Common Seller Mistakes
When selling your home, there are so many items that you need to think about. These items can make or break your ease in the experience to sell. For example, do you know if there are items in your home that would cause a problem in an FHA appraisal, or did you know that in the current market overpricing your house can be detrimental to the overall price that you will ultimately receive on the property?
Working with a REALTOR, you’ll have all the information you need right at your fingertips. We’ll analyze the market to tell you not only what is happening in your specific area for comparable homes, but also in the market overall. We have experience taking buyers out each and every day and are extremely familiar with the local market, which will ultimately help to guide you in the home sale process.
Check out the top five mistakes that we see sellers make below.
These are the top five things that we see that sellers make mistakes with. Let’s chat through these:
Not working with a REALTOR - a REALTOR will not only guide you on price, but they will be able to walk you through the transaction seamlessly so that you can focus on MOVING and not on the details to get to a closing table.
Over Pricing Your Home - This can make or break the sale. If you overprice and you have showings and then it takes you a while to come down in price, those original people may have written off your home due to their experience in seeing it or they can potentially even assume something is wrong with it (even if there isn’t). You loose not only market time, but the market of buyers as the longer a home sits on the market, the less showings you will receive.
Being Home During Showings - This one is just a no-no. It makes buyers uncomfortable. People don’t feel like they can search around a home to see envision their world in it the seller watching over them. It just makes them uncomfortable and can ruin the feeling even in the best of homes
Hiding or Not Disclosing Major Repairs - The disclosures don’t care if they were done 1 day ago or 10 years ago, you should disclose the things that have happened in your home.
Not Clearing the Clutter and Staging Properly - Homes that are properly staged sell on average for 10% higher. They allow clients to view themselves in the home. This means putting the clutter away. Remember, you are selling, so why not box it up and put it into storage so that it’s that much easier when you are ready to move.
These are our simple 5 tips to think about when selling your home, but Ramsey Trusted has several more to consider. Feel free to read the article HERE.
If you are thinking of selling please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help!
