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7 Simple Tips for Selling Your House Fast

Written by Posted On Sunday, 05 November 2017 22:57

If you've ever tried to sell a house before, or you've been with a friend who tried doing the same, then you'll understand how frustrating the process can be. With every new day your hope keeps rising that a perfect buyer will come and you'll get the best offer.

However, it's not always that complex, especially if you know different other ways through which you can sell houses speedily, without losing out on the profits involved.

Here are seven tips:

1. Post a video of your house on YouTube

Get a Flip cam that's not too expensive and tour round your home and neighbourhood.

Talk of all the exciting moments you had in the house and all the fun you had with your neighbours, your favourite coffee shop, etc.

Most buyers will like to know that a home housed so many interesting memories. It helps them look forward to being in it and creating their memories too.

2. Post your home's listing on Facebook

Facebook is more than just updating your status and liking pictures.

You can connect with lots of amazing people who are influential enough to get your house sold in a couple of days. Just put up your home's listing and watch those likes and share buttons do the wonders.

3. Put the house in good condition

There are probably many other sellers who are willing to sell their house at the lowest price possible, just so the house can be off the market as soon as possible.

To have an upper hand, it's best you leave the house in good condition at all times.

You can have a termite inspection prior to the time you'll be showing the potential buyers around, or have all the broken objects fixed in advance.

Imagine how interested the buyers will be when they find out that there's little or no repair to be done. This is how you want to leave them feeling so they can hasten their decision to purchase your house.

4. House sale company

Instead of going through excess stress, just look for house sale companies, such as House Buy Fast, to buy the property directly from you, using their own cash funds. You move out at your own time and might even get free valuation for your property.

5. Make the exterior attractive

No, it's not only the interior aspect of the house the buyers are interested in. They want a house with a good exterior too. How are people going to know the interior is welcoming when the exterior already looks unattractive?

Renovate the exterior, give it some fresh paint, put up a clean landscape and put out some outdoor furniture.

Once they set their eyes on the attractive exterior, they're already blown away. Leave them fantasizing about the good life they'll have if they eventually buy the house.

6. Leave some things behind

This might sound odd and probably unrealistic, but it's one of the fastest ways to get your house sold.

There are lots of competitors out there, with their houses in better condition than yours, and even with lower prices than yours. You probably won't even stand a chance against them.

However, you can distinguish your house by leaving behind some personal properties – valuable properties such as a plasma screen TV, kitchen appliances, etc.

7. Stay ahead

You can stay ahead of the game by working with your agent or broker to get knowledge of the price and condition of the other homes competing against yours.

See a few open houses in your area and do a real estate reality check. It's the same buyers seeing your home that are also seeing the others. Be sure your house is in good condition so the comparison comes out in your home's favour.

To crown it all, always listen to your agent, especially if they have a successful record of selling houses in your area, as their recommendations always produce good results.

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Martina Angel is a writer and real estate agent. She is especially interested in the purchase, ownership, management, rental and sale of real estate for profit. She also volunteers for local water conservation charities in her free time.

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