| type="text/javascript"> | | | | assistance of a real estate agent. |
| Whether you decide to sell your house yourself, | | | | Stage your home. Doing some small changes that |
| or work with a real estate agent, you need to | | | | cost little to nothing can often make a difference |
| know what makes a house sell and what can | | | | in how well buyers will like your house. Take a |
| cause it to flounder on the market. | | | | look at the front of your house from the street |
| Don't try to sell the house above market value. A | | | | and see how it looks to potential buyers driving |
| home is not necessarily worth what you paid for | | | | up. If the outside looks dull and stale, try painting |
| it in combination with how much you've invested | | | | the front door, picket fence, lawn statues and |
| to fix it up. You may have done repairs and | | | | even your mailbox. On the inside, clear out any |
| improvements on the house and it would seem | | | | clutter, make furniture size appropriate for the |
| logical that you could add those costs to come to | | | | room it's in and make sure the electric and |
| the total price, but that is unfortunately not how | | | | plumbing are in good working order. We've all seen |
| the fair market value of your house is calculated. , | | | | staged homes, either in person, or at least online. |
| so your first step should be to investigate what | | | | Make it your goal to model you house after one |
| other houses are currently selling for in your area. | | | | of those. |
| Best way to go about this task is to use the | | | | |