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How
to Sell Your Home at the Highest Possible Price
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 Realtors, 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
About the author: the
author of this article is not known. Article reprinted courtesy of
Total Real Estate Solutions http://www.totalrealestatesolutions.com
Excellent
Service, Outstanding Results!
Oleg Potemkin (RA) Hawaii Realty
Associates, LLC
4211 Waialae Avenue, Suite
1020, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 USA
Direct: (808) 398-9987 Fax:
(808) 538-8081 E-mail: info@hawaii-realty.com
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