Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Selling A Home: The Best Real Estate Secrets

By Steve Brien


Everywhere you go, someone is giving advice regarding selling real estate. It can be difficult to discern good information from well-intended, but otherwise faulty, suggestions. In the following paragraphs, you'll find real estate tips you can trust.

Overpricing your home in hopes of giving yourself more bargaining room is only going to waste valuable time. If you price your house much higher than other homes around, buyers are likely to pass it by. Save yourself some heartache and time by choosing a fair listing price the first time around.

If you are eager to sell your property, find out what the lowest asking price is on comparable homes in your neighborhood, and list your home at a price that is 10 percent lower than that. Buyers will be attracted by such a low price, and will flock to your house for a viewing.

Clean all sink fixtures and faucets to a gleaming shine. As a potential buyer examines your home, they will probably turn the water on. They will definitely notice that your fixtures look like they need to be replaced. So it is important to have them looking good. If they just won't come clean, or are broken, replace them.

Check the status of your heating and air conditioning systems before selling your home. If necessary, have them serviced or repaired, so they are running efficiently when you list your home. Most buyers don't want to purchase a home that is going to require a large investment such as a furnace. Having a working AC and heater are appealing to buyers.

If you plan to list your home for sale, it doesn't hurt to add a few energy-efficient upgrades to communicate value to potential buyers. Put in energy star rated appliances and other environmental friendly items. People will love to know they are being 'green' and also saving money on energy bills without having to make the investment in these items themselves.

Create a comprehensive listing of important information about the home in a form that can be easily given to buyers. You can help the buyer by constructing a list of any contractors who have worked on your home. You will be able to demonstrate to the buyer that the home was cared for this way.

When approaching the process of selling or buying real estate, everyone will benefit if specific goals are established. By focusing on the best prices, amenities and locations, the buyers will be able to avoid being swayed by their own eagerness. By maintaining true limits on acceptable prices, a seller can ward off the temptation to accept an offer that may be unfavorable.

The last thing you should do when selling a home is to move out into a new residence before your old one is sold. It can be financially difficult to keep up payments on two houses at the same time. Allow a substantial amount of time to sell your house before you face the pressure of needing to move.

Now that you've spent a few minutes of your busy day reading about how you can properly sell your home in any market, the next step is to obviously put these tips to work for you via action. It's not always going to be easy to sell a home, but using these tips will help to simplify the process.




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