| If you have been watching the news at anytime | | | | 3. Marketing, marketing, marketing! It can't be said |
| in the past few months, you've no doubt heard | | | | enough, marketing is vital in selling your home |
| about the slowing housing market. So how do you | | | | quickly. Most Realtors set aside little or no |
| sell quickly in a slow market? | | | | marketing budget and merely list your home on |
| THERE ARE 3 WAYS TO SELL YOUR HOME | | | | the MLS. You can do that and more while saving |
| QUICKLY! | | | | thousands by not paying the listing agent's |
| | | | commission. It is important to list your home in as |
| 1. Price your home to sell! If you prepare a truly | | | | many places as possible to make sure your home |
| accurate Market Analysis, then you will have a | | | | is in front of the right buyer at the right time. The |
| good idea of what price your home should sell for | | | | Internet is not the only place to sell your home |
| if it sells in the average sales time. If you want to | | | | but it is an amazing sales tool. If you are going to |
| sell faster than 80 days, then consider coming | | | | take full advantage of this tool, then make sure |
| down on the price by $3,000 to $4,000. Anything | | | | you list your home with as many photos as |
| more (on an average priced home) and buyers | | | | possible. Make sure you stage your home first as |
| may think the price is too good to be true and | | | | this will make your home look more appealing in |
| worry. This will help your home stand out to a | | | | the pictures. I would also suggest paying a |
| potential home buyer or a buyer's agent and | | | | hundred dollars and have a Virtual Tour done. |
| encourage the buyer to jump on a good deal. | | | | As we mentioned, when listing your home online |
| Research has shown that the average home, | | | | and on the MLS, your home should be listed with |
| priced $4,000 below average market sales price, | | | | as many photos as possible. It amazes me when |
| sold in significantly less time. | | | | a FSBO home seller or an agent (even very |
| 2. Stage your home to show! Have you ever | | | | experienced agents) lists your home on the MLS |
| wondered why new home builders stage their | | | | without photos. Sure, they will eventually get the |
| model homes the way they do? Simply put, | | | | photos online but wow, what a missed |
| home buyers usually buy based on emotion, not | | | | opportunity! Hundreds of thousands of home |
| logic. They have a hard time seeing past the | | | | buyers subscribe to "just-listed" listings. Do you |
| clutter to image themselves living there. If you | | | | want the first impression of your home to be |
| don't have time to organize and unclutter, then | | | | merely text? Do you think anyone will call to see |
| simply stick everything in boxes and move it out | | | | your home? Nope! The MLS only allows a few |
| of the house (temporary). Also, try rearranging | | | | photos but there are free services like Google |
| the furniture to improve the flow of the house. | | | | Picasa that allow you to create a slideshow with |
| Remember, less is more in staging a home. You | | | | virtually unlimited photos. Plus you can use the link |
| show me a home that sold for top dollar quickly | | | | to the Slideshow in the MLS. |
| and I will show you a staged home! | | | | |