3 Ways to Make Sure Your House Sells for the Right Price

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When you’re selling your house, the last thing you want is to get an offer that’s lower than the actual value of your home. Unfortunately, certain factors can keep your home from selling for market price. The good news is that many of these factors are in your control and can be easily fixed.

Here are a few things you can do to help get the most bang for your buck when selling your house.

Hire a real estate agent

Hiring a real estate agent when selling your house might seem like an obvious choice, but you’d be surprised by just how many home sellers decide to sell their homes on their own: 11%. In a perfect world, selling your own house would work out fine.

 However, not many homebuyers are gung-ho about closing on a house when the seller doesn’t have their own agent. That being said, make sure to do your research and find a real estate agent that works for you before putting your house on the market. Not only does a real estate agent know how to market your property but they also know how to barter back and forth to get your house to sell for the right price.

Declutter your house

There are over 300,000 belongings in the average American household. While it’s true that many homes sell faster on the market when they have furniture set up around the home, too much clutter can make a house feel messy and unkempt. 

In fact, messy houses can actually make it seem like there’s something wrong with the property even when it’s passed an inspection. This is largely because messy houses give homebuyers the idea that the property itself hasn’t been well taken care of. 

Make sure to declutter your space and keep all unnecessary items tucked away in a storage unit during the home selling process. Do a thorough cleaning before each house tour, too, especially when there are photos being taken of the property for marketing purposes.

Touch up your cabinets and hardware

Houzz reports that approximately 58% of homeowners renovated their homes in some way in 2017 with a median expenditure of $15,000. If your kitchen cabinets and hardware are looking a little worse-for-wear or outdated and you don’t have it in your budget to renovate, you can give your cabinets a miniature facelift with just a few tools.

Use wood touch-up kits to fill in scratches or dents that have made their homes in your cabinets over the years. By removing knicks, you can instantly make your cabinets look new again. 

Another way you can give your kitchen and bathroom and a facelift is by replacing the hardware. Replacing handles, drawer pulls, and faucets with modern hardware easily makes the rooms look like they’ve just been renovated but without spending $15,000.

Selling your home isn’t an easy process. But by following the tips above, you can find ways to get your home to sell for its market price or higher without breaking too much of a sweat.