Real Estate Selling tips
There is a saying that for most people there biggest asset is their home.
And in the way there is some true in that. Almost all of us at one stage will go through pain of selling house. And all of us want our house to sell in the record time for the top dollar.
This certainly will not happen by luck alone.
Well one word sums it all:
PLANNING : The Most important property selling tip
Yes, planning would be the most important step in getting your home up to speed.
Without a good selling plan you will be spending your weekend time fixing all those little jobs that are on your to do list for years.
Well here I will try to give you some idea of what to do so your home is turned into marketable house.
To achieve a quick sale of you property, it is very important how prospective buyers initially feel when they view your property.
Here are someuseful house selling tips for sellers to optimise the interior of their properties.
Home to House disassociation
There is one home selling tip that rates higher then rest of them.
And that is, you need to dissociate your self from personal attachment to your home. Once you decide to sell your house , it becomes a product just like any other product for sale you find on supermarket shelf.
• Your home becomes a house. A sellable product.
• So it is very important to just let go. Move forward. Look forward toward the future.
Depersonalize your house.
Potential buyers need to imagine themselves living in your house, so remove all those personal photographs and get rid of ornaments and all those posters in kids' bedrooms.
Put things, you don't really use on a daily basis, away.
De-clutter your house
When I say de-clutter I really mean de-clutter. Remember last years spring clean.
Well this has to be mother of all spring cleans.
There is one rule. If you did not use it in last 12 months you are most likely not to ever use it. Donate it or throw it away.
• Clean every room in your house and remove any unused items. This has the effect of making your home appear bigger.
• Pack unnecessary items in the boxes. Think of this as packing you will need to do anyways.
• Clear kitchen bench of everything. It will look larger and more presentable.
• Potentials buyers like to look in the kitchen cabinets so rearrange them
• Make sure that plates and cups are neatly store in order
• Replace broken light bulbs
• Lubricate all squeaky doors and handles
• Repair or replace cracked floor tiles
• Fix leaky taps
• Polish chrome fittings
• Hang up fresh towels
• Clean out cobwebs
• Consider buying some indoor plants.
Freshen Up! your home
• Have your carpet steam cleaned
• Clean marks on doors and walls
• Remove any mould from the shower recess and place fresh towels in the bathroom and toilets
• Clean windows
• You get only one first impretion. So check out your curb appeal
• Tidy up your front and rear garden
• Mow the lawn and edge it
• Trim your bushes
• Pull out any weeds
• Hi-pressure clean front and rear brick paving
• Keep your garbage bin concealed and odour free
• Remove loose items such as toys, balls and tools from the garden.
Valentino Peric
Sales Manager
