Wednesday, 1 February 2012

How To Get The Best Price For Your House

By Troy Jones


It is not easy to sell a house. The trick is how to convince a buyer that he is buying a quality property at a reasonable price, your price that is.

Here are four tips to help you sell your home for top dollar.

Give the impression that you have several serious buyers. Create an environment where multiple buyers are competing to buy. You can make this happen by manipulating events wherein a buyer arrives just as a previous buyer is about to leave the premises. This strategy taps into a buyer's fear of loss, the single greatest spark to get a buyer to buy now.

Look for Realtors with proven track record. Get their profiles and review their success in closing transactions advantageous to the house owner. Make a list of agents, choose the three most promising, and let them convince you they can best serve your interest. They should have a workable plan ready for immediate implementation. You should reserve the right to remove your property from the listing if you are not happy with the way things are going.

Put a premium on the appearance of your house. The house should be clean and tidy inside and outside, and let the sunlight in. Get the temperature right, and make sure the house smells nice. There are three things that you must pay attention to: How the house looks from the curb, when in front of the main door, and as soon as you open the door and enter the house. The combination of these three views gives the prospective buyer his or her first impression of the house. Your job then is to make the house presentable.

Colorful flowers are excellent adornments to improve the look of your property. If necessary, repaint or replace the front door.

Inside, the master bedroom and the kitchen are the critical areas. The bathroom must have a fresh smell and the hand towels are new, and you can put some fresh flowers in the kitchen.

Spend money for the upgrades that buyers want most. Improvements must be in good taste and need not be expensive, and just to make sure that you will do things right, inspect several houses that have similarities with your property. See what final touches are popular with actual buyers. A Jacuzzi is nice, but it must be suitable for the house and you have to consider if the cost will be justified relative to the price of the house. All house improvements are investments, and the ideal return on investments should be double the value.




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