It is perhaps every seller’s wish to have their house sold at a lightning speed and that too at a great price. Reality however, is far from that: in fact, selling a house is not that easy as it sounds. Experts believe that it might take up to 60 says for you to get a reasonable offer for your place, depending on where you live. And that’s just the first offer; you may have to deal with numerous potential buyers before you actually find the one who’d buy your house.
When we are facing difficulties in selling our house, most of the times, it is because we as sellers are not making our offer compelling enough for the buyers. Sometimes, the buyers don’t find your house perfect enough and sometimes, the buyer doesn’t seem good enough for you. Of course there are other factors as well: maybe you don’t have a good agent or maybe the area where you live is not a hot market. But, mostly it is because the sellers are not making the buyers want their house. If you are a seller and you are currently having trouble in selling your house, here are some things you need to do in order to change that:
Update your house!
Many times sellers confuse cleaning up with upgrading and think that by fancying up their house they’ll get the buyers attention. Upgrading the house means that you have your house re-evaluated and checked for any faults and issues. Not just that, you should also get everything fixed and sorted out before you out your house up for a sale. Let’s say you have been living in your house for 30 years and you have maintained it over the years, but haven’t upgraded it, your chances of getting a good price for your house would be very low. Because the sellers you are looking for would want a house that is modern and contemporary. You need to make sure that your house is at its best form when you show it your seller.
Impress your agent:
Your agent is the most important person when it comes to selling your house. Sometimes, it is more important to impress your agent as he/she is the one who is going to make the buyer purchase your house. In order to market your house effectively, your agent should have something worthwhile to sell. If your house is shabby and old fashioned then your agent will not be impressed and that might get to your buyer. Not only that, it other agents might also become aware of the situation and it would become very difficult for your to get a good price on your house.
Understanding the market:
The moment you make up your mind about selling your house, you should instantly get in touch with your agent to understand the market value of your house. Not only that, you must also do your own research and see what the market trends are these days. You need to research on the current needs of the buyers and the things that they look for in a house. Remember, just revamping your house is not enough; you need to make sure that you upgrade your house according to the latest trends.
Get in good terms with the buyer:
According to the agents at Spring Hill Realty, this is perhaps one of the most important things required in selling a house. No matter how good your house is or no matter how much you have spent in rejuvenating it, if you are rude to the buyer you won’t ever be able to make a good sale. You need to develop friendly and cordial relations with the buyer in order to make them comfortable with you.
Remember always put yourself in the buyers’ shoes before showing them your house and understand that they are customers after all who would only go for they believe is right for them.