{"id":7525,"date":"2016-06-23T15:24:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T15:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=7525"},"modified":"2018-02-16T08:55:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T08:55:56","slug":"how-to-sell-fast-without-selling-for-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-to-sell-fast-without-selling-for-less\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Sell Fast Without Selling for Less"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>When it comes to selling your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> you\u2019ll want to get the best possible price. Set aside any sentiment and realise that your bricks and mortar <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> is a huge financial investment that could \u2013 and should \u2013 deliver great returns.<\/p>\n<p>Yet going through a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> sale can bring with it twin pressures. Yes, you want to get every last penny possible but what if you need to move in a hurry? If your work or family circumstances suddenly change then time will be of the essence and waiting the 65 days or so that it takes to sell can be a real drag.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the dual ambitions of selling for a big price and selling quickly needn\u2019t compete with one another. You can have a fast sale that makes you the money you want. You just need to bear in mind the following\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Be realistic <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Do your research, understand the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >market<\/a> and get a feel for what a \u2018good\u2019 price is. Over or under valuing your home will cause you headaches for different reasons and neither will help you to get the price you want. Under-pricing brings a pretty obvious problem, but by putting a big price tag on your property you risk being out of reach for buyers in your sector. This is especially true in a world in which people will set upper price limits to online <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Title search\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/title-search\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/title_search;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.093ycv;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Title_search\" >searches<\/a>, meaning they might never even come across yours. That all leads to a period of little or no progress.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >Use<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/free-valuation\">online tools<\/a> available to help you to be as specific as possible. Look at the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Value (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/value-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/value_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0bhr4z;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Value_(economics)\" >value<\/a> of every home in your street and similar properties in your post code, paying particular attention to recently completed sales and properties that are on the market at the moment so that you know exactly what you are able too achieve.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage your home<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our friends across the Pond in America have long understood the value in \u2018staging\u2019 a property to get it ready for sale and it\u2019s becoming popular here too. This can help to overcome your concerns over speed <em>and <\/em>price. As this piece from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bankrate.com\/finance\/real-estate\/staging-a-home-for-millennial-buyers.aspx\">American site Bankrate<\/a> points out, young couple and families are not going to want to buy a property that looks like their grandma\u2019s home. Staging is about more than just tidying up and a lick of paint. It\u2019s about fresh flowers, the right sort of magazines on the coffee table, candles and ornaments and, overall, creating a home that the buyer can imagine living in. You\u2019re selling them a lifestyle, not just a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/building\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/building;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0cgh4;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Building\" >building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By doing this you are fast forwarding a potential buyer\u2019s thought processes and helping them to see themselves in your property rather than having to imagine it for themselves.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Photos<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Once your house is ready for sale then you need photos. Make sure these are good quality and that you have pictures of every <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> and feature of your home. If you\u2019ve got a great <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/kitchen\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/kitchen;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0d4wf;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Kitchen\" >kitchen<\/a>, for example, don\u2019t be afraid of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Eminent domain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/eminent-domain\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/eminent_domain;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0127bq;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Eminent_domain\" >taking<\/a> plenty of pictures of this in order to showcase it properly. If people can get a good look at your home online then it will answer plenty of their questions and mean that anyone coming for a look at your property is already suitably interested. On top of this, make sure you have <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"floorplan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/floor-plan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/floor_plan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02sp3v;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Floor_plan\" >floor plans<\/a>, measurements and descriptive information ready and available. Be prepared so that none of the delay is on your side.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Flexibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of people looking around your home, it is important to be flexible about this. Make sure buyers can look around whenever they want. Delaying this will hold back your sale. Putting in some extra effort here to make yourself available \u2013 be that early, late or on weekends &#8211; will pay dividends.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Call in the experts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Above all else, don\u2019t do this alone. You need to tap into the wealth of knowledge that experts possess \u2013 their industry and local expertise can be priceless. In many cases you\u2019ll also be able to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chestertons.com\/research-and-insight\/insights\/\">read research and insight<\/a> into this sector online. This is your chance to get up to speed, for free, so grab it. Challenge your agent to help you achieve the price and time scale you want to achieve and they might well be able to deliver. Remember, these are the people who do this sort of thing every single day. It pays to listen to them, literally.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare your home, make yourself available, get your price right, take good photos and call on the experts to achieve the speed and price you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to selling your home you\u2019ll want to get the best possible price. 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