Home Sellers: Do NOT Forget These
Selling a home is a fast paced process that is easy for home sellers to get lost in. According to many real estate pros, the list below are some of the most common actions that home sellers will forget to do.
What is Your Home’s Online Presence?
You should Google your own address to see what the results are. Maybe you have made improvements that are not shown on the Google maps street view. If that is the case, home sellers need to include those updates in your listing.
Home sellers will also want see what your listing looks like when it comes up. Is something missing or inaccurate?
Invest in Improvements or Repairs
Every house will have issues, so your home does not need to be perfect. But your home should look nice, be functional, and appealing to buyers.
Maybe that roof leak that was fixed left water damage on the drywall that was never repaired. Maybe some doors or door knobs don’t work properly, or your doorbell doesn’t work. Perhaps the house just needs a fresh coat of paint and a few other updates.
Regardless of the issue, put the time into identifying and correcting these areas.
Clean, Organized, Clutter Free
Home sellers will want to make sure that they can check these three items off of the list. Your home needs to be cleaned top to bottom and inside of everything. This includes the oven, microwave, dishwasher, tub, etc.
You will also need to declutter and organize your home. This is also called “staging,” and it can be a very important piece to successfully selling your home.
Potential buyers will be coming through your home and opening and looking at everything. If areas are dirty or don’t work properly, it will turn off buyers.
As the buyers walk through your home, a nicely staged home will make it feel bright, airy, and large. If your home is cluttered or unorganized, it will make your home seem smaller and unappealing.
When it comes to selling a home fast and for a price that works, home sellers need to do everything they can to facilitate. This includes paying attention to the little details above.
Create a Marketing Strategy
Home sellers want to have your home appear in as many areas as possible. In today’s market, one of those areas is on social media. For this reason, home sellers will want to make sure that the marketing plan that you create will implement a strategy that utilizes a social media marketing campaign. Video tours, photos, and home layouts on social media are a must-do.
To get the most attention, home sellers will also need to have great looking listing photos taken. Once the house is cleaned and staged, consider hiring a professional photographer to come through and take pictures. If your budget does not allow for this, home sellers will want to make sure they capture as high quality of photos as possible.
When it comes to selling a home, home sellers must be ready and willing to do everything it takes. There are no shortcuts. Come up with your plan – from cleaning to marketing – and be disciplined in your execution.