You are the seller that wants to sell your home for the most amount of money and in the least amount of time, correct? Well, then there are a few things you need to do to ensure that this happens.
Make the home move-in ready! When you go to look for a home are going to look for a home that is move-in ready or do want one that needs paint, carpet and tile to be put in prior to you moving in? Neither does the buyer of your home.
I've heard sellers tell me that they don't want to paint their home. "We live here and this is the paint we like!" I usually have to tell them that they need to have a disconnect from their home. They need to treat it like an investment instead of the place they live. I've had one owner come down in price over $30,000 over a $1500 exterior paint job and the same thing has happened with interior paint. Was it worth it to keep the paint color that they loved in that living room for another 5 months? NO!
The buyers said the main reason that they didn't offer earlier was do to the paint. They could have possible got a full price offer had they used a neutral color instead of Forest Green for the outside of their home or in the case of the interior paint Salmon pink.
Not only did the price decrease by $30,000 they paid another $7760.00 in mortgage payments. So talk to your real estate agent about suggestions to get your home sold fast and for top dollar.
Todd Clark - broker
Kastings & Associates
(503)524-9494
Todd@IFoundYourNewHome.com
www.ifoundyournewhome.com
Todd,
That's some solid advice there especially with all the DIY television that promotes far out color palettes.
Cheers,
David Swierczynski