News: "Selling A Home? 3 Easy Tips..."

RealtorMag.org reports:  Are you trying to sell your home?  Here are a few easy tricks to help make the selling process move more easily:

1)  Price your home Competitively from the beginning 

• It is important to list your home competitively in today's current market.  Most buyers are weary of even buying a home right now, so it is very unlikely that you will receive a higher value for YOUR home over the value of comparable homes.  (comparable homes:  houses with the same location, size, #of bedrooms, etc).  The more competitively priced your home is the more hits/interest you will see in your home.

2)  Consider Sweetening the Deal

• This is by far the easiest way to attract people to your home.  Most people, when selling a home take all of their appliances with them, BUT you can sweeten the deal of your home by including in the selling price your TOP-OF-THE-LINE washer and dryer or that very nice 50in TV in the living room.  These little incentives may be the deciding factor for buyers to look at your home over competitors.

3)  Make Sure your Home is Show-ready and in Move-in Condition

• This is huge for ATTRACTING people into your home.  People looking to buy a home are looking for something CLEAN and NEAT that they feel comfortable in and would have no problem moving into today!  With that said, when presenting your home make sure that the house is spick and span as if your in-laws were coming to town.  Put all of the kids toys away and all of the clutter out of view.  Make sure the cob webs in the corner are dusted and if there are some dirty walls, scrub them down or give it a new coat of paint.   -The more presentable your home is the more likely buyers will be attracted.

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