If you are considering selling a family home this spring, don't leave it too late to list it. Families looking to buy homes will want to move, often in the months of June, July or August - when their children aren't in school. In order to be sure your house has time to sell and close for your best value on the sale, allowing enough time for families to look and decide to buy your place can be critical.
A good month in most sellers' minds is April, and even May, but in the slower real estate market that we face today, getting your property out and marketed in March (and perhaps even February) would be more sensible. A house that takes two months to sell, as many are these days, will be looking to close in July or even August typically if it's listed in March - any later and closings might get pushed into a new school year and family buyers may have moved on - meaning you won't be appealing to as broad an audience as possible and you may just limit your possible selling price as a result.
And knowing that earlier is better than later is a good motivator to finishing up several of those little nagging jobs you've been meaning to get to before selling - whether putting new silicone around the bathtub, or replacing the old and out-of-date light fixture that doesn't work - getting to these jobs earlier than later will make your property much more saleable once it does hit the market.
So the message is - if you are planning on selling this spring, start preparing now, and don't leave your listing day too late as the market is slower and you don't want to miss your best window of opportunity!
All the best,
Stephen Hodge - Sales Representative
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