Get It Sold with These 5 Tips

Selling a home quickly remains a challenge in many markets across the country. Here is some advice for anyone who wants to expedite a sale:

1.  Appeal to first-time buyers. Advertise on younger consumers’ favorite Web sites, such as Facebook and Twitter.

2.  Cut the asking price to 10 percent to 15 percent below what comparable properties in the neighborhood are selling for.

3.  Spruce up the outside. Update the landscaping. Power-wash the exterior and paint the door.
4.  Price the house in the lower end of the range. A $299,000 house is in the high end of the $250,000 to $300,000 range but a $301,000 home is in the low-end of the $300,000 to $400,000 range.
Do what you can to make the deal close quickly. Be ready to move, offer to pay part of the closing costs, and/or throw in a year’s worth of association fees.

5.  Hire a photographer to shoot the house with a wide-angle lens so the rooms look bigger in online photos.

If you need assistance with any of these items, we can help you here at Re/Max so contact places2love@gmail.com for more details.  Happy Selling!

Source: Money Magazine, Beth Braverman (06/30/2009)