10 Tips To Sell Faster
10 Tips to Sell Your Home Faster
- We would be remiss if we didn't say that the number one tip to selling your home faster is to enlist the services of a professional Real Estate Agent. If you are considering selling your home yourself, read our For Sale By Owner page for more information.
- Understand The Selling Points of Your Neighborhood. Your real estate agent should be up-to-date on what features your neighborhood posesses, and what buyers are looking for a home in your area.
- Understand the Selling Features of Your Home. What is the big draw of your home? Is it the newly renovated kitchen or the big master ensuite? Perhaps it is the open floor plan, or the number of bedrooms. Maybe the big back yard or master planned decking. Every home has its best features and it is important to highlight these in all your marketing strategies.
- Renovate or Fix Things. Walk through your home and fix things that need to be repaired.
- A coat of paint goes a long way. Paint your home in trendy tones, or remain neutral.
- De-Personalize Your Home. Your future buyer will want to be able to imagine him/herself living in the home. It is hard to do this with personal knick-knacks, momentos, and photographs cluttering the space.
- Keep it Clean.
- Bake bread or cookies. A warm inviting smell has been known to go a long way when selling a home.
- Open blinds, and turn on the lights. Homes show best in full light.
- Stage Your Furniture. You may need to store pieces of furniture, or re-arrange. The bottom line is that less can be more. You want your rooms to look spacious.
Bonus: Organize the closets and cupboards. While you may not expect it, buyers will open closet doors and cupboards to see how much storage room they have. If you have to, pack up non-essentials early and store them in order to showcase your closets and cupboards.
