10 Ways to Have a Homebuyer Ready Home on the Market
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mbowler
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08/10/2007 18:29:25
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(There’s a saying: The best way to predict the future is to create it.) With over 7000 homes on the market in the greater Lansing, Michigan area, it’s more important then ever to have your house ready to sell prior to putting it on the market. Not all homes show the same and buyers can tell as they enter whether or not any preparation has been put into differentiating it from the competition. Buyer Ready is a unique and innovative idea that can give you an edge in your marketplace. "Pre-packaging" the home for buyers gives you a way to stand out from comparable homes in the area. Clean, neat, roomy and fresh smelling homes sell faster. In today’s market sellers can do other things to promote a buyer ready home that were unheard of a few years back. Here's some ideas: - Getting a home inspection to become aware of what a buyer likely will find in their home inspection.
- Offering a home warranty, to put the buyers mind at ease on repairs that made arise over the first year.
- Have a Competitive Market analysis available to show values in the neighborhood
- Prepare a seller’s disclosure statement, lead base paint disclosure, and other required forms
- Get a pre-title search completed on the property.
- On rural properties have the well and septic inspections done in advance and septic tank pumped
- Provide a one year to two year history of utility expenses
- Provide neighborhood or community amenities list for the buyers to review
- Put special focus on lawn trimming, watering and entrance way first impressions
- Offer a finance sheet from 2-3 Mortgage Brokers or Bankers with four ways to buy the home.
You maybe asking, what is all this going to cost me? It could cost you more if you don’t do it. Investing a few hundred dollars up front will come back to you in the sale price if done properly. A Homebuyer Ready program, provides you with an industry-leading process that gives the sellers’ house a marketing advantage, helps the buyers select the very best properties and streamlines the entire transaction to help ensure a successful closing. What do you think? Note to real estate agents: This also determines how serious a seller really is about getting their home sold, by their willingness to invest up front, put the effort into these areas and become a partner in the marketing. Your feedback and ideas on this will help enhance it for those who want to build on the idea of a buyer ready home.
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