Selling Your Home? Some Helpful Tips

By Pammy McGrath


Selling your home can be a bit nerve-wracking and you might not know exactly how to get started, how long it will take, how to price your home or a myriad of other details. The following tips and tricks can make it easier and faster to sell a home and get the best possible price.

Obviously, it is best to first contact a trusted real estate agent and have them represent you and market your house. Be sure to select someone who truly understands the local real estate market because they can set a good, competitive price and they know what it is that buyers want. Your agent probably will hold a few open houses, but you want someone who thinks beyond the open house. Online real estate marketing is highly important these days and your home needs to appear on multiple real estate websites with great pictures and plenty of information.

If you are searching for agent who understands the Texas Hill Country real estate market, consider contacting the team at Nixon Real Estate. They have more than 30 years experience in this regional real estate market and can help you sell Kerrville real estate, Fredericksburg real estate or homes throughout the area.

While you might just want to sell a home as-is, this isn't always a good way to ensure a quick sale. Sometimes, it is wise to invest in an upgrade, particularly in rooms such as the master suite and the kitchen. These rooms tend to give you a good return on investment, so consider making some changes. For instance, if your kitchen is dark and out of date, repaint walls and colors with a more neutral color scheme and add new hardware to the cabinet doors. Adding granite or swapping out appliances for newer models also is a good idea. If you can only afford one major change, consider adding a fantastic stove or oven.

People have a very difficult time picturing your home as their new home, especially if your house is cluttered and crammed with your possessions. Typically a home should look fairly generic and definitely clean with all of the clutter removed. You might adore a family room with lime green walls and shelves filled with antique tea cups or shot glasses from around the world, but buyers probably will not. Pack away knickknacks and photographs and remember that when selling a home, less clutter is more appealing to buyers. At any rate, you are getting a head start on packing.

You also might consider moving out excess furnishings and cleaning out closets and your garage, as all of this makes your home look bigger and cleaner. Your yard also is a big selling point, so be sure it looks as good as possible. Keep the grass mowed, add some pretty flowers and wash the windows. You might even paint the front door or upgrade the door hardware and change out the mailbox for a few quick improvements. The first impression of a home can be a huge factor in how quickly it sells.




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