Sell your home in the first 30 days!

Sell your home in the first 30 days…

By signing up with ADDvantage® MLS Express ($69 – 30 day MLS Flat Fee Listing Service) , we can help you achieve a rapid and guaranteed sale of your home, if you must sell ASAP.

1)      Finish Those Odd Jobs

It’s common for homeowners who are selling their house to not bother with finishing off all those little (or sometimes large!) odd jobs around the house. Buyers may look at these as jobs they would need to complete and may send you a much lower offer or worse yet, no offer! Furthermore, if your buyer requests a Home Inspectors Report all these things will be noted and you may be asked to reduce your price accordingly or even hire a high cost professional to make the repairs for you.

2)      NO Clutter

No one wants to look at your pile of videos, tools, laundry, kid’s toys, dog bowls… No one expects your property to look like a show home but they will expect you to have made an effort to show it to its full potential.

3)      De-Personalize

A buyer needs to imagine themselves in your property and they cannot do this with your personal things around. It’s especially important to pack your things away if you have ‘collections’ or hobbies. This will also help you to ‘mentally prepare’ for the move. It also makes rooms show as being larger.

4)      Clean

This cannot be stressed enough. Women will make the decision on purchasing a property most of the time. Even the single guy will get his mom or his girlfriend to take a look! Most women can spot dirt from a mile away. They do not want to buy your dirt.

5)      Curb Appeal

a. Most people will see your property for the first time ‘driving by’ and will not waste their time viewing if it’s not what they want from the outside. If your property doesn’t get them to the door you’re wasting your time. Many times people make the decision whether they want to buy your house or not from the curb, if they are excited when they pull up chances are they will stay excited throughout the showing.

6)      Kitchens And Bathrooms

These places accumulate the most dirt and the most clutter. Make sure these areas stay clean and un-cluttered. A new shower curtain and fresh towels will go a long way as well as getting rid of the curled up toothpaste tube and the sliver of soap!

7)      Keep It Neutral

If you do decide you can’t get away with not decorating before selling, opt for warm neutral colors; creams, peaches and beiges all work well for carpets and walls.

If you need to spruce up, add some subtle co-ordination with accessories that you can take with you, rather than big bold splashes of color.

8)      What’s That Room?

Make sure each room appears to be used as intended. If people are paying for a three bedroom house they expect to see three bedrooms, not two bedrooms and a storage room! If you use a bedroom as a study/laundry room/storage room then put in a sofa bed you gain a comfortable place to sit and still give the appearance of a bedroom.

9)      Don’t Market An Empty Property

Just as you need to de-personalize so buyers can see themselves living in your property you also need to ensure that you don’t go the other way by leaving it empty. You don’t want them to have to work too hard at using their imagination. If your property is empty, they may not be able to imagine how it could look furnished. Rent or borrow some furniture so that the property looks more homely.

10)   Price It To Sell NOW!