| Many people find themselves in the position of | | | | job, depending on the current state of your |
| needing to unload their home, but aren`t sure how | | | | home. In most cases, some paint to freshen |
| to go about it. If you aren`t accustomed to the | | | | things up will go a long way toward making your |
| real estate market, you might be wondering just | | | | home sell faster. You don`t want to spend much |
| how to go about selling your house. | | | | money at this point, but a few buckets of paint |
| There are several reasons why someone would | | | | certainly won`t break the bank and it can really |
| need to sell their home. The reasons aren`t | | | | help the entire home look better. |
| particularly important, what you need is to turn | | | | Start with making the house look good on the |
| your home into money. By the time you`re | | | | outside. This is called "curb appeal". If it looks like a |
| thinking "I NEED to sell my house", chances are, | | | | dump from the outside, nobody will want to see |
| you want to sell it as fast as possible. So, where | | | | the inside. Plus, by keeping everything neat and |
| do you go from here? | | | | tidy, you will find that people will automatically |
| In the declining economy, it will be necessary to | | | | assume that you have taken great care of the |
| look for ways to market a property that are | | | | house, as well. |
| beyond the traditional "list high and wait for an | | | | Have a Unique Marketing Message |
| offer" method used by most real estate agents. | | | | The other way to get noticed is to have a unique |
| In many neighborhoods dozens of homes are for | | | | marketing approach. So what's working now? A |
| sale and the few buyers that are shopping can be | | | | time tested and proven marketing system that |
| very choosey. Therefore you are in competition | | | | drives hundreds of people to an open house and |
| with the other sellers on the block. In a slow | | | | once there compels them to make offers on the |
| market selling a house is about out-doing you | | | | spot. |
| neighbors. | | | | A marketing message that is the exact opposite |
| It's like the story of a couple of campers in the | | | | of what most real estates professionals do! |
| woods who have a bear stumble upon their | | | | Instead of listing high and being talked down, start |
| campsite. As the bear is growling and looking at | | | | LOW, and let the market bid the price UP! That's |
| them one camper begins putting on his running | | | | right what works best now is a |
| shoes. Noticing this, the other camper whispers " | | | | do-it-yourself-auction-style-sale. |
| what are you doing? You can't outrun a bear? | | | | Instead of "Home for Sale" advertise "Home for |
| They can run 35 miles per hour!" Finishing lacing up | | | | Auction!". And instead of just listing in the |
| his shoe and standing the first camper explains " I | | | | newspaper get the word out on the street. |
| don't have to outrun the bear.... I just have to out | | | | Literally. Get road side signs, with your phone |
| run YOU!" | | | | number and put them at busy intersections |
| Selling in a slow market is exactly the same. To | | | | around your neighborhood. This will get your |
| be successful you just need to be better at | | | | phone to ring off the hook. |
| marketing and selling a house than your neighbors. | | | | Tell the callers you will be holding an open house |
| The number of houses being sold is way down, | | | | on Saturday and Sunday and all those that are |
| but the best houses DO SELL. | | | | interested can throw their name into the hat. |
| To be successful you need a house that "shows | | | | Then on Sunday night let them compete in an |
| well" and a unique marketing message. | | | | auction style sale. You will get a quick sale and get |
| Getting Your Home Ready to Sell | | | | the highest price possible. |
| Preparing a house for sale isn`t necessarily a big | | | | |