Sellers, listen up: There are myriad ways for you to sell your home without reducing, reducing, reducing your price.
1. Price it right!!! Yes, as your Realtor, I will do a comparative market analysis for you, meet with you, and make a suggestion as to a price "range."
2. Neutralize your home! Get rid of the wild colors, and generate more attention from buyers. If you have a "gold" wall, and a potential buyer doesn't like "gold," you will more than likely lose that buyer. Believe it or not, many people don't want to have to repaint the home to suit them - and, in our market, they don't have to. There are many, many choices out there!
3. Clear out the clutter! Yup, get rid of that unnecessary "stuff" on the counters in the kitchen and in your bathrooms and on furniture. Have a friend, or a stager, stop by and give you an objective opinion.
4. Make sure your home is clean!!! It should smell clean, it should "feel" clean, and "be" clean. Get a housekeeper, get a carpet cleaner, and prepare your home to sell.
5. Hire a gardener - unless of course, you maintain your yard in pristeen condition! Plant flowers, prune, and get rid of those pesky weeds we have during the spring. Check out your front door, your door mat, and assess with an open mind what buyers see!
6. One last - important - tip!!! Instead of reducing the price on your home, offer some incentives! The builders do! Why not you? How about a 3-2-1 buy down? or $$$$ to buy down rate, or $$$ towards closing costs and prepaids? If you are a vet, and purchased your home VA, did you know? Your loan is more than likely assumable? AND if you purchased within the last two or three years, it could be well within the reach of a potential buyer?
There's more, but suffice it to say. If you do plan to sell your home, there are many ways to market!! This is just six good steps to a good start!!!
Give me a call at: 480.216-3334 for a free CMA and an interview! I'll be happy to help you sell your home!
Mesa, Arizona Real Estate. Call me at: 480.216-3334 for information on purchasing or selling a home in Mesa, Arizona or surrounding towns. OR email me: Teri@TeriEllis.com. Feel free to visit one of my websites: HomesAzRE.com, MoveToMesaAz.com or MoveToSunnyAz.com. Or stop by my blogs at: MesaAzRealEstateVoice; or Phoenix Valley Real Estate Blog
Mesa, Arizona Real Estate. Call me at: 480.382-8711 for information on purchasing or selling a home in Mesa, Arizona or surrounding towns. OR email me: Teri@TeriEllis.com. Feel free to visit my website: HomesAzRE.com, or stop by my blogs at: MesaAzRealEstateVoice and AzLadyInRed!
Barbara, thank you. My blog? I've only just begun. ;-) Tips? Absolutely.
Teri - These are always timely tips for any seller, but especially in a slower/flat market. I like the new and improved blog as well. Nice job.
Hi Marchel, this is my first try.....I'll be changing it. I haven't had time to really "play." Thanks.....
Jesse and Kathy, thank you. I'll be working on it somemore. ;-)
Bill, I think 1-5 is an absolute must, but the edge is to plan on the incentive from the beginning!!! ;-)
Missy, thank you....however, I've just begun! Watch for more tweaking!
Discussing pricing as well as incentives will be done in my first conversation. More buyers would be able to qualify for the home if the seller offers to pay for a discounted rate up front. BUT, they must be willing to price it right in order for it to appraise!
Hi Teri,
Great tips for home owners! I also love what you have done with your blog. I played with it yesterday but I keep deleting and starting over. LOL! :)
Audrey, It can be tough, but why list a home unless it's ready to sell? ;-)
Hi Suzanne, I changed it umpteen times. Doubt if I will leave it this way for long! ;-) Fun playing with it though. ;-) It's really fun to see what others have done....
Thesa, incentives are working for the builders - why not us?
Julie, thank you. Incentives are an important tool that perhaps we don't think about!
Lindsay, thank you so much, I hope they are helpful. I like my signature too, and you can have one as well at http://www.livesignature.com/, I believe, or double click on my signature, and voila, you can build your own. ;-)
George, haven't talked to you in awhile. Thanks my friend! ;-)
Jeff, ahhhhhh, no flowers. They're the wild flowers on Superstition Mountain, but I do understand. Perhaps some rocks? or cactus? ;-) Thank you so much Jeff!
George, haven't talked to you in awhile. Thanks my friend! ;-)
Jeff, ahhhhhh, no flowers? They're the wild flowers on Superstition Mountain, but I do understand. Perhaps some rocks? or cactus? ;-) Thank you so much Jeff!