4 Simple Steps To Getting Your Home Sold

4 Simple Steps to Getting Your Home SOLD

Have you been trying unsuccessfully to sell your home?

If your listing has expired, these are the four steps you can take NOW, before you go back on the market, to ensure that this time your home sells for the most money in the shortest time.

Some people look at todays buyers market, where homes sit on the market for months, where sellers slash prices, and still their homes dont sell and proclaim that its impossible to sell a home right now. THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE.

It may be more difficult to sell a home now than it was two years ago at the height of the sellers market. But its not impossible. Thats why its so important that home sellers understand the four steps that make the difference between homes that sell and homes that dont.

Step 1: Create a winning team

You and your real estate agent are partners in the process of selling your home. Your real estate agent should give you regular feedback and communicate with you frequently about the steps hes taken to market your home. You should work together to determine the best price for your home, ways to maximize your homes appeal, and the different marketing tools youll use.

When looking for a real estate agent to help you sell your home, talk with two or three before making your choice. Think about:

• Does the agent have a written marketing plan tailored to your home?
• Does the agent have the connections necessary to get your house in front of many other real estate agents and prospective buyers? According to the National Association of Realtors, 82% of home sales are the result of agent connections.
• Is the agents personality compatible with yours? Think about whether or not you will be able to work closely with this person for a number of months on a process that can be emotionally and financially sensitive.
• Has your agent offered references for you to talk with?
• Whats the agents track record? The number of years that an agent has been in the business is less important than the agents track record. Are his clients happy with him?
• Is the agents price quote in line with the selling price of other homes in your area? Your agents willingness to share with you his market analysis is key if hes unwilling, wonder what he may be hiding.

Step 2: Price your house at fair market value

Get an idea of what other homes in your area are selling for and how long theyre staying on the market with a market analysis. Ask your real estate agent to do a review of why some homes on the market didnt sell. It can give you insight into what buyers are looking for (and not looking for).

You should set your asking price at the market value for your home. Determining your homes market value is a complex task one that a real estate agent can help you with. Generally, a good way to figure out your homes market value is to look at the prices of similar homes that have sold in your neighborhood in the last six months.

For a FREE market study of the recent home listings and sales in your neighborhood, click here or call the real estate experts at MyPhoenixMLS.com at 602-318-1114 or 1-866-249-1678 or e-mail info@myphoenixmls.com.

Step 3: Get your home showcase-ready

A buyers decision to buy is based largely on emotion, not reason. Prospective buyers will pay attention to how they feel in your home. Can they imagine themselves at home there? Isnt that the same way your purchased your home?

If your home is in movie-in condition, with neutral decorations so that the buyer can envision her family at the dining room table or snuggled up on the couch, youre on your way to a sale. But if the house needs cleaning or repairs or you have so many highly personalized decorations that the buyer cant imagine himself living in your home, then a sale is going to be much more difficult.

Give your walls a fresh coat of paint. Have the carpet steam cleaned. If you have a pre-inspection, consider making all of the suggested repairs. Some people think that simply offering the buyer an allowance to take care of those tasks is sufficient. Its not. If youre home isnt movie-in ready clean and repaired the buyer will be less excited about buying it in the first place, never mind a repairs allowance.

Some things to do to get your home showcase-ready include:

• Removing highly personalized decorations in favor of neutral ones
• Picking up
• Getting rid of all odors
• Giving your home a good scrub-down
• Minding the yard

Its also important to pay attention to how the outside of your home looks (called curb appeal, for the way your home looks from the curb). If your home lacks curb appeal the yards not well-maintained, there are grease spots in the driveway then prospective buyers may keep on driving rather than come in for a look. And if they do come in, youve already lost your chance to make a great first impression.

For an analysis of the ways that you can stage your home to showcase features that most interest buyers, give a great first impression, help buyers envision themselves living in your home, and make your home stand out from the rest call upon the experts at MyPhoenixMLS.com. The real estate experts at myphoenixmlshomevalues.com and myphoenixmls.com are Certified Home Marketing Specialists (CHMS). They know what buyers are looking for and what you can do to make sure your home is not eliminated from consideration. Call 866-249-1678 or 602-318-1114 today for more information. You can also email us at info@myphoenixmls.com.

Step 4: Market like its going out of style

Marketing is how you get the word out about your home for sale. Your real estate agents ability to market your home efficiently is key to the sale of your home. When interviewing real estate agents, ask about their marketing strategies. Ask how much they spend on advertising and where they advertise. (How much money a real estate agent spends on marketing is not nearly as important as how he spends it.) Ask what kind of innovate technologies they use to market your home (in todays highly competitive housing market, old selling methods arent as effective).

The experts at myphoenixmlshomevalues.com and myphoenixmls.com use a multi-point marketing strategy at every client property. We consistently get our clients the most money the market will bear in the least amount of time.

Our plan includes:

1. Showcasing your home with an online virtual tour
2. Showcasing your home as a Featured Listing on Realtor.com
3. Featuring your property on MyPhoenixMLS.com and several other websites including Google, Yahoo, Craigs List, Trulia and more
4. Set up a toll-free number with pre-recorded information about your home, available 24-7 (and follow up on each inquiry with a personal phone call)
5. Target marketing to active real estate agents who work with buyers in your neighborhood.
6. Utilize the extensive Keller Williams relocation program to capture out of town buyers
7. Provide you with weekly updates detailing our marketing efforts, including comments from prospective buyers and agents who have visited your home

And theres much more!

So if you are ready to sell, what are you waiting for? Contact the experts at myphoenixmlshomevalues.com and myphoenixmls.com TODAY so that you can achieve your goals. We can be reached 602-318-1114 or at info@myphoenixmls.com