Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Tips and tricks to sell your home quicker - Park City Homes

Tips and tricks to sell your home quicker:
1. Check your agent's online marketing. 85%-92% of home-buyers begin their dream home search online, and they will never even leave their residence if your pictures don't look sharp. In real estate, pictures can mean one million dollars! The more pictures you have of your home the longer buyers will view your home online.
2. Leave a few cool things behind. I know an investor that throws in a free plasma TV with every house he sells - I'm still amazed how well this works!
3. Condition sells. Tile is under $1.00 a sq ft and inexpensive to get installed, home depot will do a carpet install for $50 if you buy the carpet there - touch up the paint and throw out the old gold door knobs and your house will sell quicker and for a higher price.
4. Freshen up the outside of your home. Touch up that old fence with some paint, water the dead spots in the grass, and hide that ugly trashcan. Maybe your HOA doesn't take care of your lawn well enough so to sell your home you might need to do a bit more too.
5. Access, access, access! I had a ready, willing, and able buyer a few weeks ago that really wanted to see a home but the owner was working in his garage so he wouldn't show the home. My buyer was so frustrated they purchased another property and never looked back - the home my buyer wanted to see is still on the market.
6. Price right or plan to sit. Over the past few years I've seen homes that once had equity price too high only to have the market fall and their list price fall 5% high the entire time. These homes turned into foreclosures and all the sellers equity was washed away. Our market is recovering now but if your empty home has to sit on the market for twelve months you have twelve months of payments and utilities to pay for as well. When you have to sell think of your home as a business and keep your cash flow in check!
7. Know your competition. If John down the street is selling his condo or home with the same floor plan for less - there is a good chance yours won't sell first.
8. De-personalize & De-Clutter. I was in a home that had so much college memorabilia it wouldn't sell because the floors literally had to be changed - and changing the floors was too costly for any person of logic. There were pillows everywhere and what seemed to be an extra chair in every room - white space sales - so does a clutter free home.
9. Listen to your Realtor. Your agent is working the market every day and if he/she isn't then you may have the wrong agent. Search for an agent you can put your trust in and listen to their recommendations!

Derrik Carlson
www.MountainDreamHouse.com
Keller Williams Park City
435-200-5478

I'm happy to help you find Park City homes, Deer Valley real estate or any other real estate in Park City Utah. Park City Real Estate, Glenwild, Redhawk, Holiday Ranchettes, Silver Creek

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