# 1
The reason for selling your home is often a determining factor in the urgency of the sale. It’s often more emotional to sell a home than to buy a home, and the urgency may have an effect on the price of the property
It’s a good idea to consider the following factors that can influence the sale of your home:
Reason for selling
Price
Location
Condition of property
Accessibility
Local market conditions
# 2
It’s very important to calculate the expenses that may be incurred while selling your home. This will be critical, because it helps you to determine a good price for the house, as well as your potential profit.
The cost of selling your home may include things like commission to be paid to the licensees, taxes, home inspections, advertising costs, listing fees, or specific reports, such as a COSA, appraisal or as-built.
Selling a home with Firebird Realty will result in significantly lower fees for you.
# 3
Setting the right price is probably the single most important factor when putting your home on the market to sell. The price at which your property is marketed can make or break the deal.
Under-pricing of the property may result in:
Over-pricing of the property may result in:
# 4
Although you cannot do anything about the location of your property, it plays a very important part in the marketability of your home. The main consideration regarding the location is:
Is your property priced in relation to other offers in your area?
# 5
There’s no denying: acquiring the highest market value and elevating your home above the others in the same price range often comes down to first impressions. The condition of your property is always a factor in how quickly your home sells. Here are some inexpensive ways to maximize your home’s curb appeal:
# 6
Ok, this is the one that most agents will say you “have” to do… and frankly, we often don’t see it make that much of a difference. More importantly, you actually need to be careful that it doesn’t make a negative impression.
Realtors will tell you that well-placed furniture can open up rooms and make them seem larger than they are, and that opening drapes and blinds and turning on lights make a room seem bright and cheery.
That is true, but also, it’s our experience that most potential buyers have their own tastes, and the sad reality is that it’s unlikely that they’ll like the way you have it decorated. However, there are definitely some things that need to be done to maximize the first impression and show off your home’s best features:
Also; many realtors will tell you to play music and have nice scented products to make it smell nice. Honestly, the first impression when people walk into a staged home that smells too obviously “good” is what are they trying to cover up? Does it normally smell like smoke? Dog pee?
# 7
Having your home ‘show ready’ and accessible for showings will be key in selling your property quickly!