Tips For Selling Your Home
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Getting a New Perspective on your home
When putting your house on the market, you want to sell your home for as much and as quickly as possible. In order to do so, you will need to think like a prospective buyer which means you will need to see your home from a new perspective.
Here are some tips on how to change the perspective on your home to attract those potential buyers into your home:
Remove personal Items: Personal items in your home such as family photos, portraits, and souvenirs make it difficult for new prospective buyers to envision themselves in your home. It's best to put your personal items away while having your home on the market
Fresh eyes: Sometimes fresh eyes from a friend, a relative, or a Real Estate agent can give you new insight on things that you could change or keep around your home before listing. You are in your home day and night which makes you used to your home; fresh eyes can help you see problems that you normally would not see.
Removing clutter: Clutter makes a home look smaller than it actually is, by removing the clutter you are opening your house up. Buyers typically imagine themselves living there when viewing your home, de-cluttering your home makes it easier for buyers to envision themselves in your home and maybe attract a potential offer.
Clean, Clean, Clean: It is a good idea to clean all surfaces in your home prior to listing, especially in the kitchen and the bathrooms. When buyers are walking around your home they can see how well it has been taken care of and will consider that when putting an offer on your home. Keep your home especially clean when you know you have an appointment for a viewing.
Fix what you can: When prospective buyers are viewing your home, they can see if the home has been taken care of or not. A new coat of paint can freshen up the home and bring in more viewings than a home with touch-up spot painting. How much work a home needs prior to selling will reflect in the offers you will receive, so it is worthwhile in fixing what you can to optimize the value of your home.
YYC Real Estate Can Support!
Professional representation… We are your personal representative and we’re required by law to represent your best interests to the best of our ability.
Personal specialist… it’s similar to hiring an accountant to help you file income taxes or a mechanic to fix your car. If you had the time to master those specialties, you would be doing your own taxes and fixing your car. But who has that sort of time? Besides, most people will sell only two homes in their lifetime – two real estate transactions in a lifetime will not turn anyone into a real estate specialist.
Objectivity… Our job is to point out all the pros and cons for all the decisions you will be making throughout the home-selling process. We will even tell you things you may not want to hear because as your agent, we want you to make informed decisions, not emotionally-based decisions.
Convenience… these days, it’s nearly impossible to sell a home all by yourself without it turning into a part-time job.
