The home selling process
1. Determine where you will be moving to and your timeline.
2. Set up a time for one of our agents to do an in-home market analysis. 3. Prepare your home for sale.
4. Photography and listing.
5. Accommodate showings and open houses.
6. Accept an offer.
7. Buyers perform home inspection and satisfy contingencies.
8. Move out, leaving home in “broom swept” condition.
9. Buyer completes a final walk-through.
10. Closing.
At Complete Real Estate, we take time and care into helping our clients prepare their homes for listing. We are delighted to walk home sellers through this process and will recommend reputable and local; loan officers, attorneys, staging team, photographers, painters, landscapers, and cleaning crew, as well as many other highly skilled professionals.
One of our agents will schedule an in-home market analysis with you and will go over;
Pricing your home using recently sold comparable sales.
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Discuss staging, repairs, or upgrades to complete prior to photography.
Answer any questions you may have about the selling process.
Provide local recommendations for tradespeople, moving companies,
cleaning companies, and more.
Create a game plan for listing.
General Tips
1. Remove clutter
One of the most cost-effective home selling tips is to make your home clutter-free! The goal is to maximize the perceived space in each room. Go through everything and clear out all the non-essentials. A cluttered home can make your home feel a lot smaller than it is and distract potential buyers.
2. Paint if your home needs it
Remember selling your home is not about personal preferences but appealing to the masses. Stick with off white and light creamy colors for maximum benefit. Chipping or stained paint can make a home appear out dated and may turn away potential buyers. Painting is a simple way to update a space and can change the whole feel of your home.
3. Hire a professional real estate agent
Working with a professional to sell your home is crucial to your success. An experienced Realtor can sell your home faster and for a better price than you can on your own. For example, Realtors on average can sell your home for 26% more, and only 11% of for sale by owner listings actually succeed at selling. Our real estate agents will show you many ways to maximize your home’s value and take the heavy lifting off your shoulders.
4. Take advantage of good lighting
Let the sunlight in if you can, a bright, cheery home is inviting to buyers. If your home is dim, adding some better lighting might be a good idea. Make sure all of the curtains are drawn, and lights remain on when there is a scheduled showing. Also, updating light fixtures can completely modernize a design and is a simple way to have a big impact.
5. Consider a professional cleaning company
A clean home makes it feel even more move-in ready. It is important there are not any unpleasant odors. The easiest way to know your home is spotless and looking its best is to hire a professional cleaning company.
6. Make minor repairs/ maintenance
Your real estate agent may advise that you fix some things, like faulty wiring or a visible stain in the ceiling. These are reasons that the buyer may demand a lower price because they feel immediate attention is needed. Secondarily when the buyer does their home inspection, more than likely, they will be trying to renegotiate the sale price or, worse, asking to back out of the deal. So, oftentimes it is better to make these repairs up-front.