Sellers, here are the first steps you must take before selling your home.
Selling a home can be exciting, stressful, and uncertain. Here are some steps you can take to make the experience easy, profitable, and even exciting.
Step 1:
What are you trying to accomplish?
This can be a very complex question. This simple answer is always, make a profit. But selling a home is more than that. Are you relocating? Are you selling a rental property? How quickly do you need to sell? Are you getting a bigger home? Are you downsizing?
By answering some of these questions, you can identify the WHY in why are you selling. Your goals will also determine your strategy. Do you paint? Do you declutter? Do you sell to a cash buyer? Do you list a little higher than the current market? Do you go low?
If you want someone to ask you the right questions and help you determine your goals, give me a call. For no obligation, I will help you understand your options, and sometimes not selling is the best choice.
Step 2:
Creating a Strategy
Strategies are not one size fits all. Again, what you determined in step on will determine your selling strategy over the next few weeks or months. Here are just a few things that you may or may not need to do.
Home improvements
Clean & declutter
Searching for a new home or apartment
Finding financing for a sell & buy
Pricing - high, low & expected
When to list, how to list, and how to show
Ideal closing/move out date/1031 tax exchange
If you need help with determining your strategy, contact Kevin and get help building your strategy.
Step 3:
Develop A Marketing Strategy
Even in a hot real estate market you can make more money with a good marketing strategy. Simple tactics like:
Reaching out to perspective buyers before you list
Scheduling an open house for real estate agents only, and
Listing on a Thursday to maximize weekend showings
Promoting open houses in advance of listing
Professional photography sessions
Advertising on Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Zillow, Realtor.com, MLS, TikTok, and other digital outlets.
These are just a few of the things I can do, but it all depends on you and what you are trying to accomplish. It is so important that we talk before I present what I can do. After 36 years, I know all the tactics, but our conversation determines which ones will work for you. So contact me today.