avoid these 5 mistakes when selling a home
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Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Selling a Home
These are the list of five common mistakes homeowners should avoid:
Once a homeowner puts up a property listing, they still have some say-
so in how the listing is handled, which means there are several steps
that can be taken to avoid mistakes along the way.
1- Selecting the wrong agent.
Locate an agent who is familiar with the area in which the property is
located and demonstrates that he or she has a level of experience and
expertise with which you feel comfortable.
2- Only considering home sales in the area where the seller's home is
located.
Although it is necessary to consider what homes in the area have sold
for recently but people should be sure not to exclude homes in other
areas that are on the market.
Sellers need to look at their homes constructively and ask themselves
how they compare to others for sale in the same neighborhood and
city.
3- Ignoring the power of the Internet.
The world is on the Internet these days, and information about home
listings should be there, too. It is common for people to begin their
search for a new home online. Sellers who want to make a good
impression with potential buyers and increase their opportunities of
luring potential buyers to physically look at their homes should make
sure their listings are packed with photos.
Its cliché, but a picture really does paint a thousand words. Photos can
tell a story and provide more information at times than a written
description.
Post photos of the home's interior and exterior. Does the home feature
incredible landscaping? Show that off. Is the family room particularly
large and inviting? People will want to see that.
4- Skimping on marketing.
To get a home sold fast, it is important that a marketing plan be
created.
These days, it's increasingly easier to market homes because there are
so many social media outlets at the disposal of not only real estate
agents, but homeowners as well.
A seller should ask his/her Realtor what specific marketing tools will be
used to list their home. Real estate marketing sites abound. A growing
number of agents market their listings on social media sites including
Twitter, Facebook and even LinkedIn.
Sellers also can use their own social media networks to spread the word
that their home is for sale. Word of mouth is a powerful tool.
5- Following potential buyers around when showing your home.
It's like being swooped down on as soon as you drive onto a car lot-
people don't like to feel crowded, pressured or spied on by the
homeowner when they look at a home.
Some of the rental properties experts recommend that they not to be
home while their home are being shown to a potential buyer. Buyers
tend to feel uneasy about thoroughly inspecting a home when the
owners are there.
Avoiding these five mistakes can help sellers get closer to their goal of a
quick home sale.
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