How to Add Thousands to Your Bottom Line When Selling Your Home!

This article was written to help the seller focus on the FIVE major areas today’s buyers look at when considering a home to purchase.
These five areas all with in the seller's control such as the appearance and condition. These may look simple enough, but how are they over looked by the vast majority of sellers and agents. Visit a few open houses to see how true this is. Remember buyers consider each of these areas when deciding to make an offer to buy a home!
1. Think Like A Buyer!According to the National Association of Realtors home buyer reports, buyers may look at an average of 10 homes before deciding on one. Regardless of how many homes are available in their price range, buyers search for the best value in their target area. Don’t make them overlook your home because of a small easy to repair or replace item. Give them a strong desire to stay.
2. Curb AppealDrive up to your home and look at it carefully as would a potential buyer. Look closely at key items such as the
Landscape, driveway and sidewalks
exterior paint, siding and roof
exterior doors and windows
Make certain each is in its tip top condition; you never know when a buyer might drive by before scheduling a showing with their agent.
3. Inside Your HomeStaging is the catch word in today's real estate market and in this case less is definitely more. Use these tips as a guideline to stage your home
Remove as many belongings and furniture as you can, but not everything! Use remaining items to focus attention on details such as a fireplace, large windows, etc
Repaint rooms with dark colors or bad paint. Use light neutral colors for this.
Replace heavy curtains with light ones and clean the windows to allow light in.
Clean the floors and carpet. Replace bad flooring now; don't offer a credit at closing!
4. Your Asking PriceFind out what similar homes in your immediate market area have been selling for and price yours accordingly. If you set the price too high, be prepared for a long market time and few if any showings. The hard truth is buyers don't care what a seller needs to net from the sale of their home. They are looking for homes priced right!
5. Its Show Time!Leave your home at least 15 minutes prior to a scheduled showing and don’t return until 15 minutes after the showing. If the buyer’s agent and buyers are at your home when you return, drive around for a while.
Before you leave make sure everything is in its proper place. If time permits, freshen up a little. Now isn’t the time to do major house cleaning.
Plus One - InspectionsHere’s a bonus for reading this far! Have your home inspection by a qualified professional home inspector, and or what ever inspections are required by local codes prior to placing your home on the market and make the repairs as outlined in your report. This will help the buyer feel more at ease with your home.
I hope you've enjoyed reading this article as much as I've enjoyed writing it. Please feel free to contact me for the entire report.
About the Author
Bob Weibrecht is a successful Realtor with Jefferson County office of Coldwell Banker Gundaker St. Louis MO. He can be reached at HeyBob@BobWeibrecht.com or visit his websites at http://www.BobWeibrecht.com or http://www.StLouisOpenDoors4u.com

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