Top 5 Things Home Sellers Should Avoid
1. Painting the interior of your home all white
Painting is easily the most economical update you can do to any home. Numerous sellers I have worked with have hired professional painters to paint the entire interior of their home white before they called me. This was the right idea, but the wrong color. White is no longer the “blank slate” color of choice. Over the years the new neutral color palate has gotten warmer. It is best to bring in a professional to create a color plan that will showcase your home.
2. Paying for an appraisal up front
Online value, taxable value, and appraised value can all vary greatly from market value. Today’s appraisals are more justifications of value rather than an appraisal of value. Connect with a Homes Sold for MORE™ experienced agent you can trust to determine the true “Market Value” of your home.
3. Not getting a home inspection done prior to listing
Being “handy” is considered a great skillset when you own a home, but when a professional home inspector hired by the buyer goes through a 2500-point checklist there will be issues. Thirty years of forgotten do-it-yourself repairs can easily add up to thousands of extra dollars spent at the buyer’s request or even a lost sale. Making proper repairs beforehand will always be less expensive and can make your home more marketable.
4. Waiting until you want to sell to start making updates to the home
I recently worked with a senior client that was determined to spend $5000 to refinish the hardwood floors on the upper level of her 2-story home. I talked her out of it. If you haven’t updated or maintained your home over the years, a single expensive upgrade or cosmetic repair in one area isn’t going to make your home more marketable if buyers feel there is a long list of other things that need attention. If you want to know which updates will provide you the best return on your money, give me a call.
5. Waiting to call the Homes Sold for MORE™ Team when you are ready to list your home, instead of when you first start to plan for your move
We have worked with enough sellers to understand that every seller puts a lot of thought into selling their home. Sometimes it is months, but more likely, it is years of deliberating that one question… “should I stay or should I go?” If you are thinking about a future move, you should call us today to start talking about planning that eventual move. All of our Homes Sold for MORE™ agents are devoted listing agents in the Homes Sold for MORE™ process and hold additional designations through the National Association of REALTORS®.
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