Here are some home-selling tips that are easy to miss!
- Accurate market positioning
In today's market environment, Ottawa moved to the seller's market in 2017 and continues until now. Under such market conditions, the seller can be assured to lower the price appropriately and try to attract more buyers to offer, so that there will be a breakthrough price in the market. Even for the most difficult properties to sell, Bidding wars now allow the property to be sold in the shortest possible time. But remember you should have an accurate market positioning, othervise you can't have Bidding War if you bid too high.
Although many sellers are afraid to try to lower the price, in today's Ottawa market environment , it is the most effective way to get your property SOLD above the market price. - Capturing the buyer's first impression of your home
Buyers always care about the first impression of the house. This requires the seller to be well prepared before opening the door to the first buyer to see the house. Starting with your yard, each small detail is an important point that the buyer uses to judge the house：the neatly manicured lawn, the arrangement of the house's front yard, and the arrangement of the house entry all impact the first impressions the buyer makes. - Using space wisely and place your furniture correctly
In a market where buyers place orders "quickly," the seller needs to do a professional STAGING to catch the buyer's eye. Professional Staging not only can draw on strengths of the house, maximize the use of space, also can let your house value multiply.
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- Professional deep cleaning for your home
If a seller wants to spend a few hundred dollars on the most essential thing for a house, it must be deep cleaning. The standard of cleanliness in the listing house is much higher than the standard of living. All corners, including window frames, flooring, bathrooms, and kitchens, should be kept spotless as buyers look at the house to see how much the owner CARES. - Increasing the brightness of your house
How can you maximize the brightness of your house? Open the curtains, clean the Windows, switch to larger watt-number bulbs, and cut branches that block Windows. These are all small things to instantly brighten your house. Even if there is a buyer to see the room during the day, we still need to put all the indoor lighting, such as dome light, lamp, floor light, etc., all turned on, this will let your buyer have a better impression. - Painting
No matter how old a house is, it needs to behave appropriately. If you find that the paint on your front door or garage door has come off, it's worth spending a few hundred dollars to repaint it. If the walls are stained, they should be cleaned or painted. If there is any abnormal use damage, it is well worth the money to repair it too. - Taking professional photos and videos
Most buyers now start look at houses from the Internet. The quality of your online images and videos is the first step in determining whether you can break the ice. A set of professional and bright selling photos will attract more buyers to view the house than random photos. Only when the buyer comes, can we hope to get the offer. The more people come, the more chance we have to receive the offer. - Making your home fresh
If you let someone come to look at the house and smell a strange smell, that will make your house lose great impressions. How could you get rid of bad smells before you sell your house? The first order of business is a thorough clean-up. Before the buyer comes to see the house, the owner can consider buying some scented candles to eliminate the smell. If the strong odor remains after cleaning, the most effective way is to paint the walls. - Packing your personal things
Put away all your personal belongings, and keep at least half of your clothes in your closet in order. Only a small number of items such as coffee maker and cake counter can be used as decorations. Put away all daily necessities inside toilet, we can appropriately put a few white bath towel. In short, everything presented should be simple, appropriate, clean, and neat. - Hiring the right real estate agent.
A real estate agent can accurately capture the characteristics of your selling property and use the right methods to maximize the value of your home according to current market situations.
