How To Make Your House Show Like One

One of the major factors in getting your house to sell quickly is simply put; make it attractive.

Most buyers select their home based on emotion and then justify the decision with facts, so it's important to make the house inviting and pleasant.

Yours is not the only property the prospective buyer will see. You are competing with model homes, homes that have been professionally decorated and homes that have no children, not pets and Mr. and Mrs. Perfection as owners.

There are things you can do that will keep your home from selling in a timely manner. I suggest avoiding them! A good real estate agent won't let your home languish on the market, because the job of a real estate agent is to sell houses. When a house sits too long on the local MLS, buyers and agents alike start wondering what's wrong with the home (or its sellers). You don't want that!

Why your house won't sell

You're asking too much

Sellers who ask more for their property than the market can support usually end up with their house on and off the market several times, wasting time and money for everyone involved. An experienced agent (that's me) can be trusted to get you the highest price possible in the market. Work with your Realtor to price your home accurately for the market conditions and you will have a much more pleasant home-selling experience.

There a lot of tips and tricks in staging your home to potential buyers for a fast sale. Don't make the mistake of thinking of your real estate transaction as a purely financial decision. It's much more than that. You need to give your home an emotional appeal when presenting it to home buyers as well. This is called home staging, and I can take a look at your home to give you customized advice to get it to sell faster.

Tips on home staging

Getting the best price for your Seattle home is determined by several important factors:

The market

The marketing

The price

You can't do much about the market you're in, but you and your agent can do a lot in marketing your property to overcome any negative market conditions that might be present. This includes setting a price that is high enough to satisfy your needs as a seller, but not so high that it is out of the ordinary for a similar property.