exterior of your home too
Stage the exterior with fresh paint, impeccable landscaping and even outdoor furniture to set up a Sunday brunch on the deck vignette. Buyers often fantasize about enjoying their backyards by entertaining and spending time outside. Also be sure the front door, door hardware, and porch light are clean and fresh.
Access is essential
Homes that don’t get shown don’t get sold. And many foreclosures and short sale listings are vacant, so they can be shown anytime. Don’t make it difficult for agents to get their clients in to view your home – if they have to make appointments way in advance, or can only show it during a very restrictive time frame, they will likely just cross your place off the list and go show the places that are easy to get into.
Get real about pricing
Today’s buyers are very educated about the comparable sales in the area, which heavily influence the fair market value of your home. And they also know that they’re in the driver’s seat in today’s market. To make your home competitive, have your broker or agent get you the sales prices of the three most similar homes that have sold in your area in the last month or so, then try to go 10-15% below that when you set your home’s list price. The homes that look like a great deal are the ones that get the most visits from buyers and, on occasion even receive multiple offers. (Bidding wars do still exist!)
Get clued into your competition
Work with your agent to get educated about the price, type of sale and condition of the other homes your home is up against. Attend some open houses in your area and do a real estate reality check. Know that buyers that see your home will see those homes, too. Make sure your home’s condition is in tip-top condition.
De-personalize
Consider this – pretend you’re moving out. Take all the things that make your home “your” personal sanctuary (e.g., family photos, religious décor anything that may be offensive to some people, and kitschy memorabilia), pack them up, and put them in storage. Buyers want to visualize your house being their house. It’s difficult for them to do that with all your personal items marking the territory as yours.
De-clutter
Keep the faux-moving in motion. Pack up all your things, anything that is sitting on top of a countertop, table or other flat surfaces. Anything that you haven’t used in at least a year? That goes, too. Give away what you can, throw away as much as possible of what remains, and then pack the rest. Then clean the house and make it “sparkle” and smell fresh.
Ask your agent about these13 tips for selling your home in Weatherford
If you find an experienced real estate agent to list your home, who has a successful track record of selling homes in Weatherford or the surrounding area, listen to their recommendations! Find an agent you trust and follow their advice as often as you can along with these 13 tips for selling your home in Weatherford your home may sell quickly.
If selling simply isn’t in the cards and you need to move, there are other options. You can rent the house out as either a short or long-term rental. The trouble with this can be finding great tenants and retaining them for as long as possible. Renters can be quite nomadic, and tenant turnover can cost you dearly. If you haven’t done this in the past, consider hiring a property manager to help you keep everything in order.
If you need to sell your house fast, these tips and steps will help you close a cash deal. But there’s, even more, you can do to get a better cash offer and expedite the sale.
In Summary
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