If you were to ask people selling a home, the two things they want to see happen most, they would all answer selling at a good price and selling fast. For years, the market has been a buyer’s market, meaning they had more control over the outcome than the seller did. While the market still leans more to a buyer’s side, in recent months, we have seen some slowing in the housing market. This means houses are not selling as fast as they were.
To help move your home quickly, you can do a number of things. For starters, the key is to draw the right people to your home. You could have hundreds of people looking at your home each week but unless they are the right ones, the house will never sell. Therefore, you want to advertise to the appropriate audience, which means increasing your chance of selling fast.
To give you an idea, if you have a higher-end home, say something around $300,000 or more, you would not want to advertise in the local classifieds because you would likely not reach the right people. On the other hand, if you had an $80,000 home, spending money to take out a full-page ad would probably also not work. Therefore, you need to gear the advertising and marketing of your home based on the caliber of the home.
In addition, you might consider only showing your home to pre-qualified or pre-approved buyers. In this case, the potential buyer has already met with a reputable lender and either been told they can afford a certain house or actually gone through the approval process and secured the loan. Individuals in this situation are strong buyers, meaning when they come to look at your house, they are serious, thus a quicker sale for you.
One of the most important things you can do to sell your home quickly is have it ready to sell when place on the market. This means making sure the landscaping is meticulous, the home clean, uncluttered, fresh paint on the walls, new carpeting, no broken faucets, working air conditioning, etc. Although you might need to make a small investment to get the home prepared for sale, you can be sure the money would pay off when you get the price you want and quickly.