
Get a pre-listing inspection<\/h2>\n
One of the most important steps of selling a home is getting a pre-listing inspection<\/a>. A home inspection<\/a> typically consists of an inspector coming to the home to search for and identify any problems in the physical condition of the house, both inside and out, especially those that present a health and safety risk. According to Greene, home inspections are particularly important to keep in mind when selling an older home.<\/p>\n She says the main areas of focus when it comes to pre-listing inspections<\/a> include plumbing, insulation, electrical, and essentially any place else within the home that can\u2019t be seen with the naked eye. Afterward, she makes it a point to leave an inspection report<\/a> on the table of the home for the potential buyer to review with their agent. This can be instrumental for numerous reasons.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the buyer with their agent comes in and they look at it, you might also have a list of updates that we\u2019ve already changed,\u201d she says. \u201cThe electric, we\u2019ve already upgraded the electrical panel, we\u2019ve changed out the plumbing fixtures. If I\u2019m trying to sell it for top dollar, it\u2019s an older home and needs that pre-listing inspection, I want a list of updates that we\u2019ve made to the home.\u201d<\/p>\n A pre-listing inspection is a great way to get the most accurate understanding of the current state of your home, which will help provide a basis for setting an accurate price and mitigate the risk of your listing sitting on the market.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section> Another pivotal aspect of reducing the amount of days a home spends on the market is properly pricing<\/a> it. Initially overpricing a home<\/a> can be easy without a realistic idea of what it\u2019s worth. There\u2019s a good amount of research that goes into appropriately pricing a home aside from the appraisal.<\/p>\n Top agents like Greene leverage insights that consist of local market details<\/a> like the prices that other similar homes in the area are selling for, known as \u201ccomps<\/a>,\u201d and used to perform a comparative market analysis<\/a>. Maximizing these insights is key for finding the ideal price<\/a> for a home.<\/p>\n Green notes that you can pretty much expect a home to sit on the market if it\u2019s priced significantly higher<\/a> than the nearby competition. She says, \u201cI will send my sellers a report showing their comp<\/a> and the active comp, and if they\u2019re priced the highest, it\u2019s got an encouraging line in there, asking \u2018can we please reduce the price?\u2019, and also I\u2019ll update them on the sole comp to show where these homes are getting sold at.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section> When it comes to selling a home, it\u2019s hard to overstate the importance of proper staging<\/a>. Top real estate agents like Greene understand the role staging plays in helping to reduce the amount of days a home spends on the market, by making it easier for prospective buyers to view your house as their future home and showing off its best qualities. That\u2019s why she goes above and beyond to help sellers stage their homes<\/a> to perfection.<\/p>\n She says, \u201cIf need be, I will call the stager, I will take pictures with my cell phone myself, and email them to the stager and have the stager call the homeowner and the stager can give the homeowner a professional service that is personal and confidential between the two of them.\u201d<\/p>\n While staging is a vital aspect of preparing a home for the market, that\u2019s not the only thing sellers need to keep in mind during the preparation process.<\/a> Cosmetic repairs and clean-ups that have fallen off the to-do list over the years<\/a> can be responsible for a home\u2019s days on the market adding up, too. Greene says that this is especially the case in a fast-moving market. \u201cThese things need to be done to get the home sold quickly<\/a>. We want to get top dollar for the home and this is one of the best ways to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Prepping your house for sale<\/h2>\n
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I\u2019m thinking as much online marketing as you can possibly get. Facebook, social media, flyers out to your email (contacts) help to sell a home.<\/q>\n
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