Four Tips to Sell Your Bethesda Home Quickly

Selling your home in Bethesda can be a daunting task because you may not know what buyers want these days. The following are four tips on how to make your home look the best for – and sell the fastest to – picky buyers.

Price Your Home in Bethesda Realistically

Buyers are going to look at the price of your home before anything else. You may have renovated your kitchen and bathrooms, but most buyers are not going to spend the time to tour your house if it is over priced. Many sellers have lived in their home for 20 years or more and saw their home value hit statospheric heights a few years ago. It may be tough to realize, but those prices are no longer realistic. Trying to get a price that reflects a 2006 market instead of a 2012 market is a sure-fire way to keep your house on the market for a long time.

Listen to an Agent Who Knows Your Neighborhood

Find an agent who has helped other buyers and sellers in your neighborhood. That agent will know what buyers want and what price they will pay for your house. Listen to the suggestions the agent makes for you house. Do you need to get rid of clutter? Would landscaping increase the curb appeal? What about painting and new appliances? (see below) Having someone with experience will help you get buyers streaming to your view your house quickly and consistently, and will lead to a respectable offer faster.

Make the House as Attractive As Possible

Does the house have good curb appeal? Will buyers pull up to the house and be impressed and excited to see inside? Is it landscaped well? Once inside, buyers will like a home free of clutter, bright and cheerful.

It’s true that kitchens and bathrooms make or break a house so keep that in mind when you start to prepare the house for the market. Upgrades in those rooms are usually a good bet to increase interest in the house.

Be Willing to Offer Seller Subsidies

Buyers have the power position these days. Unless their agents know a house has multiple offers, buyers will usually offer less that what you are asking, and they will ask for closing help. Three percent is the standard in Bethesda. If you are willing to pay for some, or all, of the buyers’ costs, you’ll increase your chances of getting the house sold.

If you would like to discuss what your house is worth and hear some suggestions as to how your house can get the best price and the fastest offer, please get in touch with me for a free consultation.