3 Considerations When Selling Your Home This Spring
Welcome to spring. The season where buyers seemingly flood the market looking for the perfect property. Here are a few points that will help you set a strategy for selling your home this spring.
Purge and De-personalize
When selling your home, the most important rule that you can follow is to purge of unnecessary furniture, clutter, and do away with the majority of personal items.
A tried and true strategy for selling your home is to allow buyers to envision themselves living there. This is next to impossible to achieve if there are personal mementos left, right and centre. Set the tone for your home by switching out family photos for neutral artwork and swapping a bold wall colour for a softer pallet.
Bonus tip: Rent a storage unit before putting your home on the market. This will allow you additional space to store any unnecessary belongings and unneeded furniture so that your home feels open, airy and welcoming for its new owner.
Strategize With Your Agent
Even though spring is one of the hottest seasons in the real estate market, you will still need to approach your listing with the right strategy. This is where working with the right agent comes in.
Your real estate agent will work with you to determine how to highlight your home’s best features so that it shows with an A+ rating. They’ll also help to determine the optimal price point to list your home at. Pricing is the most crucial factor in selling your home.
While meeting your financial needs, the price should be fair and competitive. Too high and you will deter buyers, too low and buyers might be scared off by thinking that the low price is hiding deeper underlying issues.
Leave The Emotion Out Of It
We know that selling your home is a highly emotional process, but it also one that needs you to think with a clear head. Real estate transactions are a business matter and emotionally driven decisions can cause misstep that may jeopardize your sale. You need to be realistic about what your home’s value is, what the flaws of your home are and what the features are.
Working with an agent you trust can help immensely in making this transaction go smooth, but ultimately you need to be open to price adjustments, compromises and bumps in the road.
Your comfort and confidence in the selling process is our first concern. We’ll work hand-in-hand with you to have your home sold for the best possible price in a timeframe that works for you. Let’s talk!