You have decided to sell your home. Now is the time to decide if you want to make it as attractive as possible to get a quick sale or if you want to sell "as is" and take your chances. This might be a good time to think about that. In today's market, from what I hear, there is lots of inventory available. Selling your house "as is" would be a chance to take. One thought would be that the price could be lower because you aren't spending any money on it to get it ready for selling. Someone might be looking for a deal in your neighborhood and think that having to do some things to the house might be worth it. This is doubtful. Today's buyer seems to be particular, this must come from the fact that there is so much out there to choose from. I guess it's possible to find that one buyer who actually wants to find a house to work on and make it their own. Possible, I guess.
If you want to get the best price and keep your house on the market for the least amount of time, here are some options for you to consider.
First of all, I think a home inspection for your information is a great idea. A home inspector will come and give your house a good going over and tell you if there is anything wrong with it. I think this is a good idea because this way you don't get surprised after you get that offer you have been waiting for. If there are any issues with your home, you can get them fixed and then have the home inspection and your receipts for the fixes available for people to see. This takes a lot of the drama out of this process.
Look around and see if you need to paint, fresh paint looks really good to a buyer, it shows that you have taken good care of your home and there are probably no issues they need to worry about. Fix anything that looks slightly off to you even if the home inspector didn't point it out. We are looking for a bit of perfection here. As good as you can make it; it most likely won't be all that much work.
Staging your furniture is another step in making your house stand out from all the others on the market.
If your furniture is looking old, get some slipcovers or throws to cover up what is not exactly beautiful, get rid of all your clutter, if you are a collector, pack that stuff away until you get moved into your new place, we want the buyer to be able to imagine themselves living in your house. Arrange your furniture in an attractive way and get rid of excess.
If you want to get the best price and keep your house on the market for the least amount of time, here are some options for you to consider.
First of all, I think a home inspection for your information is a great idea. A home inspector will come and give your house a good going over and tell you if there is anything wrong with it. I think this is a good idea because this way you don't get surprised after you get that offer you have been waiting for. If there are any issues with your home, you can get them fixed and then have the home inspection and your receipts for the fixes available for people to see. This takes a lot of the drama out of this process.
Look around and see if you need to paint, fresh paint looks really good to a buyer, it shows that you have taken good care of your home and there are probably no issues they need to worry about. Fix anything that looks slightly off to you even if the home inspector didn't point it out. We are looking for a bit of perfection here. As good as you can make it; it most likely won't be all that much work.
Staging your furniture is another step in making your house stand out from all the others on the market.
If your furniture is looking old, get some slipcovers or throws to cover up what is not exactly beautiful, get rid of all your clutter, if you are a collector, pack that stuff away until you get moved into your new place, we want the buyer to be able to imagine themselves living in your house. Arrange your furniture in an attractive way and get rid of excess.
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