Hello World! Welcome Friends! In order to get the most for your home you must price it correctly. Discover this homeowner’s guide on how to ensure you get the highest price for your home.
Every year, about five million Americans sell a home. And according to one recent survey, about 30 percent of them are brought to tears at some point during the home-selling process.
These aren’t usually happy tears, either! Instead, many people end up crying while selling their home because they’re so stressed out about it.
If you want to eliminate at least some of the stress that comes along with selling a home, start by listing it for the right price. You’ll be able to bring in the highest price possible for your home when you take this approach.
But what is the right price? It’s not always easy to calculate where you should price your home. Here are some of the ways that you can price your home right so that you bring in great offers for it.
Use the Internet to Figure Out the Value of Your Home
Years ago, it was very difficult for homeowners to figure out how much their home was worth before they put it up on the open market.
Today, that’s no longer the case. There are dozens of websites that will allow you to check out the estimated value of your home in just seconds. These websites use complicated algorithms to determine how much your home is worth.
You should not simply use whatever number these sites spit back at you to price your home when you’re trying to sell it. That’s not going to result in you fetching the highest price for your home.
But it’s not a bad idea to compare the values that several of these sites give you as a good starting point. If nothing else, it might make you rethink if right now is the right time to sell your home if all the sites are telling you your home is worth way less than you thought.
Take a Look at How Much Homes in Your Area Are Selling For
Are there a lot of homes in your immediate area that are for sale? Take a look at how much those homes are selling for at the moment.
Ideally, you should try to find homes that look like yours and have most of the same features inside of them. Unless the people selling those homes picked a price for them out of thin air, there’s a good chance that those prices are rooted in some research of the local real estate market.
You should also try to find some homes in your area that have sold in recent weeks to see how much they went for. That can provide you with clues as far as what you should attempt to sell your home for.
Consider Pricing Your Home Competitively
Once you’ve looked around and seen what other homes in your area are selling for right now, use that information to your advantage. Think about pricing your home just under the prices for other homes to get more eyes on your property.
You obviously won’t want to take this approach if you feel as though homeowners in your area have listed their homes too low. But if it seems like these homeowners have listed their homes for a fair price, list your home for a little less than they did.
This will make people who may not have considered your home otherwise to think about checking it out. This is an especially effective strategy if you live in a desirable area that people want to move to.
Be Strategic When Setting the Price for Your Home
When you walk into a grocery store, a clothing store, or just about any other store, it’s rare to see anything on sale for, say, $5. You’re most likely to see things for $4.99 as opposed to an even $5.
Stores do this because it makes items appear as though they’re cheaper than they are. They also do it because it often makes it seem as though items are on sale.
You can do the same thing with a home. You’ll often get more nibbles when you price your home for, say, $229,900 as opposed to $230,000. Even though there isn’t much difference in those two prices, the first one will look like a whole lot less to some people.
At the same time, it’s usually smart to keep the price of your home as close to a multiple of five as you can get it.
You’re not going to attract a ton of extra attention by listing your home for $227,900 instead of $229,900. The only way to make people feel like they’re getting a better deal is by dropping it down to $224,900.
Ask a Real Estate Agent to Help Price Your Home
Unless you have a strong background in real estate, pricing a home as accurately as you can get it is going to prove to be almost impossible. You should bring a realtor on board to assist you in setting your price.
Allow a real estate agent to walk through your home and check out comparable homes in your area. Then, have a realtor price your home based on what they’re able to find.
You’ll sleep better at night knowing you have given yourself every chance to bring in the highest price for your home by calling on a realtor for help.
Sell Your Home and Get the Highest Price Possible for It
There is a science to setting the right price when you’re selling a home. It’s a science that most realtors know and understand well.
If you don’t feel confident in pricing your home before you sell it yourself, don’t be afraid to trust a professional to help you. They can reduce the stress that you feel when selling a home and increase your chances of getting the highest price for your house.
Would you like to see some of the ways you might be able to bring the value of your home up before selling it? Read our blog to find tips on preparing your house for a sale.
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