Tips on How to Sell Your Home Quickly

Even on this tough housing market, these tips can help you sell your home faster to potential buyers:

1. Price your home Right!  The current housing market is sluggish, so instead of pricing your home aggressively high, consider pricing your property no higher than the middle of the range of homes comparable to your home.

If you need to sell your home quickly, price your home among the bottom 25% of comparable homes. Why? With few buyers chasing many homes, you need to quickly get the attention of those who are serious about buying. If your home is priced too high, buyers won't even consider looking at your home. 

2. Home Staging.   Home Staging can either be done by yourself or by a professional.  A home staging professional will come in and take away some furnishings and rearrange others to make your home show better.  The goal of home staging is to create a home interior that looks brighter, bigger and more inviting to potential buyers that will ensure quick sale of the home and for the highest possible price.

The top two priorities when staging a home for a quick sale are fresh-paint and like-new cleanliness.

3. Fresh Paint. Fix any hole and cracks on the walls of your home.  Apply a fresh coat of paint to the room that needs it. Neutral colors lead to a new, clean, classic and spacious look.

4. Curb Appeal. The first thing home buyers will see when they arrive at your home is your front yard, the color of your home, the landscaping and walkways.  If your home's curb appeal makes a great first impression, everyone -- including potential home buyers -- will want to see what's inside.  Have a fresh paint on the exterior of your home; Clear the weeds, debris and pressure wash concrete, brick and pavers to give a clean appeal to your stepping areas.

5. Fix Stuff.  Fix the broken window; fix the hinge on the broken kitchen cabinet; fix the leaky faucet. If you don't have the time or skill, find a handyman to go through your home and make repairs. Also consider replacing the old roof that looks like it might leak, the antique furnace and the stained rug.  

6. Declutter and depersonalize. Pack up all your trinkets, anything that sits on the top of the counter top, table or other flat surfaces.  Take away all the things that make your home your personal sanctuary -- your family photos, religious items or kitchen memorabilia from a trip. Pack them up and put them into a storage.  Buyers want to visualize your house BEING their home. It's difficult to visualize their own style when your stuff is scattered all around the place.

7. Organize your Closet. Pack up all seasonal clothes from your closets. This will free up some closet space and your closet will appear large and spacious. Aim to remove 2/3 of your closet space. Disorganized closets tell buyers that your home doesn't have enough storage space. Aim to remove 2/3 of your clothes from your closet.

8. Hire an experienced Realtor.  He will be able to share some tips on how to price your property for quick sale and he knows what the buyers are looking for in a home.  His advice will get your property off the market in no time.  

If you need tips on how to sell your home quickly, please don't hesitate to contact me.