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How can I get the most money for my house?

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Home Stager with Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA

 

Tish Lloyd, NC real estate agent, is one smart cookie. Her first 2 points have everything to do with staging - make sure your home looks good on the internet and make sure it looks good when they drive up to the front of the house.

Thanks, Tish, for telling it like it is!

 

Original content by Tish Lloyd

I was recently asked, "How can I get the most money for my house?"   Now, this is not a new question for REALTORS® and frankly, the answer is not a new one either.  "Curb Appeal, Staging and PRICING IT RIGHT!"   Not the "magic potion" this Seller was hoping for.  Seems Sellers want to do less work and still over-price their homes.  Not sure why anyone thinks this will work in today's market, but the truth is, I hope they like living in that home.  Because if they don't get smart about today's market and what they need to do to sell their home, they're going to be living in it for a long time!

Here's the truth:

  • Buyers today are going to start their look online.  You need to have pictures which show your home in it's best light.  We're not talking Glamour Shots here, the pictures should be representative of your home.  This means you need to get the 11 Lagoon Drive Wrightsville Beach, NCexterior and interior in top shape before you put it on the market.
  • If you don't capture a buyer's attention the minute they pull up to your house, forget it.  They're looking to be wowed, you have to do anything in your power to make that happen.
  • You MUST be priced right!  Reasonably priced listings are more likely to get reasonable offers from reasonable buyers.
  • The longer your house is on the market, the more money you're losing every month. Your property becomes stagnant and by the time you finally decide to lower your price, it's not being shown.  This is not the time to "test" the market!
  • Overpriced listings do not get as many showings. Fewer showings = fewer offers.  Buyers are more educated about real estate than ever, they know if you're overpriced, and are probably going to wait until you"get real" about the pricing.  Why give them a reason to wait?  PRICE IT RIGHT, and you'll be moving in no time!

Nothing screams desperation quite like, price reduction!  Let's just avoid looking like the wallflower, and be the belle of the ball!  Let's get that yard looking spiffy, clean up the porches, paint the trim, de-clutter the interior (don't forget the garage!), set the home up to show off it's best features and PRICE IT RIGHT!  You'll have buyers begging to get their names on your dance card. 

When you're ready to sell your Wrightsville Beach, NC home, give me a call.  I've got the resources we need to get your home at the forefront of the local market.

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Tish Lloyd, REALTOR®

Broker Associate

NC Real Estate Lic. 269076

Prudential Laney Real Estate

527 Causeway Drive

Wrightsville Beach, NC  28480

910.547.1446

 Everything's better at the beach . . .

                                                                                

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Comments (10)

Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula
Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA
Realty Works Temecula

Michelle:  Great advice, there are many listings with only one picture or even no picture at all in my area!   Our MLS gives penalties for not conveying at least one picture of the front of the home! 

Oct 18, 2010 09:22 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Jane: It boggles the mind how a real estate agent can get away with 1 (or no) pictures of a listing. I'm sure there are certain circumstances where posting additional pics is not possible (uncooperative tenant?) but then the listing agent should take a few great photos of the exterior. I'd go ballistic if I listed with an agent and they only posted one pic of my home.

Oct 18, 2010 09:54 AM
Cathy Lee
CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA
ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Nice reblog and great answer to the most frequent asked question of home sellers!

Oct 18, 2010 11:38 AM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Glad you like it Cathy Lee. I thought it was a good post, too.

Oct 18, 2010 01:47 PM
Linda Scofield
Toccoa, GA

Michelle - Tish is a super blogger, real estate broker and does totally believe in Home Staging. She is a great example to other brokers and agents to follow and learn from. Thanks for the re-blog, missed the first go around.

Oct 18, 2010 01:51 PM
Kathy Burke
Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA
S.F. East Bay Home Staging

It's a well written Blog and hope (as Linda above said) other agents will read and learn!!

Oct 18, 2010 02:54 PM
Tori Toth
Tori Toth, International - Howard Beach, NY
888.667.6643 NYC & Beyond, HSR, SAR, RESA, LIBOR

yes people need to learn how staging can help and pictures really make or break a sale

Oct 18, 2010 04:05 PM
Michelle Minch
Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Linda: I hadn't seen Tish's posts before, but I'm glad I found her.

Kathy: Let's hope you and Linda are right!

Tori: I agree.

Oct 18, 2010 04:11 PM
Anna Dovger
Add Value Home Staging LLC, 281-704-6607 - The Woodlands, TX
Home Staging -The Woodlands, TX

Michelle, thanks for re blogging. I had a client who made beautiful landscaping and perfectly staged his house but overpriced and didn't accept an offer that was equal to the price neighbors house were listed for. Gues what? That house is still sitting on the market.

Oct 19, 2010 02:04 AM
SHARON CHARBONEAU
UPSTAGING YOUR HOMES - Sechelt, BC

Here we are repeating the common sense issues yet again....yes, it's true if your house doesn't look good inside & out, you will lose a lot of your target market right from the start.

Sellers need to get that buyers are far more interested in & attracted to properties with curb appeal and inviting, uncluttered, in good repair interiors & exteriors.

Realtors need to get that the staging a seller does or pays for is lost if the MLS photos are not clear, in focus, well lit, & effectively show off the highlights of property inside & outside.

Thanks Michelle for re-posting blog that conveys this message well.

Oct 19, 2010 05:24 AM