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How
to Sell Your Home at the Highest Possible Price
Special
Report From Eileen Schiffer
To sell
your home for the highest possible price, you need to avoid common mistakes!
Small mistakes can cost you hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
Avoiding these mistakes is easy. Just
follow the simple guidelines in this report and you should be able to get the
maximum return on your investment.
1.
Distress Selling:
At times, selling quickly is unavoidable.
That’s when knowing the right techniques to sell your home, without
looking desperate and making yourself a target for low bidders, really pays
off. Know all there is to know about your market before listing
and work hand-in-hand with the right real estate professional.
Ensure you are not settling for the first offer through the door.
The
right agent can save you hundreds even thousands of dollars.
2.
Best Home in the Neighborhood: Your home is one of your
most personal possessions. Don’t
be blind to flaws and needed cosmetic improvements.
This will cause overvaluing of the home, hurting its chances to be
sold. Listing with the right
agent gives you a well-informed third eye that will help you price your home
at a fair market price.
3.
Limited Home Viewing:
Buyers want to view a home on their own time schedule.
Unfortunately their time schedule does not always coincide with your
time schedule. Leave a lockbox or
key with your agent so your home can be shown when you are not around. You never know if the one who got away was your next home
buyer.
4.
Restrain Emotional Decisions:
Don’t allow a few hundred dollars, which would mean very little to
you in the long run, ruin a sale. Take
a look at the big picture and react rationally.
Use sound business judgment!
5.
Make Cosmetic Improvements: Prospects make up their
minds within the first few minutes. First
impressions can make all the difference in selling your home.
Spending $1,200 on new carpet might add another $4,000 to the price of
your home. Get an objective point
of view from your real estate professional.
They can provide you with a list of items that will maximize the
profitability of your home sale.
6.
Disclose Property Flaws:
Property disclosure laws require sellers to list any flaws required by your
state. If you are unaware of
flaws or worse, attempt to cover them up, you risk losing the sale and finding
yourself in court. Get
professional assistance from your agent, who can introduce you to qualified
inspectors and ensure the smooth sale of your home.
7.
For Sale By Owner: Most
homeowners who decide to sell their own home, do so because they believe they
can save the commission paid to the real estate agent.
Everything has a price, and selling a home carries a high one.
The amount of time and effort required to sell a home often surprises the
For Sale By Owner. Furthermore,
many costly mistakes can be avoided with the right guidance.
8.
Refusing to Trust Your Agent:
Would you tell a physician that you’ve decided to run your own tests
and come to your own diagnosis? By
choosing the right Realtorâ,
you can relax and trust their judgment. The
right agent is a valuable team member, who will protect your best interests and
make your sale as profitable as possible.
9.
Know
Your Market:
Most homes that do not sell in their first listing period are priced too
high. Consequently, most homes that
sell quickly are priced too low and cheat the homeowner out of profits.
You need to understand your market and evaluate the value of your home
based on fact, not gut instinct or conventional wisdom.
A professional agent will know and understand your market.
10.
Choosing a Realtor Based on Personal Relationships: Home
sellers often pick a friend or family member as their agent. Choose an agent with a strong track record and aggressive
marketing plan. A top producer
knows their market well and can generate many buyers. Selling your home is one of the most important decisions
you’ll ever make! Base it on
good, sound business sense and the rewards will add up.
Before you
make one of your most important decisions (whom to list your home with)
shouldn’t you become as informed as possible?
By aligning yourself with a top agent you ensure that all the significant
and seemingly insignificant, (but very important), details are handled
professionally. Your home sale
should not be a grueling ordeal. And
the more informed you are, the better chance you have of making a good sound
business decision.
My hope
with this report has been to educate you and help you avoid the pitfalls many
home sellers go through. I hope you
found the ideas valuable and if there is ever any way I can be of service to you
or anyone you care about, please contact my office.
Your initial consultation is
always completely free of charge and you’re under no obligation of any kind.
We’ll sit down for 15-20 minutes... no high-pressure, just plain,
honest talk about what it’s going to take to achieve your personal goals. Go ahead, pick up the phone and give me a call at
321-217-4161 or email at Eileen@OrlHomes.com
. I’d love to hear from you!
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