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SELLING YOUR HOME
Selling your home is an exciting adventure, but it also takes thought, good, old-fashioned elbow grease and patience. Dust off that old "honey do" list and fix all those nagging little issues you’ve learned to ignore. Selling your home can take time, be ready to wait it out for the right offer. As long as your home is in good shape and the list price is appropriate, the offer will eventually come.
Take the time to go over your house with a fresh pair of eyes. It is amazing how just a little attention to the details will add charm and appeal that buyers look for. Making repairs will also take a potential bargaining tool out of the buyer's hands and increase the potential of getting your asking price.
-Determine what repairs need to be done.
Clean up the outside. Curb appeal is the buyer's first impression of your house.
-Keep the grass cut and edges trimmed.
-Paint or wash the exterior of the house (including window casings, shutters, and doors).
-Remember to wash the windows inside and out.
-Clean out the gutters.-Trim Trees and Shrubs .
Touch up the interior too.
-Put a fresh coat of paint in the most used areas of the home.
-Wash the walls where paint is not appropriate (i.e. wall paper, paneling).
-Wash all floors and bathroom tiles, including the grout.
-Shampoo dirty carpets.
-Remove as many personal items, such as pictures, from shelves and counters and especially the refrigerator.
-Get rid of clutter. Clean out your closets and the garage.
-Replace bathroom and kitchen fixtures that are worn or leaking.
-Pay attention to pet or cigarette odors.
It's a lot to do and it will take a few weekends but the payoff
will be well worth it.
Nothing, however, is more important than the agent you choose to help you sell your house. Having someone who is willing to do what
it takes to look out for your best interests and work hard to get the right price for your house is essential. I will help you at every stage of the process from coming up with a marketable listing price, to exhibiting your home to buyers, to staging your home, and to walking through the closing process with you. And, with the experienced professionals at Exit Pleasant Realty on our side, you won't find a better team.
Contact me when you are ready to take this exciting step.
JOE ZARB-COUSIN, REALTOR®
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Email: sapc@inbox.com
Office: EXIT Pleasant Realty, 2639 Nacogdocches Rd., San Antonio, TX 78217
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6 Reasons to Stage Your Home Before Selling
by Brandon Cornett
Why should I bother staging my home? What do I get back for all the time and effort I put in? This is one of the most common home staging questions among sellers, especially those who are selling in a seller's market.
Here's the bottom line: Staging your home can benefit you regardless of what type of real estate market you are in.
In a buyer's market, you will need every advantage you can get in order to sell your home for a decent sale price, so it's extra important to stage your home effectively. But even in a seller's market staging can help you achieve a quick sale for the maximum sale price.
So no matter what kind of real estate market you are in, it's always wise to stage your home for the market.
Here are some of the primary benefits you will get out of it:
Home Staging Benefits
Forces you to organize and de-clutter. Clearing away shelves, closets and cabinets is a big part of the home staging process. It also helps with moving, because you'll have to pack things away at some point anyway. So when you stage your home, you will also get a head start on packing to move.
Forces you to think like a buyer. When you set out to stage your home for the market, you will be looking at the home as if you were a buyer. Adopting this perspective early on will help you in many ways when preparing your home for the market.
Increases likelihood of a sale. When selling your home, you must do everything within your power to increase your chances of selling -- and I mean everything. Professional home staging techniques can give you an extra edge in selling the home quickly.
Reduces the home's time on market. When you put in the extra effort to stage your home effectively, you will move closer to a quick sale. Anyone who has sold a home before can attest to the fact that the least time the home is on the market, the better. This is especially important if you will be paying two mortgages until the home sells (as is the case when you buy a new home before selling the old one).
Helps justify the asking price. If you are in a seller's market and you price your home correctly, you probably won't have to haggle over the asking price. But in a market that leans toward the buyer, you need everything in your favor to justify the asking price. Proper home staging can help you justify the asking price by positioning the home more favorably in the buyer's mind.
Staging can be fun! It may sound like all work and no play at first. Granted, you will certainly be putting some elbow grease into the process. But staging a home can be a creative process as well, and many people find they enjoy it once they've begun.
With so many benefits to staging a home, the question isn't why should you stage your home. The question is why wouldn't you?
About the Author: Brandon Cornett is the publisher of The Staging Bug