Do you Know The Value of Your Home?

Without this knowledge you wouldn't know whether you are over- or underpricing your property. The same applies if you are buying a home and you don't want to be overcharged. If you want to know the value of a property you wish to buy or one you wish to sell click here and we'll send you a Comparative Market Analysis.

Selling Tips

Prepare The Property. The first order of business when you decide to sell your house is to prepare the property for presentation. A coat of paint goes a long way towards improving its appeal. The cleaner and more appealing it looks, the more likely it is to attract buyers.

Get A Realtor. Having prepared the property for presentation, the next thing is to get yourself a real estate agent. Your agent can give you up-to-date information on what is happening in the market, provide a good estimate of the price, and expose your property to a wide cross section of home buyers.

• Your agent can help you to better evaluate offers from potential purchasers, and assist you through the process of appraisals, inspections, financing, etc. Bear in mind that factors such as supply and demand, interest rates, and market conditions will determine how much you can get for your home.

Marketing: Selling is only one element of marketing. Advertising is another. Agents also know people who are looking for houses to buy. But the quickest and easiest way to let potential buyers know about your house is to place it in the MLS. By this means, your realtor connects you to thousands of realtors and their clients.

• Here's another point. Agents will generally know who the real potential buyers are and take only qualified prospects to show your property. So, you don't have to have strangers who are not qualified to buy, walking through your place and wasting your time.
  

Negotiation: When a potential purchaser is found, your agent will assist in the bargaining, offering advice and counsel and by working closely with lawyers, and inspectors as required.

Closing: Once a contract for the purchase of a home has been accepted, a series of inspections and checks are typically required to satisfy both buyer and lender. Your agent can help you to complete the transaction process and ensure that the detail of the contract is fulfilled, especially as it relates to items that must remain with the property. For all the reasons given above and more, it is definitely in your interest to have an experience agent on acting on your behalf.

Tips On Staging

Here are some staging tips to use when you plan to sell your house.

Mow the lawn, weed the garden, clean debris and bushes from the yard. These things are the first to be seen.

Make the sure that the doorbell rings.

Paint the place and clean the windows, inside and out.

Clean up the interior (rooms, walls and floor), remove all clutter so that it looks attractive and airy in all rooms. Prospects must be able to walk around without bouncing into furniture.

Ensure that the kitchen and bathrooms are spotless.

Fix all broken shelves in the closets.

Make sure appliances are clean and in good working condition. Get rid of leaky faucets and fix running toilets

Make sure the house has a fresh, pleasant smell.
Complete the staging with pleasant background music.

What Documents Do You Need To Sell Your House?

You will need:



• A Brokerage Agreement (If you are using a Realtor).
  
  
• Purchase And Sales Agreement



• Sellers Property Disclosure Statement



• Led Based Paint Addendum



• You May Also Need:
  • Home Owners Association Disclosure
  • An Addendum To The Purchase And Sales Agreement