You’ve decided to sell your home. You’re looking around for answers regarding what to do first. If there is a house you want to move into, then you’ll need to know how to sell yours. The first thing you should do is research. You’ll need comparative prices to know how to price your house. You’ll need to have an inspection done, so you’ll know what needs repairing or upgrading. You’ll also need to install security measures if you don’t have them already. They will be necessary to satisfy insurance requirements. All that’s left is freshening up the house.
Comparisons
In order to price your house correctly, it will be necessary to know how comparative homes are priced. If your neighborhood is close to good schools, shopping, entertainment, churches and a good route to work, that’s half the battle. Go shopping for a house, and take a notebook along. What captures your imagination about the house? Can you see yourself living in it? Now go back home and take a good look at your house.
According to a Keller Williams Realty firm David Painter Properties, you should also always ask a realtor to look at your house. What are its strong points? Can the weak points be fixed? Does it capture the imagination? When you have the answers to these questions, a price should be easier to figure.
Inspections
When a buyer reaches the point of asking for an inspection, the house is as good as sold. If you have an inspection done yourself, then that’s a worry off the buyer’s mind. A buyer will appreciate your honesty and will be more apt to buy from you. Especially if you show the paperwork of repairing what the inspection said needed help. Pay special attention to the plumbing, because while the pipes close to and inside the house might be clear, further down the line might be a mess that will need hydro jetting. Another crucial thing is having the grounds as well as the house inspected for termites. Get rid of them on the grounds, and the house is a little safer.
Security
Most folks have intruder alarms, which has become necessary in order to obtain insurance. However, folks living in older homes or in the suburbs or the country might think they don’t need one. Au contraire. Today’s security systems not only deter intruders, they monitor carbon monoxide as well as smoke. Police, fire and rescue personnel may be on their way upon discovery of a problem. Today’s intruder alarms may be integrated into the home’s automation system. They do a lot of good, but the foremost attraction of intruder alarms is the sense of security you’ll have knowing for a fact that your family is safe.
Freshening the House
Your research should have included questions about inspections and security. Now that you’ve seen what is available, a real estate agent can point out parts of your house that need help. A fresh coat of paint does wonders both inside and outside to give people a good first impression. Definitely clean up the yard and the outside of the house, because that’s what buyers see first. They often make a snap decision upon seeing the outside for the first time. Show buyers that the house is good and tight with new doors and windows, if necessary. That alone makes a huge difference, because no one wants to buy a leaky sieve. If the carpet or hardwood floor needs replacing, replace it. If the HVAC hasn’t been checked since you bought the house, it might be a good idea to replace that, too.
Remember that the kitchen and bathrooms sell a house. Upgrade them as necessary in addition to the lighting. Make the house as tight and light as possible for a good first impression. Then hire an outstanding real estate agent to sell it.
