Here are some tips on how to sell your home if you’ve never done it before.

Yes, there are usually emotions that go along with selling your home, especially if you’ve lived in it for a long time. It should also focus on maximizing your profit.

Price Your Home Correctly

There is a fine line between getting your home priced properly for the market and overpricing it. Make sure you do your homework to get an idea of what your home might be worth, and then let your real estate agent give you the valuable information you’ll need to get your home priced right. Your agent will analyze comparable sales and prepare an estimate of value (CMA). Your listing agent should have the experience and education to provide you with an accurate opinion of value, so you won’t price your home too high, or too low.

Home Staging Boosts Selling Appeal

Homes show better with about half of the furniture removed. If a buyer walks in the door and wonders if anybody lives in the house, you’ve done your job. Take a minimalist approach. Remove clutter. Make sure everything is clean and bright. And, take your pets for a play date on the days you are showing your home. Purposefully staging your home can boost your selling appeal.

The Best Day to Show Your Home

When should you hold your open house? It will definitely vary depending on local community events, the weather forecast, the time of year, and other factors including the state of your area’s real estate market. You’ll need to show your home in its best light from the first day on the market.

Be Available to Show Your Home

If you want to sell your home, you’ll need to be available to show it. If showings are an imposition for you, you may not sell your home at all. Give your real estate agent access to your home so that he or she can show it when you’re not there. Try not to be present when your agent is showing your home. Buyers prefer to look at a home without interference.

Have an Open House

If you’ve minimized clutter, cleaned up and really want to sell your homes beautiful features, have an open house. If your home is located in an area close to traffic, street signs will pull in visitors. Your agent should also advertise your open house to get more visitors. Almost all homebuyers have had no desire to buy a home until see it with their own eyes.

Professional Photography is Key

If you have hired a top-notch listing agent, they will most likely already provide professional photos. The most effective photos are rich in color and depth, and they entice potential buyers to want to learn more about the home. A virtual tour is also very effective. Potential buyers can get a good feel for the flow of the home before actually walking through it.

Review Your Listing

Review your home listing online to make sure the information is accurate across all platforms. Your real estate agent will do their best to ensure everything is correct, but you know the details better than anyone else. If you see something that is wrong or missing, contact your agent so they can make the change or correction.

Respond Promptly to Offers

Respond promptly to offers. Many purchase offers contain a date by which the offer expires. It can also drive potential buyers crazy if they have to wait for a seller to decide whether to accept their offer or to counter.

Arrange Your Moving Strategy

Arrange your movers early. Start packing before your home hits the market to get a head start on the process. When prepared ahead of time, you will have peace of mind. Selling can be stressful enough.

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