Top Tips for Home Sellers

Selling a property isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Whether it’s a nursing home or an apartment block, there is a lot involved in finalizing a sale and you need to do weeks of preparation before you can even put your property on the market.

Even if you’ve previously sold a property, you can encounter new difficulties with each new sale. You need to clean the property for upcoming viewings, prepare the legal documentation, and organize inspections and surveys.

Once you start getting offers from potential buyers, there’s more work to do. Whether you’re accepting an FHA offer (or variation), a cash buyer, or a buyer with a pre-approved mortgage, you need to carefully consider the best offer.

Here are some top tips that will make the home selling process seamless and simple. 

Add a Lick of Paint

As simple as it sounds, adding a layer of paint to the walls can make a huge difference to the appearance and value of your property. Keep the walls a neutral color to appeal to a wider audience.

Neutral walls make it easier for potential buyers to visualize their own furniture and belongings in each room, making them more likely to put in an offer.

Clean and Tidy

It might sound obvious but when you’re in the middle of sorting a property sale, you can easily forget to clean and tidy. Giving your property a good clean and decluttering each room can increase your home’s value and make it more aesthetically pleasing.

Make sure to clean every desk, surface, and window to remove dust and dirt. Keep the furniture and accessories to a minimum so your rooms look open and spacious.

Take the trash out, throw some bleach down the toilets, and clean the drains to minimize lingering odors and make your home smell great. Potential homebuyers will get a great first impression when they enter your home and smell fresh laundry or fruity cleaning products.

Offer Virtual Viewings

Since the pandemic, more people are choosing to have virtual viewings over in-person viewings. Offering the option for potential buyers to see the property online can expand your customer base, as people who live far away won’t need to travel if they want to arrange a viewing.

You can either record a full house tour video to send to homebuyers or use 360-degree photos where they can view each room as though they are standing in the center of them. You can also take a walk-through video of the property to create a more engaging and realistic video. Use virtual viewing software to this process easier.

Be Flexible With Pricing

You might have a fixed selling price in mind but it’s often better to be slightly flexible with your pricing. Many homebuyers will offer slightly below the asking price when making an offer and some may be very interested in the property but are waiting for a mortgage.

Being flexible with pricing and timelines can increase your chances of getting a sale and finding great new homeowners for your property.