3. “Testing the Market” Pricing:

“Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered!”

Trouble is, people who try to sell their home at a “Higher Than Fair Market Value” with the notion that they can always take a lower price, hurt themselves in the same manner as the “gotta get a price” sellers.

Worst of all, blindly asking only 10% more than the market value could mean the difference between you cranking out the moolah or jumping right into a financial body bag.  

Also, keeping your house on the market for too long imposes it’s own expenses including carrying costs and upkeep.

4. Ignoring Quick and Inexpensive Easy Fix-Ups:

Listen, everyone has a favorite pair of old shoes.  You know the ones – they’re broken in an fit just right.  But those old shoes would never get a second look if they were for sale. 

The same goes for homes.  Those that appear shopworn, like an old pain of shoes, don’t appeal to today’s buyers.  Your home has only one chance to make a good first impression. 

If you make the right smart and inexpensive fix-ups today, you’ll sell faster and pocket more money tomorrow.

    (…to be continued)