Aug 10, 2010
This is the third post in a three blog series. For a heads-up on mistakes to avoid while selling a house, visit: Part 1 and Part 2.
Perceptions about your property can be a huge contributor in making or breaking a sale. But those are not the only mistakes people make.
Here are a couple more popular errors that many homeowners commit. You need to pay attention to them too…
5. Making the House Inaccessible
Buying a house is an expensive purchase, and a potential buyer is less likely to buy a home they haven’t seen. You need to have a home that is well exposed and visible in the market. You need to make decisions on whether you want to keep an open house or not.
If you work closely with a reliable real-estate company like our sister-concern Express Realty Services who will ensure that people visiting your house have gone through pre-approval and will see your house without disturbing your schedule.
6. Making your own marketing decisions
While preparing your house for a sale is very important, one of the things that can get you to a closing is often neglected – How you market your home for a sale. Do you have a marketing plan in place to reach out to potential buyers?
It is indeed crucial that the marketing decisions are left to the experts. At Express Homebuyers, we believe in quality service, so we spend close to a million dollars per year in putting our marketing strategy and execution in place. Right from listing to closing, we create brochures and supporting marketing materials to promote your home. In the past five years we’ve sold over 800 homes within the DC metro area. We can help you list your house for sale. If we can’t sell your house in 60 days, we guarantee to buy it from you, no matter what the condition.
Just call us at [dynamic_phone] or visit our website to chat with a representative.
This series will be continued. For more insight on what mistakes to avoid while selling your house, continue to read our blogs.
If you have any tips or suggestions that you’d like to share, please feel free to comment on this blog post.
Jul 27, 2010
7 Mistakes People Make When Trying to Sell their House – Part 2
This is the second post in a three blog series. For a heads-up on mistakes to avoid while selling a house, visit: Part 1
While underestimating competition and overestimating the value of your house can be detrimental to selling your house, they are not the only road blocks.
Other common mistakes people make include:
3. Depending Solely on Location
Is your property located in the heart of city, or close to a metro station? Are you in the middle of a well-known school district? Having these perks can work to your advantage, but you cannot rely on location alone!
Buying a home is a huge investment for many people, and sometimes interested buyers are not willing to sign on the dotted line till they are convinced that the house is exactly what they are looking for. If the house looks shoddy, you’ve failed to make a good impression. What’s worse, you might have lost your buyer to another home down your street.
Work on putting your house together cohesively. Presentation is key! It’s important that you take time out to get your house ready for a sale.
4. Over-personalizing and over-spending
You might like to collect artifacts from African tribes, but your potential buyer might not like to wake up to a war-marked mask every morning! Leaving signatures of your taste can discourage the buyer from looking at more important things like your floor-plan or storage facility. A helpful hint: people looking at your house want to picture their lives inside this home. De-clutter and de-personalize wherever possible.
Plan to upgrade before selling? Spending a lot of money in redecorating your house may help you sell it fast, but will not necessarily let you sell it for a higher price. Know where to put your money. Dramatic custom upgrades like a theme-based room, or a personal interest related upgrade may end up costing you more. More often than not, buyers will take into account the amount it’s going to cost them to re-do the room, and will deduct that amount from their offer.
Are you looking for professional help to sell your house fast? Express Homebuyers can help. In the past five years we’ve sold over 800 homes within the DC metro area. We can help you list your house for sale. If we can’t sell your house in 60 days, we guarantee to buy it from you, no matter what the condition.
Just call us at [dynamic_phone] or visit our website to chat with a representative.
This series will be continued. For more insight on what mistakes to avoid while selling your house, continue to read our blogs.
If you have any tips or suggestions that you’d like to share, please feel free to comment on this blog post.
