Thinking of selling your house in less than 3 Months?

Here are the steps you can take to maximize your selling price and reduce selling time:

• Proper maintenance and upgrades are important for getting maximum sales price.

A poorly maintained home will cause buyers to wonder what larger issues have been neglected. If a house is not move-in-ready, potential buyers will either cross that home off the list or make a lowball offer justified by calculating repair costs at grossly inflated rates.

Click the Links Below to Read Preventative Maintenance Tips:

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Schedule a Home Inspection with Certified Home Inspector:

Create a checklist of crucial items that need to be repaired or updated. Determine whether you can do repair or need to hire out. Schedule a day and time to start work. Then, just do it!

• Keep informed on property values in your neighborhood.

Every month you get a bank statement to show what is in your checking and savings account.Tracking your investment portfolio on at least a monthly or weekly basis is just as important.

Special attention should be paid to following the value of your home, since it may be the biggest investment you own. At this stage in the process, the value of your home will determine how much you will receive at the closing or how much money you may need to bring to the table. This will help you decide if it is time to sell, and what strategy you should use. You also need to keep abreast of your neighborhood trends: are values are going up, remaining the same, or declining?

Click here for free tools to track your home’s value!!

MLS Market Snapshot: The Market Snapshot Report will show you the value of the homes sold in your neighborhood and the asking price for homes currently listed.  CLICK HERE to begin receiving reports.

• Get pre-qualified and maximize your credit score.

In today’s market your credit score will determine what you will be paying for your house. Find out what you can do in the next few months to maximize your credit score.

Get pre-qualified right away so you can determine what type/size home you can purchase, how you might improve your rate and if this truly is the best time to make the move.

 

Lonnie Glessner’s What to do before getting a mortgage What do potential home borrowers, especially first time home buyers, need to do before getting a mortgage? Today there are so many factors at play: your job, how you are paid, money in the bank, your monthly debt payments, your credit history, your credit scores, etc. Here is a summary of what you should be doing before you buy a home… If you plan to purchase a home in less than 3 months from now… CLICK HERE For Mortgage Assistance… Contact Lonnie Glessner America’s Mortgage LLC Office: 303-993-2367 Cell: 303-881-6374 Lonnie@EndingFinancialInsanity.com

• Order CMA, Net Sheet and O&E:

A CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) is a report showing the estimated value of your property based on the comparison of like properties for sale in your area. A potential price range for your home is calculated by comparing it to similar homes (same number of bedrooms, baths, square footage, garage size, lot and amenities) in your area.The CMA helps you determine how to price your home competitively and how long it may take to sell.

A Net Sheet is a report that gives you an idea of the net amount you will receive at closing after paying off loan(s), property taxes, closing costs or how much you may need to bring to the table.

O&E (Owners and Encumbrance) is a report kept on file in County records which includes the owners name, the Deed of Trusts and liens that are currently attached to property.This report will warn you if there are any mistakes that need to be corrected before the deed could be transferred.

Order a FREE CMA, Net Sheet, and/or O&E Report by clicking here.

• Make a list of new home requirements.

The shopping experts encourage you to make a shopping list before you go into the grocery store to save time and money. It’s even more important to make a shopping list for amenities when purchasing a home. Take some time with the whole family to determine your reasons for moving and what you want in a new home.Write down your must haves and preferences in prioritized order.

i.e. We need at least a 2 car garage, no less than 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It must be at least 1500 square ft. with central air. Prefer attached garage but will settle for detached. Would like to back to open space.

To make it easier, visit our ONLINE CHECKLIST to create a report of your Must Haves, Wants, and Desires in a new home.

IMPORTANT NOTE: At this stage, look but don’t visit or contact seller or their agent. The purpose of this research is to make sure you have realistic expectations, not to find the home of your dreams. Moving ahead of the game without representation can cost you dearly in the long run.

• Hire a REALTOR to sell your current home.

Hiring the right REALTOR® is crucial for your success. There are seven items to look closely at before making a decision.

How do they calculate recommended selling price and what tools do they use? Price a home too low and you leave money on the table, price it too high and it will delay the sale and leave even more money on the table.

Do they have good negotiating skills? If they are unable to negotiate their own commission, how do you think they will do with negotiating the selling price of your home?

How are they going to market your home? Do they have a good knowledge of internet marketing? Are they using cutting edge marketing tools?

Are they part of a team? If they are ill, on vacation or just unavailable, will your needs be met, will deadlines be met, will potential buyers or their agents be properly followed-up?

How accessible are they and how do they keep you in the loop each step of the way?

What is their track record?

•  Why Use ROI Denver Realty Consultants to sell your home?

 

• Schedule A Listing Appointment:

• Pre-Pack

This next step will help buyers “see” your home rather than be distracted by your things. Pre-packing will put you way ahead of the game when it comes time to move.

Click Here for Pre-Packing Tips >>

• Deep Clean

Move-in-ready is one of the biggest selling points in today’s market. The same way you would detail a car before selling to remove all imprints of the previous owner, your home needs to be detailed so people will feel good about moving in. If you cannot have it professionally cleaned, do it yourself. Start at the top and work down, cleaning everything from light fixtures to baseboards.

Click Here for a Deep Cleaning Checklist >>

• Stage the Home

Staging is a sophisticated marketing technique used by top realtors and their clients and is an essential part of preparing your home to get the best price possible and to sell in the least time possible. (Click here for tips to get your home ready to sell). Staging includes such things as de-cluttering, detail cleaning, making functional repairs, painting, etc, but the real magic of staging is much more than that. A professional stager can take your home to a whole new level of appeal by skillfully arranging your furnishings, artwork and accessories to give it a model home feel. (Click here for article “Smallest Investments Bring the Biggest Returns”.)

At Key Home Team we employ a team of professional stagers who will give you expert advice on how to set your home above the competition. We also offer hands on staging services using what you already have (in most cases) to show your home in the best possible light. Click here to link to our staging company website portfolio.