Queen Anne Homes For Sale - 5 Tips To Sell It Faster And For More Money:
The goal is to sell your Queen Anne house as quickly and as profitably as possible. Have the home Staged by someone your Realtor recommends. (Note: Make sure that your Queen Anne Realtor does recommend this as an option or call another one who does.). Also make sure your Realtor can get your home on the internet in MANY places and hire a professional photographer.
Go through some of these tips as a good seller to sell your Queen Anne home more efficiently:
De-clutter: Make four distinct piles if it is easier: Trash, Return, Donate, and Might Need, but in the end, just get rid of it!
Clean!!! Seems basic, but... Cleaning your house for sale goes well beyond dusting, mopping and vacuuming. You must clean it like you mean it. You must minutely examine every square inch of your house and restore it to near-new condition. An advantage of a well-cared-for house is that you’re less likely to receive a low offer. When buyers can’t find faults they focus less on how much money they can squeeze out of you and start thinking that the house is right for them. If you don’t have the time to clean then you should hire a professional. It’s a smart investment
Repair: Buyers expect a trouble-free home. They want to buy a house, move in and start enjoying it right away. They don’t want to waste time and money fixing up the place. If you don’t repair your house, it will be seen as a fixer-upper and you will not be able to attract the right kind of buyers, nor will you get the price you want for it.
Know whether you need a pre-listing home inspection and understand the difference between repair and renovation can save you money and headaches.
Renew: Renewing and Revitalizing are very different than remodeling, which is usually expensive and delays the selling of your house. Start with improving your curb appeal, follow up with lighting, and painting. Only then can you start staging your house for sale.
Show It Off: Put away your meds, close your computer, and put away jewelry. Make your beds, air out the house, and leave. The most important part is to leave after you have prepped it because buyers can not visualize themselves in your home if you are there and it makes them uncomfortable.
Let us know if you need help buying or selling your Queen Anne Real Estate - we look forward to talking to you!
Courtney Cooper
Seattle Realtor, Owner/Designated Broker/EcoBroker
Cooper Jacobs Real Estate
206-850-8841
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About Me:
Seattle real estate has been a big part of my life for well over a decade since I began my career in real estate,but also before that time when I was in the process of purchasing my own first home. Buying your first home can be quite overwhelming,but I have managed to help many first time home buyers along the way.
Move up Seattle buyers and other types of specialized purchasing is a great passion of mine! I love Seattle houseboats and you can find me down on the docks of Lake Union and Portage Bay several times a week. Other aspects of Seattle real estate that I adore include Queen Anne Real Estate,Wallingford Real Estate, Ballard Real Estate, Green Lake Real Estate, Laurelhurst Real Estate, Magnolia Real Estate,andSeattle Waterfront Real Estate.
In addition to being a Seattle residential broker and founder of Cooper Jacobs & Seattle Afloat, I am also a member of CBA (Commercial Brokers Association) and head of the Cooper Jacobs Commercial Division in an effort to provide excellent commercial real estate services to the Seattle commercial real estate industry. With a background in accounting and management, it is my great pleasure to coordinate our Seattle commercial brokers.
About Cooper Jacobs Real Estate's Seattle Branch:
My office at Cooper Jacobs Real Estate LLC is located centrally near all my favorite Puget Sound neighborhoods just a few blocks up from Lake Union in Seattle’s Wallingford. Cooper Jacobs Real Estate is a wonderful place filled with talented Seattle real estate brokers and I count myself extremely lucky that I get to spend so much time with these wonderful people. We specialize in different Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs in both residential and commercial real estate and are all very passionate and excited about each of our favorite Seattle neighborhoods and industries!
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Hi Courtney -- Very good tips and it's amazing how many sellers fail to do this. The photo of that home looks like the setting is breathtaking. My brother-in-law lives in Seattle and we've wanted to go out and visit but haven't so far -- I hear it's a fun town.
Your tips are money in the bank for sellers! Listen up people! :)
Thanks you guys! :)
Hi Courtney-thanks for the great tips-really apply to any style house-now if the sellers will only listen
Hi Tim - Thanks - fortunatly most will listen most of the time:)
See I told you!