Selling a House 101

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by CareyM

Most realtor's work with in a "group" and they often will have that entire group come through your home. When they do this they let you know what repairs or updates or cleaning that needs to be done. One time when we had this done, we were told to pressure wash the gutters, something we had not thought of...it's amazing what the little things you do really do help.

Little details like this (that you may not have thought about before) are really key. Buyers WILL see these things and tend to assume that "if they took care of the small things, then surely there will be fewer BIG things to worry about!".
In our home search it was amazing how many people did not take care of the "small things", or big for that matter. And in this type of market you MUST do stuff to stand out in the crowd.
The other advice about looking at the comps in the neighborhood is good. Hearing others, the thing to do seems to start out by getting the comparables and THEN pricing your home 1-1.5 percent under.

[LaVonne]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Little details like this (that you may not have thought about before) are really key. Buyers WILL see these things and tend to assume that "if they took care of the small things, then surely there will be fewer BIG things to worry about!".
In our home search it was amazing how many people did not take care of the "small things", or big for that matter. And in this type of market you MUST do stuff to stand out in the crowd.
The other advice about looking at the comps in the neighborhood is good. Hearing others, the thing to do seems to start out by getting the comparables and THEN pricing your home 1-1.5 percent under.

Agreed!