Tips for selling your home
Selling your home can be a daunting idea. There’s a lot to think over. Questions like should you buy or sell first? When is the best time to sell? How should you market your property to get the best results, just to pick a few.’ Let’s cut right to the chase by looking at industry best practices.
When is the best time to sell your property?
There are a few factors that play a part when it comes to listing your property that won’t have much to do with the time of the year. Things like personal circumstances and market conditions are going to play the biggest role in choosing when to market your property. However, if the market is right and it is time for you to sell, then it makes sense to opt for the time of year best suited to attracting buyers. Here, we take a look at the benefits of listing your property at different times of the year.
Marketing your property
Great marketing can mean your property attracts enough interest for your agent to manage competition for you. This is where the best prices are achieved. It is far better than the agent having to put the hard-sell on people who haven't contacted about the property and therefore may be mismatched or uninterested for other reasons. Learn more below about how the marketing process works best.
Preparing your home for sale
Why choose to hold open homes when selling? Open homes are one of the most effective ways of marketing a property and attracting interest from a wide variety of buyers. Some of the advantages are:
You have plenty of time to ensure your property is tidy and ready for inspections
Open homes can create plenty of activity, even in a slow market
Interest and activity can trigger urgency with buyers
Dave’s time is put to best and most effective use. They will have the opportunity to talk to numerous people about your property
Comments from open home visitors can provide feedback on price, presentation, sales appeal, etc.
The Best Way to sell your home
With market conditions constantly changing and no two properties ever the same there’s never one ‘tried and true’ method of selling. The type of property you wish to sell and the timeframe in which you want to do it ultimately determine the most appropriate and effective marketing strategy.
Harcourts people are top achievers, no matter what it takes. And, while the result should always be what’s best for you, that outcome can be achieved in a number of different ways.
Accepting an offer
My commitment to you is to bring you each offer formally in writing. I will do this by providing interested buyers with a contract, and will give both you and the potential buyer the opportunity to add conditions when negotiating the sale of your property.
Competing the Sale
Settlement generally takes place between you and the purchaser and your legal/financial representatives. Officially, it’s where ownership passes from you to the purchaser, and the balance of the sale price is paid to you or your financial institution/ bank.