Summertime Seller Tips - Tips for Selling Your Charlotte NC Home
What you need to know before you sell your home….
- Don't profile you, the seller -
When touring a home, buyers should not be able to tell whether a young single male or an older one, a middle-aged woman, or an older couple lives there. The buyer needs to be able to imagine themselves living in your home. Neutralize your home by decluttering and removing personal photos, trinkets, refrigerator art, personal collections, etc.
- You're selling your home - Act like you're SELLING it -
Listing your home all about the manner in which you package it. Be certain that it's presentable and ready for showings at all times.
- It's not about YOU any longer -
It's about your buyer! Stage your home with furniture and decorative accessories that appeal to a broad range of buyers. Even if you love the ceramic collection in your eterigie, featuring it is not likely to appeal to everyone. Generic staging allows buyers to see themselves in their soon-to-be home!
- It soon will not be YOUR home -
Once your home is listed, remember it’s soon not going to be yours any longer. Buyers want to buy a home in which they can envision themselves--be sure to leave plenty to the buyer's imagination when they tour your home; allow them the space to place their furniture in their minds while they are viewing.
- Be realistic -
Selling your home can be a stressful endeavor - just remember that the more realistic you are regarding your home's staging and pricing, the less stress you are likely to encounter during the process. Many sellers believe that the market is rebounding, therefore it's completely rebounded to 2007 prices! Home values have not returned to NEAR 2007 prices (at least not locally for us). Remember that when you do sell and ultimately purchase a new home, you're going to get a similar 'deal' on the new home purchase.
Realizing these tips DO work, you can now be on your way to a stress-free sale of what has likely been your greatest asset – so approach it in that manner and you'll be fine!
(THE best Charlotte home search available - no kidding!)
Debe Maxwell, CRS/Realtor®/Broker
Broker@TheCharlotteScoop.com
Phone (704) 491-3310
Thanks for the informative post!
Hi Debe-Great info my friend. I hope you have been doing well. Me busy as always. Take care my friend and have a great weekend. :-)
I love your first point! You did a great job of making it very clear.
It is difficult to remove all evidence of yourself in a house, but potential buyers should be feeling the house, and not the people who live in it. And, yes, price is king. Everything here that is priced right is falling of the shelves, but those that aren't continue to sit. Sellers, if you want to sell and are realistic, now is the time while the buyers are out there.
Debe - Those are some excellent tips! Great reminders for homeowners thinking of selling in Charlotte NC. (Don't we all wish prices were back to the levels seen in 2007!?)
Debe, great points. I have seen both sides of the coin. A well staged property sells quicker...
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Debe,
Very nice points and I especially like the one about being realistic. All too often sellers think that if they take less then they are "Giving" their home away.
Excellent tips. If only they would listen.
Good advice. Your first point is great. I have never thought of putting it that way!
Great tips Debe! Folks could learn a lot just listening to you and following your sound advice!
Debe, some sellers are so good about self motivation, letting the house show through and removing themselves. Others don't want to take the steps forward or maybe lack the belief that their home will sell.
Hope your doing great!
Of course this is great advice Debe. The hardest part is just getting the sellers to listen:)
Debe, what do you mean it is not all about ME?, You just burst my bubble,,, I have to say that I love your first tip, I never thought about that issue. Great post as usual...
Debe,
You make a extremely important point....it won't be THEIR home much longer....and no doubt if they listen to you that will happen faster than if they don't!
Some great points Debe and thanks for the read!
VB ;-)
Great advice Debe. I especially like the statement, 'It's not about you anymore' - so true.
Hi Debe, Great post as usual! Hiring a good stager can help those sellers who don't know where to begin. Even though it's titled Summertime Seller's Tips - these tips are good for all seasons. :-)