Set Up Your Home for a Quick Sale

by Linda Martin 07/22/2018

Who says a home seller should be forced to wait many weeks or months to sell his or her residence? Instead, devote the time and resources to get your home ready for the real estate market today, and you can boost your chances of a quick home sale.

Ultimately, there are many ways to set up your residence for a quick sale, including:

1. Establish a Competitive Price

The first 30 days your home is available on the housing market are critical. But if you establish a competitive home price from the get-go, your house could sell just days after it hits the market.

To determine the right price for your home, you'll first want to evaluate the prices of residences similar to your own. By doing so, you'll be able to assess your house relative to the competition and set a fair price for your residence.

Also, consider how homebuyers may evaluate your residence when they first see it. If you examine the homebuyer's perspective, you'll be better equipped to understand your house's strengths and weaknesses and establish the right price for your home.

2. Focus on Improving Your Home's Curb Appeal

What does a homebuyer think of your residence when he or she views your house for the first time? Your house's curb appeal may impact your ability to enjoy the benefits of a quick home sale. If you spend some time enhancing your residence's curb appeal, however, you may be able to speed up the home selling process.

Simple home exterior improvements such as mowing the lawn and painting the front door could make a world of difference for home sellers. These enhancements may help your residence stand out from the competition and enable your house to generate widespread interest in no time at all.

3. Declutter and Depersonalize Your Home

Make it easy for homebuyers to envision what life would be like if they purchased your home by decluttering and depersonalizing your residence.

Taking down family photographs and putting away personal belongings may seem like a time-consuming process, but removing these items from your residence will enable homebuyers to look at your house as more than just another property. In fact, decluttering and depersonalizing your house will empower homebuyers to view your residence as a home that they could enjoy for years to come.

Selling a home can be challenging, but a real estate agent can help you overcome a wide range of home selling hurdles. This professional understands what it takes to accelerate the home selling process and will do everything possible to help you promote your residence to the right homebuyers consistently. Plus, your real estate agent can help you establish a competitive price for your house, find fast, effective ways to boost your residence's curb appeal and more.

Commit the necessary time and resources to prep your house for the real estate market. That way, you can ensure your residence stands out from others that are available and improve your chances of a quick home sale.

About the Author
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Linda Martin

Licensed in 1980, real estate is my career! Living and working first in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County Virginia, we found our way to Warrenton in 1989 and have called it home ever since! Fauquier, Madison and Culpeper are gateways to all sorts of wonderful communities across the Virginia Piedmont-- old towns, country suburban neighborhoods, rural hideaways, farms and estates! Whether you are considering a move in the near future, or are just starting the thought process, I look forward to helping you, at your pace.