Are you in the process of wanting to sell your home? If so, the article below should hopefully tell you everything you need to know. Maybe you haven’t been through the selling process yet, so you have no experience with it. It can be one of the most stressful things to experience as an adult. However, with the right support it doesn’t have to be.
Decide To Sell
There can be many different reasons you need to sell your property. Two of the most common reasons include relocating for work or schools. However, it might just be that you have found a nicer home elsewhere and now you need to sell your existing home. Whatever the reason may be, you are likely to be asked by buyers when they come to look around. Make sure you tell the truth when asked as you don’t want to give the wrong impression.
Declutter
There is one key step involved in selling your home and that is decluttering. If you expect someone to buy your home having your items, belongings, and clutter all over the place, then you won’t get very far. Buyers need to envision themselves living in the property so it needs to be as basic, but homely as possible. If you are viewing your decluttering as one big job then you are never going to want to do it. However, tackling one room at a time makes it a super fun experience. You could even get other people involved and make it a fun task for all.
In order to get through this task as quickly as possible, you should sort your items into four piles. These will consist of the items you want to keep, throw away, donate, and sell. There will always be items to donate, and you never know who else might need that item more than you.
Deep Clean
Now, once you have decluttered, you need to clean. We aren’t just talking about the regular clean where you throw the hoover around and spray some air freshener. You need to carry out a thorough deep clean of your home so it looks and smells brand new. Again, this is another one of those tasks that might seem impossible for one person. However, head to each individual room and your life will be much easier.
However, if you don’t have the time or energy to do this job yourself then you could hire a professional. Domestic cleaners will offer deep cleaning services for your home, it is just a case of finding the right one. They will have your home as good as new and sparkling in no time at all.
Boost Curb Appeal
Something else you need to bear in mind is how nice the front of your house looks as you approach it. This might not be something you notice, especially if you have lived there a while. You could speak to friends, family, and neighbours about this as they will give you the most honest responses.
Curb appeal is so important when it comes to selling your home, as that is what provides the initial first impression. If your home looks good from the outside then you haven’t put people off before they walk through the front door. To improve your curb appeal you could trim back weeds, paint the exterior, or even invest in new windows.
Photographer
Once you have completed all tasks within your home, you will need to contact a photographer. If you aren’t sure where to look for a professional photographer then it might be worth speaking to your estate agent, if you are using one. They will be able to recommend someone or even better, arrange it with their photographer. You need to find someone who can make your home look amazing with the right lighting. You never know you might fall in love with your home all over again after seeing the finished images.
Of course, you don’t have to use professional images to sell your home but it does help gain interest in your property.
Estate Agent
Find an estate agent who will sell your property for you. This takes a lot of the legwork away from you and someone else will handle all the admin, like taking bookings. They might recommend hosting an open house, this is where a few interested parties will turn up at the same time to take a look around. This is great for those individuals who may not have much time to host people one at a time at various intervals. It can also sell your home much quicker as interested parties will place offers pretty much straight away.
Make sure you choose a reputable estate agent, that way your home shouldn’t be on the market for too long. What you can do is check out your local area for homes that have already sold, this will tell you who the estate agent is and you can use them too.
Find Your Next Property
Are you buying another property after this one has sold? If the answer is yes, then you are better off searching for another place while your existing one is the market. You enter a chain when you are already a homeowner selling your property, this makes the selling process a little slower. Only due to everything needing to line up and fall into place at the right times.
If you do need to find another place to live then your estate agent can also help with this. Perhaps you have seen a couple of properties that you would like to take a look at. If you sell and buy through that particular estate agent then nothing can get lost or mislaid along the way.
We do hope you found this article helpful and it gave you some tips and tricks on how to sell your property. You want to get the best price and not be let down left, right, and centre. It all comes down to how patient you are and which professionals you use along the way.
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