Right now the housing market stinks in most places it is a buyers market and while that is great for the new home buyer, it’s not so great for the seller who is having to keep dropping the price on a home that they hoped would get them though retirement or there selling to avoid Foreclosure. I have a few tips for you home buyers to get the best price you can for you home.
Staging your home to sell is not hard, the first thing you want to do is clean, you would not believe how many people don’t do this. They figure the home will sell no matter what, but guess what a dirty home will not sell. I have looked at many homes and if it’s dirty I think cheep and look at all the work I have to do before I can even move in. If you have a clean home people like it as they feel they can move right in without having to do any work.
If you paint the rooms of your home a neutral color more buyers will be interested, that is just the way the market works, you can still use some color, but keep it to an accent wall or in accessories. Yes you will have accessories, homes tend to sell better when it’s staged in a way that makes you feel like you already live there. If you have already moved all of your things out, rent or borrow some nice Furniture for the day or days of your open house. You can sometimes rent decent Furniture
for $500-$1000 for a month. This could really help add to your sales.
The last tip I have for you is a simple, but hard working tip. You want to make sure you have curb appeal. If you don’t most people will just walk by it and run fast in the other direction. You need to invite people into your home by having a well landscaped lawn and well kept garden. Now I understand if it’s winter or your in an area where there is water conservation going on, and so will your buyers, but if your not in those areas you need to keep the lawn mowed and the grass and other plants green.
These tips should help you to sell your home for the best price you can get for it today. Unfortuanitly that may not be the price you want, but with some work you won’t lose too much and hopefully you can feel better about that next offer.
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July 30th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Great tips! Must know facts for every home seller from buyer’s point of view. Infact, you have brought out the true meaning of home staging.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:43 am
I like the last tip which is about lawn care! If you love to decorate your home especially when you are about to sell it, you should learn to pamper up your lawn, too, or maybe, you might want to learn starting a lawn mowing business and if you can save enough extra money, you may cancel selling your house, right?