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Tips on Selling Your Home Part (4)
Agents and appraisers will price your home by comparing it to what similar homes have sold for in the area in the last ninety days. True, you may think you have the nicest home in the neighborhood, but your ‘‘extras’’ may not add to value, so always make it more competitive. An experienced agent or appraiser can tell you what extras add value and which ones don’t. Finally, here are seven mistakes to avoid in selling your home:
Don’t forget the porch light and the door bell, either— they are important fixtures. A roof in good condition creates a positive first-time impression. If shingles are missing, cracked, or weathered, you’ve got a problem. Buyers will wonder what else is wrong, and whether there are leaks.
Just as first impressions are important for getting that first date, the same is true with your selling your house. With good curb appeal, the sale is half made, whereas if buyers drive by your home and don’t like what they see, it’s off to the next house; they won’t even glance back through their rearview mirror.
Buying and selling a home are often intertwined actions. For example, when sellers close on one home they often immediately become buyers and close on their new home. If you can work out the timing right, that’s great. You’ve made your life a lot easier and have saved a double move. But it does not always work out so smoothly.
Once you’ve made an offer on a home and the seller has accepted it, the clock starts ticking on certain deadlines written into the purchase offer. Many buyers rely on their agents or loan officers to keep track of the important dates, but if they mess up, you’re the one who pays the price of a failed deal.