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When you’re finally ready to pack up and move on from your home to a different place, it can definitely feel overwhelming. The first thing you should do is ask yourself: why are you selling your home? Are you looking for more space? Bigger yard? Better amenities? These kinds of questions will help you get to your next dream quickly.
Luckily, there are seller’s agents who can help you sell your home while teaching you and guiding you on how to come to an amazing closing on the sale of your home. Your agent will be handling all important emails and calls directly, taking some of the stress off of you. A great real estate agent realizes that the information and support you need during this process is just as important as the actual deal.
Unfortunately, there’s a lot of paperwork that occurs during the home buying process. However, it’s your real estate agent’s job to help guide you through all of the contracts, agreements and other documents that come up during the process of selling a home. From the moment you reach out to closing, your real estate agent is your connection to everything involved when selling your house.
You might ask yourself: where do you start in this overwhelming process? This is a short guide on some ways to get started on the sale of your home.
First, have your realtor help you figure out what your home is actually worth. To do this, you will need to complete the following things:
- Consider a presale inspection; some repairs can be quickly resolved to avoid home inspection issues after the home goes under contract.
- Improve your curb appeal (see more below).
- Tackle some home improvements.
- Manage the home’s upkeep.
- Find different ways to increase your property value.
- Stay on top of the housing market!
After you know what your home is worth, you can now price your home perfectly!
- Your agent will help host an open house, gather offers and negotiate in your best interest. Agents have a fiduciary duty and obligation to remain loyal to their clients. A client’s interest must always be the realtor’s first priority, even above profits. This means that realtors should avoid a conflict of interests at all costs and protect the clients’ interests fiercely.
- Listing agents know the right questions to ask to find out if a prospective home buyer can afford to buy the home or not.
- Your agent will help with contracts, disclosures, and other paperwork.
- Move out and buy a new place!
Consider Repairs and Improvements. (Such as removing old carpets and exposing and refinishing hardwood floors)
- Real estate agents are knowledgable about the current housing market, so they make suggestions for home updates that will lead to a successful home sale.
- An experienced realtor will know what kinds of improvements generate an increase to your sale price (and which ones will lead to a decrease).
Attract Buyers by Doing the Following:
Improve your curb appeal!
- Sweep walkway and driveway. Go a step further and pressure wash these areas to make them look new!
- The right agent will offer staging advice and hire a professional photographer for interior and exterior pictures as well as aerial shots.
- Remove all kinds of bikes, toys, or other objects lying around like newspapers.
- Keep pet areas clean.
- Park your extra cars somewhere away from the property.
- Trim your bushes and trees, mulch, and weed your flower garden to look nice and tidy.
- Mow your lawn frequently and plant flowers.
- Have a fresh paint job done!
- Clean your windows and window coverings.
- Make sure your roof and gutters are in good condition.
Improve your home interior!
- Secure all valuables.
- Make beds and put away things like clothes and towels.
- Vaccum, vacuum, vacuum! Carpets should look new and fresh for your buyers!
- Place fresh flowers throughout the rooms.
- Put your dishes away.
- Consider setting your table with a formal dinnerware set for decor.
- Enhance the spaciousness of each room by putting away clutter.
- Make the room light and bright with lighting.
- Straighten out your closets in the home while being sure to clear off the floor to show the true space.
- Put toys away.
- Turn off your TV and opt for some calming music.
- Light a candle or bake a cake for the open house.
The key? Make buyers comfortable in your home! Open houses and showings to potential buyers are where you can make your home shine! Your home should be tidy, clean, and staged perfectly.
Market your house like a pro
A skilled agent has deep knowledge of how to market your home so it gets sold and sold fast. They combine the knowledge of marketing with resources such as online listing services, social media, and print advertising to get the word out that your house is worth buying.
Listing agents also handle marketing a home listing. This includes entering the home into the local multiple listing service (MLS) database. Marketing is also done through networking with other real estate agents, creating advertisements and setting up open houses. The right asking price, plus effective marketing, equals a quick and effortless sale.