for Selling Your House Faster & For theHighest Price

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JOHN CARSERSales Representative Re/Max Realtron Realty Ltd., Brokerage

Brokerage independently owned and operated this guide not intended to solicit sellers or buyers currently under contract with a brokerage

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Get Professional Pictures of Your House Taken

The first thing potential buyers will see of your home are the photos you post online. Photos are the number one criteria that are going to determine whether they end up deciding to schedule a showing or not.

However, you can’t just snap a few pictures of your house and call it a day, there are some specific features of your home you need to highlight in order to get the most out of these pictures.

• A professional will highlight the homes best angles to emphasize the size of the house, the landscaping and the surrounding area.

• Be sure to take your photos on a day with great lighting so your buyers can envision the joy of living there on a beautiful day.

• Feature yourself and your family in a select few pictures to add a human aspect to home. People will feel more invited to come into your home for a viewing.

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Clear our all of Your Home's Clutter

Between moving out, packing and the need to live in your home at the same time, one of the most difficult parts of the home selling process is keeping the house tidy and neat for prospective buyers.

Unfortunately, it’s hard for people walking through your home to look past your clutter and envision living there. Clutter will create feelings of anxiety and even make your home look smaller than it actually is.

You will have a hard time getting top dollar for your house if it appears to be messy or disorganized. An easy way to keep the clutter out of your house is to rent a storage unit during the sales process or until you can start moving your belongings into your new home.

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Fix Everything You Can Find

One of the most powerful pieces of leverage you can use to sell your house quickly is the fact that your house passes inspection with flying colors.

Although this may sound like a lot of work, it will pay dividends. Most issues are visual in nature, such as leaks, rusty faucets, protruding nails, stains on the floor and broken windows, all risk you not only failing inspection and pushing the sale of your home back a few months, but also run the risk of turning off your potential buyers.

The move in process should be as easy as possible and the first step to doing this is making these repairs. It’s very easy to ask your friends or simply check online for a local handy-man who can clear up these issues at a relatively inexpensive price.

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Price Your Property Competitively

Nothing will repel buyers from your door more than an over-priced listing.

A competent listing agent will be able to guide you through the your local market and provide the data and research you need to sell your home for top dollar. It’s important to choose a price that will attract people to your house quickly, and just competitively enough to create a bidding war between multiple parties which can drive your home up.

Keep in mind that in the age of the internet, buyers have done their research on your house. Public information makes it very easy to find out how much you’ve paid for your house and how much other homes in the area have sold for. If you are going to ask a premium for your house, it better be perfect inside and out.

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Be Upfront About Any Shortfalls of the Property

There will never be a truly perfect property. Every house has its shortcomings some of which, no amount of paint or staging will ever be able to hide.

The secret is to present these shortcomings in a way that don’t outweigh the positives of the property. Never fail to acknowledge what might not be favorable to your property. This will do two things.

It will keep uninterested buyers from wasting your time coming to view the property.

It will prevent buyers coming in with a larger than life perception and leaving disappointed.

Write your listing as an honest portrayal of your home and you’ll be appreciated by everyone involved in the transaction.

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Maximize Your Home'sCurb Appeal

Your home's curb appeal is the start of your buyers experience viewing your home.

For your house this could mean adding sod, planting flowers, painting the front door, and cleaning the window sills. Most buyers will form their initial opinion of your house within seconds of pulling up to the home. Make sure it’s a favorable one.

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Stage the House to Show Each Room Properly

Some families don’t need every room in the house so they wind up using it differently than originally intended.

However for the purposes of selling your house, prospective buyers will want to see that your home includes everything they need.

An easy way to do this is with staging. Be sure that all of the dining areas, offices, and bedroom are properly staged so that during open houses and walk throughs your buyers can see what each room is used for. If a room has no obvious use, give it one!

This also eliminates any confusion with your listing. If you advertise 3 bedrooms, but you have 4 rooms in which you have bedding furniture set up, this could leave your buyers and other agents confused and less willing to show your house.

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Make the Property Easy to Show

Selling a house is a numbers game. As much as you want to attract the right buyer, the more people you have come and look at your house, the higher your chances are to finding one who can pay the price that you're asking.

Make your house available to prospective buyers in the morning, night and weekends. Understand that buyers schedules are often as busy as your own, and since it is you who need something from them, it makes sense to accommodate them. Most buyers feel at ease and less pressured when the sellers aren’t in the home because they have the ability to speak freely and discuss their thoughts honestly.

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Eliminate Any Smells or Foul Odors

This is one of the most common ways home sellers can create an uncomfortable environment for prospective buyers.

Things like pets, smoking and cooking create a mix of odors that may be otherwise unpleasant to people foreign to your house.

Febreze and other cleaning agents also produce strong odors that create an uncomfortable sensory experience for people walking through your house. Have your house professionally cleaned and consider more subtle scents to keep your house smelling new and fresh.

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Hire a Reputable Agent You Trust to Sell Your Home

John Carser @Calljohnnow has been serving Canada’s residents for over two decades. He’s saved hundreds of home sellers and buyers a lot of time while maximizing the value of their home by implementing each of these methods outlined above.

If you would like to speak with John for a no obligation evaluation of your home and discuss some of the best options for selling your home quickly at the highest possible price, CALL JOHN NOW at 416-823-8980 or simply send an email to john@calljohnnow.com so we can get your home up on the market today!

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