Are you planning to sell your home soon? If this will be your first time to sell a home, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed or lost and clueless as to where to begin. While selling your home does require a fair amount of careful thought and preparation, you can definitely make the entire process much more manageable and stress-free if you are organized and if you set clear goals for yourself.
You can begin asking yourself why you want to sell your home and writing down all your reasons. By clearly defining your reasons for selling your home, you can get on the right track and stay there. After writing down your reasons for selling your home, write down your goals, including how much you hope to make from the sale and setting a deadline for when you want your home to be sold. Be sure to share these goals with your real estate agent so that he or she is aware of what you want to accomplish, and you can work together to achieve your goals.
Fortunately for you, most areas of the country are sellers markets at the moment. This puts you as a seller at an advantage, giving you more control over how to price your home and possibly more options when the time comes for you to accept offers. However, this doesn’t mean that you should take it easy! You’ll still need to work closely with your real estate agent to make sure your home is priced correctly and that it is properly prepped and staged for sale.
Once you put your home on the market, make sure it is ready to be shown at all times. Clean it from top to boom and inside out, and make any necessary minor repairs or upgrades. You may read through our previous blogs for plenty of tips on how to get your home ready to be shown.
Finally, you’ll want to come up with a good marketing strategy to call attention to your home. Again, you should work closely with your real estate agent to come up with the right strategy for your specific house.
If you are planning to sell your home, let The Incorvaia Team make the process as easy as possible for you. Call us at 440-879-7130 today!
