Mistakes to avoid when selling your home
Not hiring the right Realtor®
The most important decision when deciding to list your Woodbridge VA area Home for sale, should always be the Real Estate Professional you want to hire. Hire the right Realtor® and the Realtor® will guide you through the entire process. Make sure you ask your Agent several questions to find out if he or she has a marketing plan to sell your house quickly and for top dollars. Especially be sure the agent has an online marketing plan as in this Internet age an online plan is important. I live and work in Woodbridge VA and I love helping my neighbors sell their homes quickly and for top dollars. I work with many local home sellers and I am familiar with the local Woodbridge VA area Real Estate market. You can call me at 571-446-0002 or find out your Home value on my website.
Not Preparing your House for a successful sale
Before putting your home on the market there are some easy ways to prepare your home for success. Make sure the home shows good and the best advice is less is more. Get rid of as much clutter and stuff as possible. If you have to rent a storage unit, rent a storage unit. Or if you have a garage use your garage as storage for the time your home is on the market. While your home is on the market be sure to having it show ready at all times.We understand you still live in the home, but chances are much higher for a show ready home to sell quickly compared to a messy home.
Not being flexible with showing times
Buyers generally don’t work around a seller’s schedule. Especially in the Woodbridge VA area. Many buyers are out of town buyers or buyers working in DC and can only see the home at certain times. If a home is unavailable to show when a buyer is out looking they might find another home during that house hunting trip without even giving your home a chance. It could very well be that they would have liked your home better but since they were unable to see it they moved on and will not look back.The more flexibility you have the higher your chances of a quick sale. The one late showing could be the buyer that makes a full price offer. The more access you give buyers to your home the higher the chance of one or multiple offers quickly.
Being present during showings
Try your best leaving the home while buyers are looking at it. Buyers generally feel very uncomfortable if the seller is home and is trying to talk to them about the home. Buyers normally like to take their time and speak with their Realtor® about the pros and cons about the house or discussing the home with their significant other, this becomes very uncomfortable for buyers if the seller is present. Trust me you are doing yourself a dis-service being present at showings. Be sure to secure or take pets out of the house while the home is being shown. Some buyers are deadly allergic to certain pets or simply scared. Best to removing them from the home when someone comes to tour your home.
Overpricing your Home
This is a big one! Overpricing your home could cost you big. Be sure to come up with a pricing strategy with your Realtor®. Overpricing your home will hurt you. Pricing your home right to start with will help in selling it quickly and for top dollars. Work with your Realtor® to review a market analysis.
Hiding problems
Don’t try to hide any problems. Most buyers will conduct a home inspection once the home is under contract. The home inspector will point out all the issues and once they are found by the home inspector it normally will be more expensive for sellers to fix a simple issue that could have been taken care off prior to listing you home. You also, don’t want to deal with a lawsuit after the fact, if you are trying to hide or not disclose issues that you know about.
If you are looking to sell your Woodbridge VA area home I can help you. Call me today to set up a time to discuss your Real Estate needs or find your homes value on my website. Call me today at 571-446-0002
Claudia S. Nelson
Keller Williams Realty
571-446-0002
