Selling your home today takes good planning, preparation, and good representation.
1. Find the right representative
Meeting your expectations and goals should be a high priority from the onset. The experience and knowledge of a dedicated real estate professional can be priceless. Choosing the right REAlTOR® can be a challange in itself but will provide you with a smoother, successful, and stress-free sale. For more infomation on shat should be considered when choosing a real estate professional, visit our CHOOSING A REALTOR® section. smooth, successful, stress-free sale. 2. Determine your needs/wants for the sale and for your new home
Selling your primary residence can be tricky because you have to simultaneously be thinking about where you would like to buy. First weigh your priorities – selling price is certainly important, but having a quick and efficient sale can often be worth accepting a slightly lower offer. Talk to your agent and make sure you’re comfortable with where your priorities are.
At the same time, you should be compiling a needs/wants list for the home you will buy. You will probably have to act fairly quickly when your house sells, so any amount of preparation you can do will serve you well. 3. Prepare your house for showing
Underprepared homes can be sales disasters or simply a NO SALE. Your home will never get as much attention from potential buyers as when it is first listed, so clearing clutter, cleaning, making repairs, and putting your home’s best foot forward is essential. Don’t “open for business” until your home is ready to be seen as favorably as possible. For more details on preparing your home for buyers, visit our HOME STAGING area. 4. Find out what your local market looks like
Being realistic about your market is the key to a smooth sale. Although the Tupelo, Saltillo, and Greater Lee County area does not resemble the national market as a whole, we have experienced our own level of volativity in our market. When it comes to pricing your home, please don't base it on the judgement of a non-professional. There is no substitute for a professional real estate representative when it comes to local market knowledge and their ability to compile a list of comparable sales. 5. List away!
Plenty of good photos, packaged into a professionally prepared visual or virtual tour, managed online content, good ad writing and exposure are the keys to getting a good response to your listing. Working with an EXiT associate who utilizes a personal website, good marketing software, and good internet syndication, is a great step in the right direction. Professional exposure equates to everything from professionally prepared flyers to smart-phone communicable listing displays. When ready, you can just “open” the house and sit back and wait for that eager buyer!
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