The 3 Biggest Mistakes You Must Avoid For A Quick And Profitable Home Sale
Posted on: 18 January 2019
If the time has come for you to sell your residential home and move on, then a quick and profitable sale is likely the number one thing on your mind. Thankfully, selling a home really is a science and once you understand how it works, then selling is relatively painful and can be very speedy. One important aspect of the home selling science is to avoid mistakes many sellers make that put off buyers and send them to competing properties.
Listed below are the three biggest seller mistakes you must avoid if you want a quick and profitable home sale:
1. Painting Walls with Unappealing Colors
When a buyer walks into your home for the first time, you want them to love the space and immediately imagine themselves living there. However, if you choose paint colors that aren't visually appealing to a majority of people, then you run the risk of offending the visual senses of buyers.
Imagine for a moment you find the home of your dreams. You love the outside and open the front door to discover all of the interior walls are painted bright red. Gone is the feeling this might be "the one" and it's replaced with overwhelming thoughts about the horrible paint and how much money and work it will take to fix the problem. There went the sale.
2. Ignoring Flooring Problems
The last thing buyers want to replace in a home is flooring. When the sale closes, buyers want to move in, they don't want to wait for flooring contractors. For this reason, your home's floors need to be move-in ready.
For example, if your home has mismatched floors and you have always hated them, then it's likely buyers will have the same opinion. Having one flooring option installed throughout may very well be the difference between a quick sale or not.
Additionally, carpets that are soiled or dirty put off buyers and should also be replaced. This is especially important if you have children or pets in the household.
3. Cooking Offensive-Smelling Foods
Murphy's Law dictates that as soon as you settle in for the evening and fry up some stinky fish or boil some sauerkraut, your real estate agent will call up and ask for a last-minute showing for a buyer who will only be available right then to tour your house. Once that happens, no matter how amazing your property is, the buyer will always secretly refer to it as the "stinky house" and your chances of a purchase offer are somewhere between zero and none.
When your home is listed for sale, avoid offending buyers' sense of smell by keeping your home smelling fresh. If you really want a strong-smelling food, opt for a restaurant until your home sells.
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