Increase Your Chances Of Selling Your Home

One of the most stressful times in your life is trying to sell one home and buy another. Yet until you sell the home you live in, you usually run the chance of losing the home you want to buy to another buyer who doesn’t have to sell their home. So if you need to sell your home quickly, here are some tips to help you increase the traffic to your home. After all, none of us wants to spend time fixing up, cleaning up and sprucing up for an open house only to have no one show up. That’s mentally and physically exhausting.

Whether your home sells is generally based on two things. The first is the asking price and the second is the condition of the property. When you’ve priced your home correctly and you’re in a balanced buyer and seller market, there should be plenty of showings and plenty of interest.

However, if you’re in a slow buyer’s market, where there are more homes available than qualified buyers to purchase them, then you may have priced your home correctly, but not quite low enough to get a fast buyer. So if you find yourself in that market, here are a few ideas to attract people to your home over others in the area.

Weekday Evening Open House
Weekends are a popular time to hold open houses and buyers are so busy traveling from one to the next, they have a hard time concentrating. In addition, many families are tied down by other commitments on the weekend such as sports and other activities.

So, having an evening open house during the week makes your home stand out from others.

Bake Goodies
You don’t have to be a pastry chef, to make the house smell good. Make sure you offer up some goodies such as cookies or snack items. Or, you could put out cheese and fruit. Make sure it’s something people can pick up and walk around with.

Offer Bonuses
While most sellers want to lower the commission, you’d be surprised how quickly you can sell your home when you up the anty. Or, you might want to offer a bonus to the Realtor that brings you a buyer.

Special Financing
Another idea is setting up a special loan program that is offered just on your home. I’m sure you’ve seen this done with many builders. All it takes is a phone call.

Make The Sign Visible & Informative
Some buyers don’t want the hassle of calling a realtor just to find out how many bedrooms you have. There is a lot of technology available that will allow your potential buyers to call a number posted on your “for sale” sign where they will get an audio description and price for your home. So be sure to ask your Realtor about that.

If you’re having trouble finding a good realtor, then please let me know and I’ll direct you to someone who will help you sell your property