The Weather Outside is Frightful! So, Why Consider Preparing your Home for Sale Now?

1. The buyers that are looking now...are not window shopping. They are serious buyers! Everyone has to make a move eventually and those that are looking in the dead of winter are making their decisions NOW. They have predetermined deadlines like a change of job, transfer, new family member addition or other major change of circumstance.

2. Prepare carefully and pre-inspect your home. Have a licensed professional inspector pre-inspect your home now. Take care of repairs so buyers can be confident in their decision. You do not want to wait until there is an offer on the table --- then find out you need a repair that will hold up the sale of your home.  You would have missed the entire spring market all together.

3. Know the true market value of your home. Now is the best time to work with an agent to do a market analysis for your home. Each home is unique and knowing the actual SOLD pricing of homes in your neighborhood is a critical piece of the marketing puzzle. Pricing your home correctly is KEY to the sale of your home - in any market.

4. Color print media often takes 30 days to produce and distribute --- you want to get ads placed now  for spring. We all know the internet is the key to sales --- but photographs, print materials, magazines and more are still viable ways to advertise your home for sale. Sign riders need to be made. Why waste time? Give your marketing efforts the best you can as far as the time line is concerned.

5. Realtors inspect homes for sale --- now --- so get your home on the tour/inspection lists. Good agents are in the market all year 'round. They inspect the homes that are available in their area; they analyse what is available; they check price points; they visit the homes. They need to get inside to understand what the inventory is and at what price. This enables them to recommend homes to their  buyers based on their needs. If your home is not on the market early --- you will miss the boat here.

6. All real estate is LOCAL so call your local realtor for market specific advice!

For more information about buying or selling your largest financial asset contact me at 201.675.1618 or via email CupaT@aol.com.

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