5 Home-Selling Tips Everyone Hears—and Should Ignore

Great article from https://www.realtor.com/ by Audrey Ference that talks about how some ways to sell your home may not be what you thought.

"One of the hardest parts of selling your home is all the unknowns: Who will buy your place, and for how much? How long will it take? That uncertainty might make you particularly eager to soak up advice from just about anyone who's willing to share. Problem is, just because your sister or co-worker swear by certain rules that worked for them, it doesn't mean they'll be a magic solution for you, too."

There are a lot of times that I see people giving advice that really do not know what the market is doing and what is working. Let's face it are they in the business or have they sold more than 20 homes? For example had potential clients that were told that they should not buy a home until spring because there would be more homes listed. That is true in most cases, but there are also a lot more buyers looking for homes during the spring...so finding a home is any season is the best advice.

'You should always list your home in the spring'
"January is a great listing month," she points out. "People are back from the holidays and ready to start looking."

I personally sold a home in December 2017 two weeks before Christmas The home sold in 4 days. So selling you home today can be good in any season. Looking for homes or selling a home off season is sometimes best, just because of the lack of competition and your marketing reaches a lot more potential clients.

'You'll find your buyer at an open house'
"Open houses are exciting, akin to a debutante ball where your home makes its fresh-faced appearance to scads of suitors all at once. And that's fine, but don't expect this to be the venue where you find "the one" who makes an offer. While that can occur, open houses are more like parties, filled with swains who aren't ready to settle down, says Anita Clark, a real estate agent in Warner Robins, GA. Serious home buyers will more often request a private one-on-one showing instead."

Open houses are needed just to get people through and look at it and get the word out on the home. If the home is priced at market is will sell in today's market. Most Realtors do open houses to get more buyers in the area.

  'You can save money by paying less in commission'

Reluctant to fork over the 6% commission that real estate agents typically request to sell your home? Sure, that may seem like a lot of money, but what you might not realize is just how much work an agent does behind the scenes.

There is a lot of work behind the scenes of any real estate transaction. Getting a seasoned Realtor can get you the top price and a more stress free experience.  For example I have had multiple offers on properties and I always look at the term of each loan. Mortgages and down payments tell you a lot about a potential buyer and their ability to close a home.

The key to selling any home is the price and condition. We offer a cutting edge marketing that gets more potential buyers seeing your home and that gets it SOLD!

Need to sell your home? I'm Brett and I have sold 100's of homes like yours call 216-703-5740 EXP Realty Ohio and 602-363-6551 EXP Realty Arizona

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