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5 Tips for Selling Your Home Quickly

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Real Estate Agent with ERA Herman Group Real Estate

CarCan you offer your buyer's new furniture? Or how about a trip to Hawaii? Or a car? NO? Well here are a few tips to help you sell your home without those gimmicky incentives.

  1. Update Your Home:Buyer's are looking for "move-in" ready homes. What makes your home stand out from the crowd are new carpeting, fresh paint, updated appliances, granite countertops, and new hardware.
  2. Stage it: A professional stager will look at your home differently than you will. They will declutter and edit the room's furniture. Remember: You're selling the space, be sure to show the space.
  3. Curb Appeal: Your potential buyer's first opinion of his new home. It should look good and sparkle. Repair all barren spots on the lawn, make sure it's freshly cut and edged. Put flowers in pots on the front porch, paint the door. To see more on this please visit my earlier post on this subject.
  4. Listing with Investors: Many investors use specific websites to find properties, listing with those websites give you a leg-up on all the other listings out there.
  5. Auction House:There are several auction houses that will put your house up for auction, of course, for a percentage of the sale. And you can have "reserve" amount that you won't sell below.
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Marianne Snygg, GRI, ABR, ASP
Broker Associate
ERA Herman Group Real Estate

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Colorado Springs and Monument Real Estate

Comments(4)

Xinh Truong
Connect Realty.Com, Inc. - San Leandro, CA

Great advice, Sister!

Jun 17, 2009 09:00 AM
Marianne Snygg
ERA Herman Group Real Estate - Monument, CO
ABR, ASP, GRI, SFR

Xinh: Thanks. I hope an seller will come along and enjoy it, too.

Jun 17, 2009 02:03 PM
c m
Colorado Springs, CO

I like #2 the best! LOL, Seriously, I just listened to a webinar where they were talking about the difference in a stager and an interior designer or decorator.  The latter are showcasing their designs, and the former are showcasing the house.  For living, you want the latter, (an interior designer, decorator or redesigner),  for selling you really want a the former, a stager!

Jun 17, 2009 05:02 PM
Marianne Snygg
ERA Herman Group Real Estate - Monument, CO
ABR, ASP, GRI, SFR

Cheryl: I saw that explaination on one of your blogs. I think it's great way to explain the difference.

Jun 18, 2009 01:01 PM