Selling
Oct 31st, 2009 by TracyJones
Are You Making These Mistakes Selling Your Home?
Plus, How To Sell Your Home For Top Dollar In Any Market
Ready to list or, “sell” your property?
Great!
Before I go too far, I’d like to share an article I wrote recently for a local publication, News From The Office. I hope it’s helpful. Then, further below, are details about listing your property for sale.
Selling your most valuable asset in a down economy can be tough. But, suffering through a year or more of trying to sell your home doesn’t have to be your reality. The average home in the Salem-area, as of this writing, could be on the market up to 6 months. Your property may sell quicker or it might even take longer.
There are many factors that can affect how long a property is listed before selling: price, location, amenities, competition, and the number of people looking for homes in the area, all contribute.
If you’d like to cut down the time it takes to sell your home, and get top dollar, here are five things you can do to immediately tilt the odds of selling your home, quicker and in your favor:
1.) Clean up the clutter, both inside and out. From the yard to the bedrooms!
2.) Add fresh paint, inside and out. Keep the paint modern and neutral in color, yet, appropriate for the time-period your home was built, and fitting for the neighborhood;
3.) Keep the yard trimmed, free of weeds and place fresh bark;
4.) Update/Upgrade – do so with caution. Historically, kitchens and bathrooms provide the biggest bang-for-your-buck; and,
5.) Do one thing every day that will expose your property to the potential buyers out there.
Marketing (#5 above) is the key to getting your home sold. Exposure to as many prospective buyers that meet YOUR selling criteria is critical.
Every day your house sits on the market for sale, is one more day you’ll be responsible to pay the ongoing expenses of upkeep, mortgage payments, taxes and insurance.
If you’re interested in selling your home now, or down the road at a future date, contact me for a 100% FREE, no-obligation 1-on-1 consultation. You’ll receive my unique, one-of-a-kind Special Report, personalized for your property titled, “The 10-Point How To Sell Your Property Now!” Analysis.
Download the details on this PDF file on additional listing information, fees, my real estate listing guarantee, and more!
Click here to access my Listing Guarantee Pack.
Or, if you prefer, call or email me.
Just to start, all listings I maintain are advertised on the following websites (where buyers are most actively searching):
- craigslist.com
- Google Base
- Oodle
- Hot Pads
- Trulia
- Dot Homes
- ERA.com
- This website, TracyJonesBroker.com
- Zillow
- Back Page
- Vast
- Enormo
- Front Door
- and many others…
Tracy Jones is a licensed Oregon real estate broker with ERA Northwest Professional Realty. Tracy works with Buyers and Sellers of residential properties, bare land and small investment properties. You can contact her at: 503-569-7821, or via email: TracyJonesBroker@gmail.com. You may also learn more about her services at www.TracyJonesBroker.com. ERA Northwest Professional Realty, 2100 Lancaster Dr NE, Ste 1A, Salem, OR 97305, 503-364-0955.
