Listing a home may prove to be challenging, particularly for a first-time house seller. Fortunately, there are lots of things you can do to prepare for the housing market.
Now, let's take a look at three tips to help you get ready to list your home.
1. Upgrade Your Home's Curb Appeal
How your home looks to prospective buyers will have major ramifications on your house selling experience. If you allocate time and resources to enhance your residence's curb appeal, you could help your house stand out to potential buyers.
To boost your home's curb appeal, mow the lawn, trim the hedges and perform other home exterior upgrades. Also, you should repair any cracked or damaged home siding.
Don't forget to clean your home interior, too. If you mop the floors, wipe down countertops and perform other house cleaning, you can help buyers fall in love with your residence as soon as they walk through the front door.
2. Craft an Engaging Home Listing
Why should you be forced to settle for an "ordinary" home listing? Instead, explore ways to differentiate your home listing from all others.
To create an engaging home listing, you should highlight your home's strengths. If your residence provides convenient access to local parks and attractions, for instance, you may want to include this information in your listing. Or, if your residence boasts a beautiful swimming pool, you may want to include photos of your pool in your listing.
In addition, provide accurate information about your home in your listing. This ensures homebuyers can make an informed decision about whether your house matches or exceeds their expectations.
3. Hire a Real Estate Agent
When it comes to listing a home, there is no reason for a seller to work alone. If you hire a real estate agent, you can get the help you need to seamlessly navigate the house selling journey.
A real estate agent is happy to meet with you, evaluate your residence and help you determine if your house will generate significant interest from buyers. He or she can provide tips and recommendations to help you upgrade your house before you list it. Plus, a real estate agent will provide expert guidance at each stage of the house selling journey so you can optimize your home sale earnings.
Let's not forget about the assistance that a real estate agent provides after you receive an offer to purchase your home, either. At this point, a real estate agent can help you decide whether to accept, reject or counter this proposal. And if you accept the offer to purchase, your real estate agent then will help you finalize your house sale.
If you are preparing to list your home, it helps to plan ahead for the house selling journey. Thanks to the aforementioned tips, you can get your house ready for the real estate market. And as a result, you could boost the likelihood of enjoying a fast, profitable home selling experience.
About the Author
Kimberly Hering
Kimberly Hering's devotion to helping people achieve their real estate goals stems from her genuine enjoyment of the process. Whatever the task, Kimberly makes it her mission to get it done, however she can, without compromising her client's needs. Often, that means thinking outside the box. After working with Kimberly, clients describe her as being Trustworthy, Creative, Patient, Highly Skilled, Attentive to the Process and having a lot of Integrity.
After spending more than 15 successful years working on Wall Street, Kimberly transitioned into Real Estate, joining Alain Pinel Realtors, then moving to Zephyr, now Corcoran Global Living, in 2018. During her career on Wall Street, Kimberly was a Vice President working as an Institutional Equity Salesperson for Montgomery Securities for 10 years. She covered the top money managers throughout the US and Canada. She joined Jefferies & Co as a Senior Vice President managing the Western Region Institutional Sales group, while continuing to cover the top money managers.
Kimberly leverages her extensive experience selling equities to top money managers throughout the US and Canada, to successfully negotiating any Real Estate transaction seamlessly for her clients. Kimberly is well versed in Marin's neighborhoods, towns, cities, and education system.
Living in the Bay Area for 35 years, 25 years in Marin and having 2 sons in local Marin schools, Kimberly spends a lot of time volunteering in the community and serving on various local Boards. Kimberly has a collection of resources ranging from the best local breakfast spots to vetted contractors. With her reliable list of valuable resources, Real Estate experience and unsurpassed knowledge of Marin's many communities, Kimberly can guide her clients through every aspect of a Real Estate transaction seamlessly.
Relocating to Marin, downsizing, upsizing, first time home buying, final home purchase or sale, or a lot to build a dream home, no matter the undertaking, Kimberly works seamlessly until the job at hand is completed with 100% satisfaction.