10 Tips For Selling Your Home Fast

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5 Ways To Make Sure Your Home Sells Fast 10 Ways To Sell Your Home FAST Photo: www.realtor.com

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Here's how to help your home sell as quickly as possible

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5 Ways To Make Sure Your Home Sells Fast

10 Ways To Sell Your Home

FASTPhoto: www.realtor.com

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1. Don’t Make It “Taste-Specific”• That fluorescent green

paint in the living room may look good to you, but is likely an eyesore to prospective buyers

• Unless you plan to keep your house forever, any improvements or renovations should be pretty “standard” work

• Unusual colors, features, or finishes can be a big turn-off to buyers

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2. Stage your house• It’s completely

understandable if your house has lots of stuff in it – after all, you’ve been living in it!

• However, too much stuff or personalization makes your home look smaller and leaves buyers wondering if it’s enough space

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3. De-personalize• Take down those family

photos, diplomas, and other personal items on display

• You want the prospective buyers to picture themselves living there, not you

• Consider replacing photos with neutral artwork or a half-empty bookshelf

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4. First impressions• Regardless of how

nice your home is on the inside, the exterior is what buyers see first

• An unkempt yard, dirty siding, or cracked concrete can set a negative tone for the showing

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5. Offer freebies• A home warranty

should cost between $300 and $400 for the typical home and goes a long way toward offering buyers peace of mind

• An offer to pay closing costs can lure in buyers without lots of cash, like those using FHA loans

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6. Empty those closets!• By packing half the

stuff in your closets, it creates a sense of much more space

• If your closets are packed full of clothes, like in the photo, buyers will have a tough time picturing their things fitting in the house

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7. Let there be light!• A bright house just

looks more inviting to buyers

• To increase the light in your home, you can– Remove drapes and

window shades– Clean your windows– Increase the wattage of

light bulbs– Trim trees and bushes

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8. Be flexible• Don’t be too strict when it

comes to showings• Buyers don’t want to be limited

to small time windows, such as between 1 and 4 on weekends

• Even if it’s inconvenient, go out of your way to accommodate requests for showings

• A good rule of thumb is to always keep your house in showable condition when trying to sell

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9. Be realistic about the price• Know what other

comparable homes in the area have sold for (not just their listing prices)

• Remember, it doesn’t matter what you think your home is worth

• If your home has been on the market for over 3 months without any offers, chances are it’s priced to high, or something else is turning buyers off

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10. Defer to the experts• Your real estate agent

knows the market better than you do

• Not only is the agent’s market knowledge useful, but they are a third party with no emotional investment in the process

• If your real estate agent asks you to do something, it’s most likely a good idea

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