Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Selling Your Home!



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Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Selling Your Home!
 
Here are the top mistakes home owners make when selling their home:
  1. Listing your home higher than recommended. We all, as sellers, want to make more money – when you call your agent in, and they bring in the cold hard facts of what homes are selling for, listen to what they tell you and price accordingly! Remember, the longer your home sits on the market unsold, the less money you will make.

  2. Unwilling to make repairs prior to listing. No seller wants to spend thousands of dollars on home that they are going to sell, but as an agent I may make recommendations that include painting, carpeting, replacing fixtures – basic staging. If you financially cannot do this, adjust your price accordingly. Be prepared for buyers to readjust that price even lower for the repairs that you are unable/unwilling to make.

  3. Unpleasant odors in the home. As an agent, this is the toughest job we have to do. The number one turn-off for buyers is a smelly house!

  4. Unwilling to negotiate with a buyer. Be prepared for buyers to make low offers. Buyers always want to get the best price for a home – so when an offer comes in that is lower than expected, please come back with a counter-offer. Don’t hold firm and don’t tell buyers that this is your “final offer.” Through my years of experience in this business, I’ve found that if buyers love a house, they will come up to your price or meet you in the middle.

  5. Bad pictures of your home. This is another one of the top turn-offs for buyers. With 95% or more buyers beginning their home search online, bad pictures will automatically eliminate your home from their search - no matter how great your house may look! Be sure to review the pictures with your agent before they are posted.
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1 comment :

  1. 5 main and important mistakes which don't want to make in real estate which you have shared, will be very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

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