So, you’ve been thinking about putting your home on the market. At the same time, you’re worried that your property won’t attract buyers. What if your house sits on the market for years? What can you do to get buyers through your door?
What ever you decide to do, here are some simple advice to help you succeed in selling your home.
Tip #1. Be an informative seller. People drive by hundreds of ‘For Sale’ every day. What makes your different than the others?
Consider placing a contact phone number of your sign so a potential buyer can get in touch with you. You also might want to think about placing informational flyers about your home along with the sign.
Tip #2. Set a reasonable price. Instead of relying on a real estate agent to determine the starting price of your home, hire a real estate appraiser to determine it’s fair market value. When you know your home’s value you can market your biggest asset effectively.
Tip #3. Look at your home through the eyes of a buyer. Walk across the street and check out your home as if you were the buyer. Do you see any imperfections in your lawn? Is the paint cracking? Is your home inviting?
What about the inside of your home? Are the carpets well kept? Are the rooms cluttered? Is there a dirty litter box in the laundry room?
Make a list of every imperfection you see in your home, and then fix them. After all, if you are able to notice these imperfections, so will your potential buyer.
Tip #4. What your nose knows. How your home smells is just as important as how it looks. Create the right mood by removing any bad stagnant odors. A fresh ‘clean’ smelling home can create a cozy environment that can invite buyers.
Air fresheners can help, but to sell your home, you want something more upscale than a simple plug in you can buy at a grocery store. Scents etc. provides effective odor solutions and odor control products for home use. There products are are designed to eliminate pet odors, smoke residue odors, human mal-odors and even waste disposal odors.
Tip #5. Learn the art of negotiation. The art of negotiation can be intimidating for many home sellers. However, there are a number of ways you can benefit by having strong negotiation skills. If you want to sell your home, at the price you want, you need to sharpen these skills.
An excellent resource is Real Estate Dealmaking: A Property Investor’s Guide to Negotiating 
Tip #6. Know your product. You would never buy a car from a sales man that didn’t know anything about cars would you? If you want to get buyers to buy your home, you will have to know your product.
In other words, you need to know your entire home. When was it built? What kind of air conditioning system does it have? What are the average utility costs? What school district is it in? Be prepared to answer any question the buyer has in regarding to your home.