First time home sellers may be anxious and worried about selling their home. A first time seller usually wants their home to sell quickly, with the least amount of hassle and for the best possible deal. Before you even put your home on the market, you should plan ahead and find a Realtor to handle the sale of your home and prepare your home for potential buyers.
Ask yourself the question that if you were looking for a house, would you want to buy the home you occupy right now; or what changes could you make to your house so that it has more appeal to buyers. Here are some excellent tips for first time sellers.
Check your prices
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Once your home goes up for sale you will have your largest amount of showings within the first few weeks. Home buyers find houses that go up for sale immediately by using the internet and finding multiple online listings by Realtors; this means that as soon as the house is listed prospective buyers will want to see it soon as possible.
To get the most viewings and a higher chance of selling your home quickly you need to price the house competitively based on the size and location. Furthermore, pay attention to search parameters that buyers use when viewing online sites. A change of $5,000 in price for example reducing from $155,000 to $150,000 could put your home in the range of twice as many potential homeowners.
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The majority of home buyers use the internet to start their house hunting; this means you need to make your listing attractive and compelling. Listings with more than five pictures are twice as likely to get viewed by prospective buyers than a home with just a few pictures so the more pictures you have of your home listed the better.
Curb appeal
The first thing a potential buyer will see when they pull up to your home is the yard and house. Fresh paint and finished landscaping make a home look new and hassle free.
Outdoor entertainment areas such as decks or patios allow buyers to visualize having their own backyard barbecues with family and friends.
Allow access as much as possible
No one has time to sit home every day and wait for their house to be viewed, but if you want your home to sell faster, you need to have as many viewings as possible. This means that you can’t have a very restrictive time frame or require appointments too far in advance, many buyers don’t want to wait more than 24 to 48 hours before viewing a home they are interested in.
Stage your home
You can prepare a home staging yourself or hire professional. Buyers like homes that look large and uncluttered. Do this by taking out any personal items or clutter that you do not need and putting them in storage. Clutter may make a house look small and closed in. Same goes with furniture, buyers prefer homes that have walking room with basic set ups rather then walking around and in between furniture.
