8 Steps to a Quick Home Sale

by Carolyn Lynch Roof Crafters Local Trusted Roofer

Selling a house in a seller’s market gives you an advantage. But, it doesn’t mean you can put a sign in the front yard and hope for the best. You want to sell your house quickly and for the highest price.

But, to accomplish so, you must highlight your property’s best attributes and make it desirable to purchasers.

Consider this process as a dating app. Do you want to encourage potential buyers to swipe right? Well, preparation is the answer.

The emotional link to our houses might make it tough to let go and envisage someone else living there. But, it is a necessary first step to maintaining objectivity. If you are overly connected, it will be difficult to fulfill the stages below. Besides, you may wind up overvaluing the house.

Remember, a house is a structure. A home comprises people and memories, not just a physical location.

Potential home buyers want to see themselves living in your house when they visit it. Too much of your personality might derail the selling.

Thus, remove personal items such as family photographs, pet bowls and toys, sports trophies, and flashy furnishing. Keep medicines, toothbrushes, and other personal stuff hidden in the bathroom. Also, paint the walls a neutral tone if they are a powerful color. However, you can save this step for when you make repairs.

Organizing can only do so much. First, get rid of the clutter. From top to bottom, give or trash everything that:

Is damaged or expired
nactive for a year
Duplicates of

Sort through everything: clothe, kitchenware, toiletries, bedding, gadgets, school supplies, etc. When it comes time to pack, you’ll be glad you completed this step.

After clearing the clutter, sort through your items, properly organize them, and keep miscellaneous items in elegant baskets and boxes. Is your closet full? Put some in a suitcase and organize the rest by color. Do not forget to clean out the kitchen drawers and cupboards, bathroom cabinets and linen closets, and overflow storage locations. If you’ve gotten this far and still can’t organize all your stuff, rent a storage container.

It’s understood that most buyers would make modest repairs before moving in. Holes in the wall, peeling caulk around the sink and tub, leaking faucets, broken flooring, and ripped window screens are all things that you should fix before selling.

People create their first impressions from the home’s curb appeal. Clean the gutters, pressure, wash the walkway, and trim the bushes and plants. Other good ideas are repainting the front door and replacing porch lights, house numbers, and the mailbox if they are outdated.

Besides, consult your real estate agent to identify which repairs your property needs to avoid reducing your earnings.

A deep clean can do wonders. According to a 2019 HomeLight research, comprehensive cleaning may increase resale value by approximately $1,800. So, organize shelves and light fixtures, tidy kitchen surfaces, and make appliances, faucets, and flooring shine.

Likewise, this is your opportunity to combat foul scents. Time crunch? Hire a cleaning service. After the deep clean, all that’s left is regular vacuuming, arranging, and wiping down.

Having a pristine house even will be a great respite to overcome the stress of a home-selling process and moving!

Depending on the condition of your furniture, a professional staging service may be worth the $1.500.

In a National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) poll, 23% of agents claimed staging can improve the offer price by 1% to 5%. If hiring a stager is out of your plan, do it yourself, focusing on the living, master bedroom, and kitchen.

Also, moving furniture can help you make some room. Thus, relocate sofas and chairs away from walls to create areas to share with family. The goal is to maximize the useable area and make the room appear larger. Moreover, to give a bit of freshness, remove thick curtains to let in natural light.

This is where a competent real estate agent can help, but you have the last say.

If you overprice it, customers may pass it up. In fact, your house may not appear in internet searches, eliminating entire buyer groups. A house priced too high may also get stale on the market, requiring a price reduction. On the other hand, if you price it too cheap, you risk losing money. So, consider comps (similar sales), surroundings, listings, and market circumstances when determining your property’s pricing

If you need a quick home sale in Oklahoma, reach out to the experts at Oklahoma Landsource. We are not only here for land for sale in Oklahoma but homes for sale in OK as well.