5 Seller Mistakes That Could Be Costing You Money!
I was going to title this blog 5 Mistakes That Could Prevent You From Selling Your Home, but I'll be honest, in the seller's market we are currently in, these mistakes, won't stop your home from selling. With inventory so low, even the following 5 mistakes won't prevent your home from selling, but they may cost you thousands of dollars!
So, if you are planning on selling your home make sure you don't make one of these mistakes. (Of course, if you hire me to sell your home, I'll make sure you don't make these mistakes.)
1 - Overpricing Your Home
Everyone wants to get as much money as possible from the sell of their home which makes it easy to overprice it. Even if the neighbor's home just sold for $600,000 that doesn't mean your home is worth $600,000. Price is typically the reason a home doesn't sell and even if it does sell, price can be the reason you didn't get as much as you could have for your home. A home that is priced too high won't attract as many potential buyers. In today's market with limited inventory, you want as many potential buyers bidding on your home as possible. Don't limit the number of potential buyers by overpricing your home.
As an agent, when I am negotiating with a buyer's agent, if I can tell them we have 10 offers and then ask them to submit their best offers, you win!
The best way to reach the right price is to talk with your agent AKA - Me. I can provide you with a complete market overview and together we can find the right price for your home.
2 - Not cleaning properly
When you are ready to sell your house, it needs to be spotless. Cleaning your home to sell is different than cleaning your home to live in. Think Spring Cleaning plus. All the daily cleaning needs to be done of course, but have you cleaned all the blinds and window treatments? How about the baseboards? When is the last time you washed the front door and got all the cobwebs out of the garage and closets? Did I mention clutter yet? It may be time to rent a storage unit to store stuff until your home sells. The goal is to showcase your home, not all the stuff you have accumulated over the years.
I have a great checklist I can provide for you to use to make sure you don't miss anything when you are getting your home show worthy!
3 - Poor Quality Photographs
I shouldn't be surprised anymore, but I still am everytime I pull up a listing online and see terrible photos. If you don't believe me, just check out these photos
No matter how often we are told not to, people do still judge a book by it's cover. And people will judge your home by the photos they see online. If the photos turn them off, odds are they won't come see your home.
If you hire me to sell your home, I will take professional quality HDR photos that present your home online, the way it ought to be presented. If you aren't familiar with the term HDR photos, it's simple. I take 3 photos with different exposure settings and combine them into one picture allowing each area of the picture to look the way it should. Have you ever seen a picture of a room that looks dark because the light coming through the window? Or a picture where the room looks good but the window is a washed out mess? HDR photography corrects all of that.
4 - Making it difficult for agents to show your home
If you want to be sure and get fewer buyers viewing your home, make it difficult to show. Selling your home is a crazy time with a lot going on, but you need to be as flexible as possible and be ready to leave anytime an agent wants to bring a client by. If a potential buyer can't see your home tonight while they are out with their agent, they may just find another home.
As your agent I can make it as painless as possible by fielding calls and clearing it with you first before anyone comes to see your home, but I'll encourage you to be as flexible as possible when someone is wanting to come see your home. That might just mean taking that meal you just cooked to the park and having a picnic. 😀
5 - Leaving Pets at Home During Showings
I understand it isn't always possible to have the pets out of the house, but if it is possible at all, it really needs to be done. Not everyone is going to love your dog as much as you do, no matter how cute she is. Many people are scared or allergic. When someone is viewing your home, you want them to relax and take their time and fall in love with your home. You don't want them worried about the dog or sneezing the whole time. So go ahead and take the dog for a walk, or have a neighbor watch her. And by the way, this doesn't just apply to dogs. If you have a snake, gerbil, whatever, it's best to have a neighbor or family member keep an eye on them for you.
If your goal is to sell your home for the most money possible, then you need to do everything you can to make that happen. As your agent, I'll make sure we get as many potential buyers as possible interested in your home. I'll work with you to make sure we set the right price, have it looking spotless, have great photos and get as many people as we can to come see it in person and fall in love with it. So if you want to sell your home and make sure you don't leave any money on the table, call me.
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