If you’re in a crunch and you need to sell your home, you likely need to sell it right away. After all, no one wants their Baton Rouge real estate to sit on the market for months and months on end while they pay double mortgages, property taxes and other fees to keep it maintained. But, if you are an especially motivated seller, you’ll want to make that extra effort to make sure that your home gets snapped up quickly by a qualified buyer. If this is your case, here are some simple things that you can do to ensure that your home is sold within weeks, rather than months.
Price your home competitively. Pricing your home at a competitive rate isn’t designed so that the seller will lose money; rather, it’s a way to save money by selling the home quickly and not having to expend more and more on extras like marketing and other expenses. Check around your area for other homes for sale, and make sure that your pricing either matches theirs or comes in a little lower. This will catch the attention of potential bargain hunting buyers, making your home the most desirable on the block
Pay special attention to the exterior of your home. It should look like the nicest home on the block. Even if the interior leaves a little to be desired, buyers see the exterior of the home first. If they fall in love with the home before they even enter it, you have a better chance of getting it sold. So look around the outside of your home and identify places that it could use a little TLC. A fresh coat of paint of the door or a neat bed of flowers will do wonders to attract buyers. Make your Baton Rouge real estate as attractive as possible.
When you do have the time and money to expend on the interior of home, focus on the high traffic rooms only. This means the kitchen, living room and bathrooms should all have special attention paid to them. Make sure these rooms are clean and uncluttered, and the paint colors and decor are neutral. Things like a new shower curtain and towels are an inexpensive way to update a bathroom. These rooms attract buyers, since they are what most buyers look for. Make your home a great deal with competitive pricing for the nicest home in the neighborhood.
RE/MAX Louisiana (http://remax-louisiana.com) sells Baton Rouge real estate. Art Gibb is a freelance writer.
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