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Selling Tips
Get professional advice from the experts here at Town and Country:
In todays difficult market any edge you can have over your competitors in selling property must be strongly considered.
It is essential that the right preparation is undertaken before marketing your property. We need to make sure that we have the best chance possible of selling the home and in this market that doesn't only mean location, location, location and asking price, it also means maintaining the property to a good enough standard to be found acceptable by a buyer.
The following are a list of helpful, useful hints and tips which may prove useful.
1. Clutter...
Keep your home clutter free. This goes without saying but keeping the home free from clutter is essential, as when viewers visit the property you want to ensure that they can walk around freely without having to step over or look through your belongings.
The more they can feel comfortable and at ease in your house, the more chance you have of selling.
2. Home Decoration...
Keep your home clutter free. This goes without saying but keeping the home free from clutter is essential, as when viewers visit the property you want to ensure that they can walk around freely without having to step over or look through your belongings.
The more they can feel comfortable and at ease in your house, the more chance you have of selling.
3. Pets...
Keep pets away on viewings. Your pet dog or cat might be a part of your family but your viewer's children might be petrified. It is a good idea, when you have a family viewing your property, to have someone walk any large dogs, etc, and keep the viewing on the subject of the property.
4. Smell...
Keep the home smelling fresh. We all have a unique smell to our homes, that's just life but it is very important before a viewing commences the property is aired and smells fresh. Try opening windows, put scented candles on a good hours or so before a viewing to make sure that there is a welcoming aroma to greet the viewer.
Also, always make sure that your property is well illuminated. Prior to a viewing have lights in any dark areas turned on - making a home welcoming creates a much better impression.
5. Important list...
When looking to buy a property, sit down and make a shortlist of things that are important to you - school catchment, size of garden etc - and ask Town and Country about the houses you are looking to view to ensure that they are right for your requirements.
Before starting to view properties speak to a mortgage expert, find out what you can afford, not just in terms of purchase price but also monthly repayments.
Remember never to stretch your means.
