{"id":3893,"date":"2018-03-28T11:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allrightmoves.com\/?p=3893"},"modified":"2018-03-28T11:49:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:49:00","slug":"selling-a-house-whats-your-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allrightmoves.com\/selling-a-house-whats-your-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling A House? What’s Your Plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 2018 selling market is seeing rising prices, but inventories according to Kiplinger<\/a> are still low and length of time on the market may be an issue for home-sellers.<\/p>\n So, how should prospective sellers proceed?<\/p>\n Professional organizers will always advise that before you begin a project, you need to have a plan… and selling a house is no small project. Here are project steps that you can apply right away to get that house on the market!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ask yourself:\u00a0What is my goal?<\/em>\u00a0 Okay. Admittedly, that sounds like a silly question – my goal is to sell my house of course! Well, naturally. But “selling” the house is the goal put into one, sweeping, broad term. The true goal is much more specific than that.\u00a0 In clearer, more explicit terms, I could say:<\/p>\n My goal is to sell my house for a minimum of $375K, as quickly as possible (in less than 1 month) so we can go to closing before August 15th this year, because my kids start school on September 6th, and we are closing on the house we’re buying on July 28th and don’t want to carry 2 mortgages for over a month.<\/em><\/p>\n This<\/strong> is a specific goal. It answers the questions:\u00a0 What?\u00a0 How Much?\u00a0 By When? and\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 These are questions that, with a little thought and discussion, provide a realistic<\/em>\u00a0goal.\u00a0 So, I ask you as a home seller, what is your<\/em> goal?<\/p>\n Okay, so you’ve identified your goal. Now, the next question to answer is:\u00a0\u00a0How will I reach it?<\/em><\/p>\n For instance, if you’re in no rush and your goal is to make the most money possible, you may want to list on your own. Consider that listing on your own means you cannot count on a quick sale since you do not have access to the powerful listing sites that agents are privy to – and in today’s digital world, don’t doubt that that will make a difference. It will also mean that you have no way of doing any sort of background checks on the people who come to view your home. Wasting weeks or months with an unqualified buyer can cost you. On the up side, you can save as much as 6% of the sale price by listing on your own.<\/p>\n An updated kitchen or bathroom with certainly add value and increase your sale price. But, do you have time for construction delays? If you don’t have the time or cash, there are many smaller, cosmetic updates you can make. Either way, if you do not take time to look at your home with a critical eye – the eye of the\u00a0buyer<\/em> – you are most certainly going to be leaving money on the table.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Need to “get out of Dodge<\/em>” right away? – Starting a new job next month in a different state or country? Well, then you really do want to go the extra mile. Why? De-cluttering, organizing, staging and listing with a successful realtor in your area are all proven keys to selling your home quickly and for the best price. An article in Forbes<\/a> even goes so far as to remind sellers to keep the toilet seats shut. Yes, every<\/em> impression makes a difference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You’ve set your Goal and made your Plan, don’t miss your opportunity by second-guessing yourself. Since selling time is unpredictable and may require some patience and time, take advantage of this hot\u00a0spring 2018 market<\/a>\u00a0and make your move. List it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2018 selling market is seeing rising prices, but inventories according to Kiplinger are still low and length of time on the market may be an issue for home-sellers. So, how should prospective sellers proceed? Professional organizers will always advise that before you begin a project, you need to have a plan… and selling a house is no small project. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[85,140,139,108,143,142,137,141,138],"yoast_head":"\nKnow Your Goal<\/h2>\n
How will You Reach This Goal?<\/h2>\n
To use or not to use a realtor, that is the question.<\/h3>\n
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Can I list my home ‘as is’ or do I need to make updates before selling?<\/h3>\n
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Does my house need to be staged?<\/h3>\n
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What about the FIRST impression?<\/h3>\n
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Take Action!<\/h2>\n