Selling your Florida home tips.
A new promotion that requires you to relocate, a new
baby on the way, perhaps you are downsizing or you are now in the position
financially to purchase or build your dream home, whatever the reason
for deciding to sell, the following tips should be useful to you during
the process.
- Make the commitment. Life offers its
fair share of stressful situations. We counsel home
buyer and sellers that this is often the single biggest financial transaction
they will be involved in during their lifetime and as such, this transaction
requires a total resolve and commitment by all parties involved to
help ease or eliminate stress during the home selling process. Everyone
who has a say in the decision to sell should be 100% behind the effort. Negotiations
of offers, signing of addendums, responding to inspection, environment,
appraisal and other legal documents and forms are all items that need
to be dealt with in a timely, precise and informed manner. Those
who have made the commitment to sell should have no troubles meeting
these guidelines.
- Hire the best. In order to hire the
best you will need to interview those real estate agents you are considering. Successful
companies and agents leave clues to their success. The best companies
will often have been in the market area for many years and the best
agents will choose to align with these companies. The
best companies and agents will have clear, defined marketing
strategies that can be custom fitted to your home selling needs;
they have been successful and in place long before you even considered
selling your home. The
best companies and agents will be readily accessible to their customers,
knowledgeable on local market
trends and continuously seeking the training
and education that will insure a smooth, stress-free transaction that
will last long after closing. Ask about those qualifications
when interviewing agents to sell your home. Take your time.
Choosing the best agent and company prior to listing your home will
save time and money.
- Sell the best. In a market with so
many homes to choose from in any specific price range, size and location,
your goal should be to offer the best possible home to prospective
buyers possible. Stage
your home so it presents itself in the
best light to each and every prospective buyer. Grab a can of
paint and do some touching up, clean the carpets and deodorize to eliminate
pet and/or tobacco smells. Make the deal attractive. Buyers
not making offers? Make them an offer. Offer concessions,
offer to pay buyer closing costs, buy down their mortgage rate, offer
a reduced price for quicker closing if they agree to purchase
"as is" or if they agree to some other contingency of importance to
you. To be the best, you need to beat the best. Ask your agent
to take you on a tour of other homes similar to yours that are currently
on the market. Afterward compare the plus' and minuses and implement
the changes needed to make your home the best home on the market.
With over 40 years in the Florida real estate business,
we can provide a proven track record of our success during any market
conditions. Call or contact us today for a no obligation free market
evaluation of your home or property. |
