Selling A Home • Chris Bower

Selling Your Home

If you are thinking about selling your home, please check out this quick step-by-step checklist to ensure you are ready!

1. Identify your motivation for selling

Whether it be for financial, career or personal reasons, it is helpful to identify why you want to sell.

2. Research the best time to sell

It is important to know if the city your home is in is a seller's market or a buyer's market. Sell in a seller's market!

3. Find an agent

Although you can legally sell your home as the owner, 90% of all real estate transactions use a broker. Let me do the hard work for you!

4. Complete home improvements

Many homeowners make repairs and improvements to the home prior to selling. You can always sell "as-is", but improvements tend to pay off in the sales price.

5. Price your home competitively

Overvaluing of a home is a major reason homes stay listed for long periods of time. Allow me to evaluate your home and let you know exactly what it is worth!

6. Stage your house to sell

Staging will allow you to paint a picture for the potential buyers. Consult a professional stager and it will make a huge difference in how the home is seen.

7. Market your listing effectively

Use a professional photo service to capture the beauty of your home. As your agent, I will ensure the listing is published on all of the website's clients use to locate property.

8. Watch for closing hurdles

As the sale nears closing, the buyer will have their inspection done. Prepare for some negotiating if the inspection comes back with red flags. As your agent, I will go to bat for you in these scenarios.

9. Move out

The big move! Windermere can help out with this stressful time in your life. Contact me and I will facilitate getting multiple bids for your moving job provided to you.