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WHAT CAN I DO TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF MY HOME?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’re looking to sell your home in the near future, you may be wondering how to increase its value to bring you the best price possible. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to increase your home’s value and not break your budget in the process. Here we will explore eight ways that you can easily increase your home’s value, with a little creativity, your budget can stay…

The fact is that you can look up anything online, literally, but the answers and information may not be the best. There is a ton of good information available, if you dig around in the right places, however, there is a ton of bad information out there too. Users must be careful to land on reputable resources instead of the many unethical ones that are online. While Zillow has grown…

Do you need your home to be professionally staged before selling it? No, you do not, but it can help increase the price you are seeking as well as make it look great for potential buyers. Everyone wants their house to look its best, and by hiring a professional staging company, you have a better chance of it looking so good that buyers cannot pass it up. Some studies…

So you’ve decided to put your home on the market, and let others enjoy it as you have. One of the first things any real estate agent will suggest is to have an open house. Many realtors do not like open houses, as they consider them a waste of time and effort. Therefore, be sure that the agent you choose to sell your house is open to the idea of…

Pricing too high can be detrimental to sellers in a couple of different ways. First of all, there is a built up pool of buyers waiting for homes that match their criteria to come on the market. If a home matches the buyer's criteria, but is priced outside of their search parameters, they may never even see it. If the price is higher than other comparable homes, they are going…

There are many negotiating points, with price, of course being the biggest. The best negotiation is to avoid negotiaton at all by pricing right and making someone want to give the asking price. However, in the real world, people are conditioned to offer less. If a buyer offers less and a seller wants to counter for more, they could take into consideration other points the buyer may have asked for.…

If a seller knows they want to list in the spring, they need to prepare their home in the winter. They should take the cold momths to paint, do repairs and get ready. They need to have an appointment on the calendar with a Realtor so that they can get paperwork done and the home is ready to hit the market when the spring selling season begins.

The biggest mistake overall is pricing too high. The mentality of "let's just try it" at this price is often a huge mistake. Also, trying to sell on ones own is a mistake some sellers make. Equally important is ignoring repair or updates that need to be made. A seller who really wants to get top dollar for their home will do repairs, price right and consult with a Realtor.

A seller who has a pre-listing inspection is ahead of the game and won't be surprised by things that could kill a deal when a buyer has inspections done. By having a pre-listing inspection a seller can choose to address any major issues found, and be transparent about other, smaller issues that may need to be addressed. They could even provide the inspection for the buyer's to see, giving peace…

This is an answer that can have many variables, but generally speaking it takes from 30-45 days to close on a home as long as everything goes smoothly. This depends on if there are any contingencies that need to be met, how quickly they are met. For instance, if a purchase is contingent on inspections, that may add time, particularly if there are any repairs that need to be performed…

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