Are you thinking about selling your home? Here's what the experts say:
Finish the "honey do" list. Just about every homeowner has a string of little repairs that never quite get done. Now's the time. Fix the screens, oil that squeak, patch the cracks, paint the trim. Stuff that you've long stopped noticing could be shouting "this place needs work" to every potential buyer.
The cost: A few bucks if you're handy, a couple of hundred or so if you hire someone who is.
Pack up the clutter. Clutter can eat potential value! To much stuff makes rooms look smaller and can draw the buyer's attention to the clutter opposed to your home. That's why many professionals recommend removing as much as a third of your things to better show off rooms and closets.
Put very simply, a short sale is when the amount owed to the lenders is more than the home can be sold for. In a typical situation, the home owner would need to bring in the difference owed in order to sell the property… This is where we can help. In a short sale, we negotiate with the lender to accept less than the full amount owed to satisfy the debt, allowing it to be paid off “short”.
A short sale allows your home to be sold, avoiding the stress and sometimes embarrassment of foreclosure
A short sale has much less of an impact on your credit than a foreclosure
A short sale satisfies the debt you owe to your lender(s)
Clean clean clean! Who doesnt like to look at a clean home? First impression
Kick up the curb appeal. By now, you probably realize the garden gnomes are a no-no. But you may not realize how many sales you're losing before potential buyers even get to the front door.
"Most people will start their search for a home on the Internet. If your house's Internet photo doesn't 'wow' them, they might never call for a showing," Glink said. "That's why your front landscaping needs to be in perfect condition."
Pick the right publicist. If you're working with an agent, you'll want one who can really sell. That means somebody who knows your neighborhood intimately and who's enthusiastic about your home. That also means someone other agents want to work with; someone who's too abrasive or who isn't trustworthy won't help your cause.
If you're going to try to sell your home yourself, make sure you're up for the job. Hawking a home can be hard work.
Set the right price. A seller may think she's just testing the market with a high price tag, assuming buyers will at least make an offer, but buyers may assume she's unreasonable and move on.
Your goal should be a fair price -- something that's reasonable given the price of other homes in your area.
"Buyers who are actively searching for a fairly-priced home," Glink said, "will pounce on what they perceive is fair value
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