| 1) Be realistic with the price, if you are asking for | | | | Some estate agents are useless. Some are very |
| too much money, you are not going to sell at all | | | | good. Get local people's opinion on who is good |
| let alone quickly. Research the prices which | | | | and who is not. This can make a big difference to |
| properties have achieved in your road and in the | | | | your prospects. Ask if there is anything which you |
| local area, this will then give you a realistic gauge | | | | can do to improve your chances. Pay for a larger |
| for how much you can expect to get for your | | | | advert etc. |
| property. | | | | 7) Do the decorating. This can make a huge |
| 2) Find someone who wants the property. Once | | | | difference to someone if they walk into a freshly |
| you have someone who wants the property, | | | | decorated room. Use neutral colors so that people |
| then you can lower the price. | | | | can picture their own belongings in the room. |
| 3) Be realistic in your expectations, would you buy | | | | 8) Remove net curtains and open curtains all the |
| it for the price that you are offering it for? | | | | way. Generally people like light rooms, therefore |
| 4) Clean up! If you have ever bought a house | | | | the more light which you can generate the better. |
| from someone who hasn't made the bed, I would | | | | 9) Have an open day. This then gives potential |
| be surprised. Make sure you have air freshener | | | | buyers the opportunity to walk around the |
| handy for any smells that may occur. There is | | | | property at their leisure and ask you the owner |
| nothing worse than walking into a cluttered house. | | | | any questions which they may have as they |
| Put the junk that you have accumulated into | | | | occur to them. |
| storage. This would then create more space and | | | | 10) If you are really desperate to sell, consider |
| will encourage buyers to purchase. | | | | approaching companies who have property |
| 5) Do some work on the garden. This probably | | | | investors as opposed to estate agents. This will |
| will not be the most obvious thing to work on in | | | | mean that you will probably take a hit on the |
| December, but if it is a sunny day if the grass is | | | | price that you get for the property, but if you |
| cut and the borders are well marked, this will | | | | are desperate to sell these types of companies |
| improve people's perception of the property. | | | | can normally find investors very quickly. |
| 6) Choosing the right estate agent can be crucial. | | | | |