Selling House Mistakes
You can not make mistakes in the most important invesment of your life.
“Outdated prices, look solely at recent sales of homes in your market, Hiring the wrong agent, limiting market exposure, etc.”
Selling your home on your own
Make this important transaction in your life require to take the best decision. Sell your property by your own would be a big mistake, so if you took that decision, please, reconsider it. You need the expertise of a professional to sell your home because an agent have the extremely knowledge on each step of this process. Expertise is one of the points that makes the difference between you and an expert Real Estate agent. Your good intentions are not enough because it is a risk deal where you would lose money if you are not a good negotiator, if you don&rsquot know what to do with all the documentation on this important transaction, if you need to take some actions after you took the decision to sell your house like a real house worth, have the knowledge what in the market happen and much more steps.
Refusing To Remove Your Clutter And Junk Prior To The Sale.
One of the sins of selling a house is don&rsquot take attention to your Agent advices. One of them is about don&rsquot get rid of your clutter. Clutter eats equity and kills deals. Put yourself in the foot of potential homebuyers and be able to imagine themselves living in your property. We think that you want to live in a maintaining, an organized, a clean and a clutter free space during your staying in your clean and spacious home. The first impression make up our minds when viewing a house within the first fifteen seconds, so the key is to think like a buyer for example when they see your house pictures online. Once you&rsquove gone to the effort of giving your house great kerb appeal, you will see that you are ready to start.
Home Is Priced Too High.
Most families believe their homes are worth a great deal more than the average. So when your house is overpriced from the beginning is absolutely critical. Sometimes expecting to get reimbursed for renovations is not exactly the right decision. Why? We give one reason, the neighborhood doesn&rsquot warrant the price. All those points brings as consecuence that you lose quite a bit of money, be an unrealistic dream, lose credibility and the most important you haven&rsquot received an offer and your home won&rsquot be sell and expired. In consecuence, price your home right is the best that you can do and will attract buyer attention and show you&rsquore serious about selling.
Strong odor.
Fish and other foods, smoke, pet odors, bleach and other chemicals and mold can kill a home sale. Real Estate Agents have been telling clients since time began to avoid cooking fish while their home is on the market. Also we recommended to remove and clean or tear up and replace the carpets, repaint walls, hire a professional that would help on it, clean any rugs, once the house is clean, keep it that way. Remember, things that are clean smell clean.
Skipping a home inspection.
Try skip this step in the process could open a red flag in the transaction, specially if a seller offers a discounted price or cash back for skipping the home inspection, I recommend you walk away from the deal. This mistake would cost too much money to you in the future. Avoid it or prepare to open your wallet. An advise is If you would be there for the inspection, it is a good idea. This step reveal the good and critical information about the condition of a home and illegal additions or installations. Also is good to know that some insurance companies will not protect a home without the presence of certifications. Learn to protect your investment.
Selling your home before you&rsquore ready.
What means be ready to sell your house? For example, do you think that is a good deal sell your home when you have negative equity? What happen if your home is selled and you are not ready to move? did you repair damage items and clean your house? We are very sure that we have the same answer: You are not ready!. It would be a positive action to take decisions becuse a serious, motivated seller doesn’t simply list their home on a whim. It would bring bad consecuences and finally you won&rsquot sell your home. Selling your home can be an emotional and financial decision for your life so you play an important role on it. Take action and start to research the price with Terry Sanchez Realty Group and we would let you know if your house has an equity.