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Important Questions To Answer Before Selling Your Beloved Residence

what you need to know before selling home

So you have found a new job, with a great compensation package and managerial title. The only thing is that it is in another state, and you will have to relocate. You are definitely not going to turn the new position down, so it is time to sell the house and move on with your life.

If you have never sold a house, then this article will be a great source of information to help you in that aspect. There are many facets of selling a house that you need to be aware of so that you can sell it quickly and get the most money in your pocket on the way out of town to start your new life.

Your Sale Timing

There are prime times to sell a home which happens to be the spring and summer time. Which is not to say that you will not be able to sell your house any other time, but prospects tend to be looking in that time period of May June, and July.

Also, as a quick fact, the day that you put your house on the market seems to matter as well. Houses going on the market on a Thursday seem to have a quicker sales time than any other day of the week. That fact, observed in 2019 came from Redfin which is a real estate brokerage firm and website established in 2004.

Realtor or Not

When it comes to selling homes, using a realtor is a valuable tool. Although they can be a big advantage as far as knowing the tasks to be done to sell your home, they will also pocket about 5% of your sales. Depending on how soon you have to sell and move, you could start off on your own and see what happens if you know your house and neighborhood are prime for a seller’s market.

For instance, If you are in California and you don’t want to communicate with a realtor, but you need to get this sale done quickly, there is another way to sell your home. You could sell your California house fast for cash and not have to worry about any sales pitches or tours of your property.

Then there is the realtor and their knowledge of what they do and how established they are in selling homes. A reputable real estate company can make your job easier.

Your House

Another important factor in selling your house is the house itself. What kind of shape is it in? What type of curb appeal does it have?  Starting with having good curb appeal (how your house looks from the street and its surroundings) is paramount to selling your home because first, you have to have prospects to actually come to your door. 

Let’s assume you know your house pretty well as far as its quirks and repairs needed. You could take care of things before you get your house out on the market then use the point of ‘new roof installed recently’ as a selling point for the house. Or you could just sell the house ‘as is’.

The fact is that approximately 76% of home buyers want a move-in ready home and no repairs to look forward to. 

It may be worth your while to have a house inspector come in and check out your home from roof to basement for any repairs that need to be made. This can give you a better idea of what you are dealing with. They are experts, so they will know what to look for and save you a headache in the future. 

A prospect, if truly interested in the home, would be asking for-or get done themselves- a home inspection to make sure they are not buying a ‘lemon home’.

Selling

If there are fixtures in your home you want to keep for your next, make sure that you remove and replace those fixtures before you try to sell. Plus, when trying to sell there are several things that will help your home be more marketable from the inside.

  • Declutter your home. Make it as minimal as possible as to what you have lying around.

  • Paint the walls in a neutral color to help make the rooms look more spacious, bright, and clean.

With the questions you may have not known before about selling a home, you are now more knowledgeable on making the whole home sales process as comfortable as possible.