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How to Sell Your Home in a Competitive Market

A few tips for selling your home in a competitive housing market.

By Regina ThomasPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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Are you getting ready to sell your home? You may find that the market you are entering is very competitive. This is a level of difficulty that you need to be fully prepared for. If you play your cards right, you can still make a great profit. Here are some great new tips on how to sell in a competitive market.

Give Your Home a Total Clean Up

The first thing you will need to do to make your home competitive in a crowded market is to make it as physically attractive as possible. This will entail a total clean-up from the basement to the attic. Every area of your home needs to be in spic and span shape for it to have enough curb appeal in a hot market.

Start with the lawn outside your home. Get it neatly mowed, edged, and trimmed. Clean up the flagstones on your path and patch up any bare spots in your driveway. While you're at it, why not freshen up your home with a brand new coat of paint? It's a great way to make your home look much younger than it may be.

Once inside your home, give your kitchen and bathroom a fresh new look. Replace the wallpaper, clean up the tiles, and get some new faucets for your sinks. If the tub is looking rusty or leaking, get a new one. These are quick and easy repairs that will add a considerable amount of resale value to your property.

Deal with a Professional Real Estate Agent

One of the most important things you are going to need to do is deal with a real estate agent who can quickly help you list and sell your home. This is a must if you want to get out of the market as fast as possible. You don't want to spend months or years trying to sell your home on your own and failing many times.

If you don't have the time or patience to use a reliable real estate agency, there is another solution that you can feel free to adopt. A quick Google search will connect you with a service that can build you a brand new home while you wait for your old one to sell. For example, if you wanted to live in the south you’d just search up "New homes Pinehurst NC" to be connected with the right construction professionals. This way, you'll have a home to base out of. for

The idea here is that you can use a home buying service to take your old home off your hands while your new one is being built. This may seem like the very opposite of a cost-effective solution to your home selling issue. But if you can afford to wait until you get the price you want, it's a strategy you can use.

Make Sure Your Price is Completely Competitive

In the end, it will all come down to the price that you set for your home. If the market is one that is currently favoring the seller, you can pretty much set your own price. This is a market where the demand for new homes is far in excess of the number of homes for sale. This gives you the chance for a high profit.

But if the market is one that favors the buyer, you will need to come down to the level that the buyer is willing to pay. This will be true in a market where the amount of homes available is higher than the number of buyers who seek to purchase them. In a market like this, the buyer can save a great deal of cash.

No matter what the actual condition of the market may be, it will be up to you to price your home in a realistic manner. You want to go by the actual value of the home as well as neighborhood home values. This will give you the best means of coming up with a price that a buyer will actually be willing to pay.

It's Time to Sell Your Home

The market may be crowded but you should never get discouraged. This is your chance to sell your home and get a decent return for your investment. Act wisely and quickly and the reward will be a good profit.

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