What “Not” To Do When Selling Your Home
Article Written by : MLAVA Financial Solution
Selling your home can be a stressful and overwhelming process if it gets out of hand. Hiring a real estate agent, dealing with the paper work, and finding buyers are only some of the things that you’re going to worry about. Many times, sellers don’t realize that the stress and anxiety of the entire process is caused by their mistakes. Here are some of the top mistakes a seller can make and that you can avoid.
High Pricing
This is a critical error that can be fixed by being less greedy from the start. You may believe that your home is valued at a high amount, but in reality you might just see your home languish on the market for quite some time without any biters. Appraise your home and put it on the market at a decent price to maintain its value.
No Preparation
Clean your home before you have potential buyers come through to check out the entire space. Take away personalized items and mementos. The idea is that you don’t want your home to look like it’s being “lived in”. It takes away from the experience and will only leave the potential buyer walking around the house feeling awkward.
Investing in the “Wrong” Projects
Most homeowners believe that a new sink or a kitchen makeover will drastically increase the entire value of the home. However, if a room doesn’t need to be made over, then just leave it be. People get tempted to personalize rooms in order to make it look more appealing when in fact it’ll just turn buyers away.
Bio: Kuba Jewgieniew is the head of Realty ONE Group, a real estate brokerage firm that has been listed as one of the fastest growing companies in America by Inc. 500.