The Importance of Preparing Your Home Before Putting it on the Market

If you’re trying to sell your home this summer, the clock is ticking. You can’t just get your home ready for the market on a few days notice.

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A lot of sellers who visit our website say they are interested in selling, but aren’t quite ready to do so until the summer comes. I think these people are making a big mistake for a few reasons.

There is a tried and true process to getting a home ready to put on the market. You can’t just list a home for sale, you’ve got to prepare it as well. Our team offers interior design services; which is pretty unique. Our designer will come to your home, take a walk through, and give you a list of items that can help make your home show-ready and increase its chances of selling for little or no money.

You need to prepare for the market to secure a great sale price.

These fixes can range from simple things like decluttering or replacing a faucet to repainting the house or replacing the carpet. Your goal is to make sure the house sells in a timely manner for a good price, and preparing it before you sell is just one way to ensure that.

For homeowners with properties built between the 1960s and the 1980s, getting a home inspection prior to listing your home on the market isn’t a bad idea. We had a situation a few months back where we had a property that garnered a lot of interest really quickly from buyers, but there were some major foundation issues uncovered by the buyer’s inspection and they backed out of the deal. It delayed the home sale by about three months, which is something we never want to happen.

If you have any questions about what you can do to prepare your home further or any other real estate questions, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you.