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Tips for sellers! Getting your home ready to sell!

By
Real Estate Agent with Re/Max Connection

Has your home been on the market for longer than expected?

Have you had a lot of showings but no offers?

Maybe your home is in need of a face lift!  There must be a reason that someone viewed your home but didn't make an offer. 

First, your home must be priced in the market for the size and location of the home for an agent to have teken the time to show the listing.  Unfortunately, with so many homes on the market today, your home must be as close to perfection as your budget will allow. 

Consider making some little changes or some BIG changes, if that's what's needed.

Start by:

  1. Reducing the clutter - give things to good will, it will make you feel good!
  2. Depersonalize - take down all of those family photos.  Some buyers have a difficult time visualizing their family in the space when they can't get away from yours.
  3. Clean - make sure that the floors are spic and span and the toilets are shiny.  Make the kids keep their rooms straightened.  Keep your countertops clean.
  4. Open the shades - allow as mych natural light into the home as possible. PS - thi smay mean that you need to clean those windows too!
  5. Neutralize - if you have bright orange walls - paint them a beige or white.  This can be very distracting the the buyer.
  6. Detatch yourself - once you decide to sell your home it becomes a "house" you have to start to look at it from a buyers point of view!

If that doesn't work, it may be time to bring in the big dogs:

  1. Curb Appeal - although this may easily be done on your own, hiring a professional landscaper to add some hardscaping to the home will be well worth the money.  If you can't get them through the front door you can't expect them to make an offer.
  2. Is your house turning green - if you have plenty of green mold or dirt they potential buyers are going to think that you don't keep the inside clean either.  Do yourself a fovor get the house power washed.  (PS - my husband owns his own company www.chrispressurewash.com if you are interested in a FREE estimate.
  3. Home Stagers - this may be the best idea yet.  These professionals can come in and give you their unbiased opinion of what you need to do to sell your home.  This can sometimes be expensive if you do implement the plan but I van almost guarantee that you will recoup the money at settlment, yeah you will most likely sell your home!  Can you believe it? 

If you have questions or concerns, call your agent!  If you don't have an agent call me and I will find you one!

Contact me at bridget@sjrealestateonline.com or 609-352-1667

Good luck!

Bridget Cella

 

 

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Bridget Cella, e-Pro Realtor

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