Selling Your Home in the Greater Lansing Area? Where to Begin

First Impressions
Remember what first attracted you to your house when you bought it? What excited you about its most appealing features? Now that you’re selling your home, you’ll need to look at it as if you were buying it all over again.

A spruced up house makes a great first impression on potential buyers. An attractive property grabs their attention and makes them excited about finding a house that looks and feels well-cared for. Because buyers know they’ll encounter fewer problems if they buy it, your house becomes more appealing and stands out from the competition. So if you prepare your home correctly, you’ll save time selling it when it’s on the market.

A good first impression makes an impact on a number of levels. It’s not just the way your house looks to potential buyers, but how it feels and smells to them, how their friends and family will react, how they imagine it would be to live there.

With simple improvements throughout your house, you can grab the attention of potential buyers and help them see why your house is right for them.

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Thanks, Lynne

The Right Selling Price Affects Your Bottom Line

When you’re selling your home, the price you set is a critical factor in the return you’ll receive. That’s why you need a professional evaluation from an experienced realtor. This person can provide you with an honest assessment of your home, based on several factors including:

* Market conditions

* Condition of your home

* Repairs or improvements

* Time frame

In real estate terms, market value is the price at which a particular house, in its current condition, will sell within 30 to 90 days.  If the price of your home is too high, several things could happen:

* Limits buyers. Potential buyers may not view your home, because it would be out of their buying range.

* Limits showings. Other salespeople may be less reluctant to view your home.

* Used as leverage. Other realtors may use this home to sell against homes that are better priced.

* Extended stay on the market. When a home is on the market too long, it may be perceived as defective. Buyers may wonder, “what’s wrong,” or “why hasn’t this sold?”

* Lower price. An overpriced home, still on the market beyond the average selling time, could lead a lower selling price. To sell it, you will have to reduce the price, sometimes, several times. In the end, you’ll probably get less than if it had been properly priced at the start.

* Wasted time and energy. A bank appraisal is most often required to finance a home.

Realtors have known it for years – Well-kept homes, properly priced in the beginning always get you the fast sale for the best price! And that’s why you need a professional to assist you in the selling of your home.

Lynne VanDeventer
Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood
3695 Okemos Road · Okemos, MI 48864
517-492-3274
lynnevanda@coldwellbanker.com

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