Selling your home in a Buyer’s Market

When selling your home, your real estate agent will be the key to your success.  They will help point out aspects that need to be addressed that you may not even be aware of.  The earlier you get a real estate agent involved the better your chances of a successful sale.

Here are some of the key tasks that you should be thinking about before you place your home on the market

1.  Price your home appropriately.  Your real  estate agent knows the market.  A real estate agent will help you set the price to move your home quickly while making sure you get all the money you can out of your investment.  You do not want to overprice your home but also you do not want to under price it either.

2. Remodeling or upgrading a kitchen or bath usually increases the value of your home to prospective buyers but again check with your agent.  If you already have the best kitchen or bathroom on the block remodelling may not be needed and could hinder your chances of a timely sale.

3. Hire a home inspector to make sure that there are no hidden surprises that may come up later in a transaction.  if a buyer’s inspection sees a problem they will recommend to the buyer to ask for it to be repaired, replaced or a price reduction equivalent.

4. Presentation is essential your agent will point out ways to increase your home’s curb appeal.

5. Marketing is also important and to that end your agent will prepare the listing for the MLS as well as the internet and prepare printed material for those who visit your home. They will also host open houses and be available for showings to potential buyers.