| We live in a very fast moving society, and | | | | This could mean organising the bathroom, |
| everything needs to be done yesterday. "I need | | | | basement (if you have one), closets and |
| to sell my house now, or .....!" In this period of | | | | cupboards, the garage, and of course the attic. In |
| recession, this is the cry of many people finding it | | | | fact, many people that want to move don't |
| hard to keep up with the mortgage payments. | | | | because of the job of cleaning out the attic! |
| The name of the game is saving time and | | | | I will then want to get a good photographer to |
| money, and everyone wants to ensure they get | | | | get pictures of my great looking home. If I want |
| the best deal for their time and effort. But | | | | to sell my house, taking pictures of my property |
| sometimes I may find difficulty in selling my house | | | | will be essential for marketing purposes, especially |
| for various reasons, particularly if adequate | | | | when advertising on the internet. Nowadays many |
| preparation has not occurred. | | | | house buyers are looking to the internet for |
| If I want to sell my house, I will need to get good | | | | house purchases, so by taking good pictures of |
| professional help to aid in the process. The | | | | you house, you immediately create a good |
| reasons I have for wanting to sell my house may | | | | impression with the people that view you house |
| be many and varied, including relocation, divorce | | | | over the internet. Generally, if buyers are not |
| settlement, inheritance, mortgage arrears etc., and | | | | attracted by your pictures on the web, then they |
| I really do not want them to be a reason why a | | | | are unlikely to visit you property for a viewing. |
| quick house sale should not occur, rather they are | | | | Make sure that your home is free from all the |
| a motivation. So when a potential buyer comes to | | | | pests that will devalue your house. Mice, rats, |
| view my house, I want to ensure that I have the | | | | termites, dry rot, wet rot etc. will devalue your |
| best parts of the house highlighted. | | | | house, and you could save yourself a few |
| I will try to find out what the customer is looking | | | | thousand if you take care of the problem before |
| for, and try to marry those requirements with | | | | a viewing. Check the plumbing, check for water |
| the features of the house. Previously I will have | | | | leaks, and ensure that your electricity supply and |
| spent time making my house look attractive, and | | | | wiring is good. Again, the cost of rewiring you |
| clutter free. This will pay dividends rather than | | | | house may be prohibitive to a new buyer, who |
| have the children's toys strewn all over the living | | | | will give a reduced offer if the wiring is faulty. |
| room floor, or the front garden looks like a | | | | Make your house smell nice inside and out, and |
| rubbish dump. | | | | share the parts of the house that you love with |
| A word of warning - when I sell my house, I will | | | | your potential buyers. For example, if you have a |
| budget for the cost of decoration, as this cost | | | | beautiful garden, then schedule your viewings for |
| can run away, and become more than you want | | | | the morning, before the flowers start to wilt. The |
| it to be, thereby eating into your profits. Of | | | | process of selling your home can be a long one, |
| course you could use an interior designer, and | | | | but by using these tips, you give yourself the |
| finding a good one normally comes through | | | | best chance of selling your house. You will have to |
| recommendation or referral, you will want to do | | | | spend some money to get your home organised |
| research in this area. You could also hire in | | | | and decorated, but this expenditure, if done |
| someone to help you get the house organised. | | | | properly, will pay you dividends in the end. |