| The Edge to Selling Your Home Quickly | | | | Step 4 - Interior: If the walls are looking dingy and |
| Selling a house is just like trying to sell a product. | | | | drab, then you should paint the interior also. Replace |
| Proper advertising must be used. Just as equally | | | | worn out carpet or if it is still in good condition, have |
| important is the pricing and staging of the house not | | | | it professionally cleaned. Clear and remove all clutter, |
| only in the interior of the house, but also on the | | | | including personal items such as family photographs |
| exterior. The following are steps which should be | | | | and knickknacks and the millions of magnets and |
| taken in order to obtain the best value for your | | | | notes on the kitchen refrigerator. Potential buyers |
| home. | | | | want to imagine how the home would look if they |
| Step1 - Landscape: First impressions are everything. | | | | were living there. You should keep your furnishings |
| When a potential buyer drives up to your home, | | | | and decorations to a minimum in order to make the |
| they should get the "Wow, this looks nice" feeling. | | | | rooms look as spacious as possible. |
| This is also referred to as "curb appeal". To achieve | | | | Step 5 - Staging: If your furniture is outdated or you |
| this, you must make sure trees and bushes are | | | | have already moved out, you might want to hire a |
| trimmed and the grass is green and recently mowed. | | | | professional to stage your home. A clean vacant |
| Planting flowers not only brightens up the yard, it also | | | | home is not always a good thing. It can give a feeling |
| makes people feel happy. When the exterior looks | | | | of cold and emptiness. Proper furniture placement |
| nice and inviting, your buyers will be excited to see | | | | along with plants, lamps, rugs and wall décor is |
| the interior of the home. | | | | inviting and warm, giving the buyer the imagination of |
| Step 2 - Exterior: Make sure windows are clean and | | | | what it would be like to live there. The expertise of a |
| are not broken or cracked. Repair any damage to | | | | professional to stage your home could make the |
| siding or trim. Caulk cracks around window trim | | | | difference in getting it sold quickly. |
| before painting. A fresh coat of paint will make your | | | | Step 6 - Incentive: You may want to offer the buyer |
| home look new and will stand out from all the other | | | | an incentive such as a home warranty, a gift card, or |
| homes. Your goal is to make your home look like the | | | | a television. |
| best house on the block. | | | | Step 7 - Real Estate Agent: This can be the most |
| Step 3 - Clutter: The backyard and garage must be | | | | important decision you make. A realtor can list the |
| cleared up. Nothing will turn off a potential buyer | | | | home, show the home to potential buyers, have an |
| more than seeing a backyard full of junk or weeds. | | | | open house, and handle all the paperwork. Find a |
| Organize and get rid of the clutter in your garage. If | | | | realtor who is familiar with your area and knows |
| you are using your garage as a storage unit, it is time | | | | what to price your home in order to sell it quickly. |
| to rent one. Potential buyers want to see how much | | | | Price is almost always the number one deciding factor |
| room they will have for their vehicles. | | | | with any purchase. |