Making Better Real Estate Decisions

When it is time to list your home for sale, you don't want to pick a price that you think it is worth and post your own sign in the yard. In fact, your home is such a big investment that you should pay for extra sales services along with an agent's experience in order to market your home for the highest price within a short period of time on the market. In order to help you do so, here are some tips that you can use to help with your upcoming home listing and sale.

Prepare Your Home For Sale

As a homeowner, you have a lot of value in your home from time spent there, memories made, and money put into the home through payments, maintenance, and updates during your ownership there. And all of this investment should be available in equity that you can cash out and use to put toward your next home. It is important that you make your home look as attractive as possible based on the market you are selling in. When you can make your home look more appealing, cozy, and attractive than the home for sale down the street, you can potentially sell it for more. 

Make necessary repairs and clean your home to give it the best chance in the sales market, and then consider the furniture and decor in the home. Evaluate if you should declutter and remove any old or worn-out furnishings so you can replace them with items that add to the interior of the home. If you are moving out of your home and it will be vacant during showings, seriously consider arranging for home staging to showcase the home's rooms and interior for the chance of a better and higher sales price.

Look For a Specialized Real Estate Agent

Your real estate agent is going to be your expert in pricing, listing, marketing, and negotiating the sale of your home, so choose one who has experience to do so. You can find out their sales statistics by asking them for this information or you can also ask for references from past clients.

Your realtor may also provide a home staging service included with their commission price. An agent who provides home staging with furnishings and decor is going to benefit both of you in the transaction. You will likely sell the home for more, and the agent's commission will be higher from a higher sale price.  

Contact a home staging real estate agent for more information.