Selling Real Estate
Whichever the reason might be for selling your home, we can assist you with prioritizing what needs to be done with respect to getting your home ready for going on the market for sale. To get started, here are some basic steps to the process for you to get familiar with.
Initial Phase – Preparation
Prepare your home by staging: The right staging of furniture can really help showcase your home so that every buyer sees its utmost potential. This might not be the way you live in it everyday, but it can be very helpful for buyers. In addition, be sure to take care of any deferred maintenance items. Freshening up paint, professionally cleaning your rugs or any other of the like will also give the impression you want to all prospective buyers.
Curb Appeal: The exterior is both the first and the last thing that everyone who visits your home will see. Freshly painted front doors, clean lobbies or foyers and nicely-landscaped yards are the kinds of things that everyone will be seeing. A great first impression goes a long way and this will be the image they will take with them when they leave.
Price it Right: Pricing a home is not always easy. It is based on several things like active comps, sold comps and of course the location and condition. We will assist you with data on homes on the market as well as our professional opinion on your particular home’s desirable attributes so that you can arrive at the most appropriate price to go to the market with. Selecting the right price initially is very important as the majority of the traffic seen on a listing is within the first couple of weeks. It is best to capitalize on presenting the best price to the largest audience.
Second Phase – On the Market
Keep it Clean: Cleaning and staging are not just for the photos that we will take before we list the home on the market. We typically will plan on having broker and public open houses in addition to showings throughout the time it is on the market. Ensuring it is in pristine condition will again help showcase it in its best light.
Final Phase – Prepare to Move
Accepting an offer and closing: After you have accepted an offer and your buyer has had a satisfactory inspection then you officially enter contract. This is when a deal gets solidified enough where you then begin to move forward with your packing and planning for your own move. It is important that you leave the home completely empty of belongings and in clean condition for when the buyer conducts their walk-through just before the closing.
Do you have additional questions? Let our expertise and resources be of assistance to you. From movers to painters we can connect you with other professionals that you may need in this process and help you get best prepared for a smooth and successful transaction.
