When putting our house on the market often our biggest concerns are that it will sit on the market too long resulting in having to lower the price below fair market value. Having your home assessed by a professional can help ease these tensions and help you get the best price for your home, but here are 5 tips to help you sell your home quickly to get you started.
1. Price according to conditions
The top five percentile of homes price-wise tend to take longer to sell because there is a smaller market, so right from the outset you want to make sure you do not price your home at the top of the market. Having your house priced according to current market conditions and having maximum exposure to the greatest number of buyers is always a good idea, you're competing with a lot of other sellers in the marketplace. If a house stays on the market for a long time buyers automatically think there is something wrong with it, you need to price it right the first time to avoid this stigma, especially if you are hoping for a quick sale.
2. Stage your home
Getting your house ready to sell can help you make the emotional transition from one home to another. Some people like to do this before they call in a professional. Either way, this transition is important. You need to separate yourself from the personal side of the home it's now a product on the market. Staging helps - a staged home versus an unfurnished home sells much faster.
With the popularity of home decorating and renovation programs on TV, people are more accustomed to looking at houses with an eye for design. There is a good reason why property developers use show suites to sell new homes - people want to come into a house and see themselves living there.
When you work with the Dianna Mandzuk Team you are also working with a professional stager, I am a Certified Canadian Staging Professional and a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist. I also employ the services of two other professional Stagers. As a Team we can offer suggestions and recommendations to help your home make the very best first impression possible!
3. Work with a pro
To ensure a quick sale, you have to be sure your buyers can afford to pay what they offer. Working with a Realtor can help you do this, as Realtors take precautions to be sure their buyers are not overreaching their grasp. They have also been trained and licensed in working with buyers and negotiating contracts that do not, as a rule, tend to fall through.
Realtors also know what is selling. We have access to a database of statistics that you cannot use and can help you set a price that will make your house attractive to buyers without undercutting your bottom line.
An agent will also bear all the costs of advertising your home. This can seem minor at first, but the costs of advertising, marketing and signage do add up.
4. Go where the buyers are
If you want a quick sale at the best price, it only makes sense to compete on the biggest market - and there is no question that the biggest market in Canada is the Multiple Listing Service, or MLS. A full 90 percent of all home sales go through the MLS, and while the Canadian Competition Bureau recently suggested the MLS may be required to open its doors to non-Realtors, that has not happened yet.
Going it alone means relying on yourself, and while that may sound appealing, the numbers argue against it.
5. Create word of mouth
Finally, if you have a home that one of your friends or acquaintances has often admired, put the word out to your friends before you talk to anyone else, and ask them to spread the word. Doing so could get you the quick sale you are after.
So if you are looking an expert to help you sell your home fast and efficiently, look no further, I have 24 years of experience and am one of the top producing Real Estate agents in the industry. I'm available to you 24 hours a day 7 days a week; just a phone call or a click away. When you choose to work with me you can be assured that I will take the time to get to know your needs and wishes and I'll do all that I can to achieve a successful conclusion to your real estate transaction, whether selling or buying. So give me a call, 905-433-2579 or visit my website, www.dmandzuk.ca, because if you do, you can be sure..... The Results Will Move You!
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