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Wednesday, 6 October 2010

A Guide To Selling Your Home Quickly

By Mark Walters

Selling a house can be a very frustrating and tiring ordeal. If the proper steps are not taken, it is a process that can linger on for several months. When changing homes, the last thing anyone would want on their hands is a house that just will not sell. However, there are steps that you can take to help accelerate the selling time.

There are some things that you need to do before you begin the process of selling your house: you need to make your house presentable. Your house may not be a multi-million dollar, twelve bedroom mansion; but making it presentable will make a huge difference. You wouldn't want to move into a house that looks dirty and fifthly and neither will your buyers. Making your house presentable will allow your potential buyers to make their decisions based off the merits of the house and not if they can deal with certain smells that is coming from the house.

Next, finish all of those chores and repairs that you've been procrastinating about. Losing a sale simply because you didn't take the time to repair something small like a leaky pipe is unacceptable. Go through your house and make a list of all the things that need attention. Then go through and fix them one by one, starting with the easiest first. You may have to make some major changes that will cost a good deal more money than most of the smaller tasks. However, if you want to sell the house of quickly then that is just something that comes with the deal. The bigger tasks such as putting in new cabinets if needed, changing out the carpets, and repainting the wall will help give your house new life and will make its value go up in the minds of potential buyers.

If you want to sell your house quickly, then you should look into hiring some professional help. Realtors are trained to sell houses and with their help you can drastically shorten the time it takes for you to sell your house. However, it is very important that you find a realtor with a solid reputation and with your best interests at heart. If we lived in a perfect world every realtor would do their best to help you sell your house as quickly as possible for the most amount of money. But since we don't live in a perfect world, you are going to have to learn how to find a trustworthy realtor. A good technique to use is to see what people are saying about a certain realtor. If the realtor gets really positive reviews, then you can consider working with that person.

Selling your house quickly will require you to be a proficient in marketing and advertising. You won't be required to spend thousands of dollars just to spread the word about your house, but you do need to learn about different platforms and revenues where you can market your house. The most traditional way to advertise a home for sale is to put up "For Sale" signs and post fliers all around the neighborhood. Although that is good start, it is not nearly enough. To reach as many potential buyers as possible you need to utilize platforms such as your local newspapers and the Internet. Those platforms have the potential of reaching dozens or even hundreds of potential buyers.

Selling a house in a short amount of time may require you to sacrifice some things especially when it comes to price. You don't have to take off a drastic amount such as 20 percent, but placing a house at a nice price that is clearly given the buyer a deal will help you unload the house quicker. The more competitively you price the house, the more buyers you will attract. The more buyers you attract, the faster your house will sell.

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