3 traps that await you if you sell your home on your own

1. Hang out during screenings: Buyers like to be able to make their own decisions by walking around and deciding whether they like the property or not. Buyers may feel personally harassed and feel that they may not have the ability to fully explore or verbally process their impressions of a home when you, the seller, hang out inside your home while it is being displayed. As soon as a buyer sees you in the house, it instantly becomes much more difficult for him …

  • they see themselves living in the house, after all it is your house.
  • feel comfortable to open doors, drawers, etc. Y
  • they really share their thoughts on how the house could really be what they are looking for. If they want to make changes to personalize them to their liking, they may not be able to share them with you.

If you really want to sell your house quickly, it is best not to be near the house when buyers are looking. Buyers don’t want to feel like you’re looking at them, giving them a little room to really walk around and consider what they like and / or don’t like about your home without having to be around.

2. Showing a messy house: I know that life gets busy and that things like clothes and dishes can easily fall apart. It can be difficult to keep the house in which you and your 4 children, 3 cats and 2 dogs live perfectly immaculate for months, while you wait for an offer on your house. But if you really want to sell your home, it’s very important that you make an effort to plan with you and your family to keep the place in great shape when buyers arrive. Your home is competing with every other home around the block and also with the eyes of buyers imagining what their next dream home should look like. First impressions really count. Don’t try to put your trash in the closet as a quick fix. Buyers will open all closet doors and rooms in the house. You may want to start packing your personal things as if you were moving, and put away all but your main items if you can. Hire a carpet cleaner and clean the rugs, wash dishes, prepare medications, mow the lawn, dust, and sweep the living room and kitchen. Ask your agent for advice or ideas on how clean is clean enough. You can even ask them to refer you to a great house cleaner who can do the job to show your condition. It may sound crazy, but you will be surprised by the state of some of the houses we entered. Trust me, I’ll spare you my horror stories.

3. Price your house correctly: Shoppers have a lot to do before making the most important purchase of their lives. They have to get their finances in order, jump to the hoop to qualify for a loan, collect the down payment and closing costs, and spend hours in market research and home searching sometimes. With all the craziness, most buyers will not try to negotiate a high sale price, it is too much work for most buyers. The average buyer won’t even take another look at your home if the asking price is too high and off-base compared to the other nearby homes for sale, they’d rather sit back and wait.

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