For Sale By Owner: Pimp Your House!!!
Posted in Realestate on June 19th, 2011 by admin – Be the first to commentSo you are relocating? Upsizing because the family has grown or downsizing because the family have flown?. Maybe you’ve found that piece of land with an ocean view and have decided to build your dream home?
Whatever the reason that you’ve decided to sell your home, stop and take a few deep breaths and think about what will maximize the sale of your most expensive asset. Do you hire a realtor or go it alone as a FSBO (for sale by owner) seller, do you hire a photographer or take your own photos, what words will you use to draw buyers to view your home?
Before you rush into listing your home, think about what prospective buyers will see. Just as you would dress up for an important client (one that may be parting with millions of dollars), your home needs to dress up for the shop display. You may love your home as is, and like the love you have for a favorite relative, you may have been viewing it with rose tinted specs, making excuses for it’s foibles and glossing over it’s defects. It’s amazing what we get used to once we have stopped noticing!
You probably won’t have to spend a lot of money making a few cosmetic changes, but they could make the world of difference to the look of your house. A fresh coat of paint is the cheapest form of interior decorating – just keep it a neutral shade so that it will appeal across the board.
Walk around your house making notes of all the small items that need fixing or replacing. Try to see your home with fresh eyes or ask a relative to take a tour and then be
brutal! Buyers will notice minor things like light bulbs not working and they may start wondering about more basic maintenance like wiring and plumbing, if you haven’t cared enough to maintain the little things.
Once you have done this, declutter, declutter, declutter. Nothing opens up a space like the removal of a bunch of clutter. Have a garage sale or hire a container if you can’t bear to part with the accumulated memories of a thousand years.
Listing:
The internet is the major marketplace for home sellers and buyers, so it is essential to find an internet source which lists both FSBO and MLS (Multiple Listing Services).
When it comes to your listing, buyers are pretty familiar with “realor speak”. Other than listing the obvious – area, number of beds and baths – most other adjectives you apply to
your house are going to be taken with a pinch of salt. However when it comes to the photos, people still believe that a picture is worth a thousand words.
Photography:
So how do you make your home photos speak volumes? Other than hiring a professional home photographer, you could check out an ebook written by a professional.
You will find it here and it will give you all the tips and tricks you will need to make your home jump out of the listings and grab the buyer by the thoat! With no previous photography or photo editing experience, this brilliant little ebook will lead you along using over 40 before and after photos to explain the do’s and don’ts of home photography.
Most people only buy and sell their house a few times in a lifetime. Now is the time to check out the experts advice to increase your home’s appeal, the speed of sale and the
achievement of a higher sale price. Good Luck!