When selling your home, most homeowners have two main goals: Selling their home as soon as possible and getting the best price they can. The best way to achieve both goals is to be educated on your home, the process of selling a home, and the best ways to maximize selling power. Your best bet is to contact Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and let us help you directly. Otherwise, you can read on for five must-follow tips for selling your California home.
- Staging can make all the difference
- Compete by improving your home’s condition
- You have to be realistic about pricing
- Know who you’re competing with
- It’s worth it to work with the professionals
The way your home looks to buyers is essential – this is likely not news. However, many people don’t realize that staging should include not just the interior but also the exterior of their home. A home that’s freshly painted, has beautiful landscaping, and is otherwise well-tended from the outside is going to be much more attractive to buyers than a home that looks like the exterior could use a little work.
Like it or not, you’ll be competing with other homes on the market. The best way to win in those competitions is to have your home as updated and free of needed repairs as possible. This includes taking care of minor nicks and scratches, doorknobs that aren’t working correctly, or handles that don’t look right. Homebuyers notice the little things and if your home is flawless, they’ll remember that too.
Home buyers in this day and age are extremely savvy. They know what comparable homes are selling for in your area. They know what type of work would need to be done on your home. They know what’s good about it and what’s bad about it. To ensure that your home is competitive, you’ll need your agent or broker to find sales prices of homes in your area that have sold in the last month. Then consider listing at 10-15% below that number. Why? Because homes that appear to be a great deal will get more people visiting them, and that can lead to multiple offers.
You must know what else is on the market and how your home compares to it. Your agent or broker will work directly with you to ensure you have all the relevant information about the price, type, and condition of homes that are currently selling. The truth is that a how that doesn’t get buyers looking at it isn’t going to sell. Make sure that your home is as convenient as possible to show.
If you’re like most people, then your home was the largest investment you’d made in your life. To ensure that the process of selling it goes as well as possible then you need an agent who understands the industry and can find the best methods for selling your home quickly at the best possible price. Contact Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices at (310) 373-0021 to get started.