Home Selling

With something as personally and financially important as selling your home, you want to do everything in your power to make sure the process is seamless! Sure, there are always unforeseeable issues that can arise, but some of the most common problems are self-inflicted! The goal of this post is to warn current and future sellers about some of the easily-avoidable ways that they can sabotage their own sale.

If there's one thing that can doom any listing instantly, it's poor photos of the home. When searching for anything online, the first thing we all look at is the photo. No one would buy a shirt or a bag online if it looks ugly in the pictures, so why would a home be any different? Luckily, there are some simple photography tricks that can take the appeal of any home up a notch without major renovations! It is especially important because of a market with relatively quick transactions. Often people are searching for homes via the computer and it is essential that your on-line prescence really knocks it out of the park.

All sellers look forward to the day when their home listing finally goes live; after all, in many cases they have worked hard for weeks or months to get the property ready for potential buyers. Although everyone dreams of a quick sale, the unfortunate reality is that sometimes a home just sits... and sits... and sits. If your home has been on the market for several months and you aren't receiving reasonable offers (or even unreasonable ones!), then it might be time to consider withdrawing the listing. Of course, this is no easy decision, so how do you know when a change is necessary? Here are four signs that it might be time for a tactical retreat.