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Quick, Easy Ways to Stir Up Interest in Your Home

by Barry Dunleavy 11/13/2017

Although you may have listed your residence in the hopes of a fast home sale, the real estate market has been tough to navigate thus far. As a result, your house has lingered on the real estate market for several weeks, and no end to the home selling journey appears in sight.

Fortunately, we're here to help you generate interest in your house and speed up the home selling process.

Let's take a look at three quick, easy ways to stir up interest in your residence.

1. Clean Your Home Both Inside and Out

Your house's exterior can make a world of difference in the eyes of homebuyers. If your house has a pristine lawn, immaculate siding and other outstanding exterior features, it may stand out to large groups of potential buyers. Conversely, if your residence fails to make a positive first impression on homebuyers, it is unlikely that these buyers will set up home showings.

Mow the lawn, trim the hedges and perform assorted home exterior maintenance and repairs. By doing so, you can instantly boost your house's curb appeal and make your home an attractive choice to dozens of potential buyers.

Furthermore, don't forget to mop the floors, wipe down countertops and ensure your home interior dazzles. Because if your home interior impresses homebuyers, it may be only a matter of time before these buyers submit offers on your house.

2. Declutter As Much As Possible

Clutter can make your house appear smaller than it actually is and get in the way of a potential home sale. As such, you should remove as much home clutter as possible.

Renting a storage unit is a great option for any home seller. With a storage unit at your disposal, you can pack up excess items and store them securely until your house sells.

Also, keep in mind the homebuyer's perspective as you declutter your residence. A homebuyer wants to envision what life would be like if he or she purchases your house. Therefore, you should remove artwork, photographs and other personal mementos from your home to help a homebuyer imagine life as the owner of your residence.

3. Collaborate with an Expert Real Estate Agent

A real estate agent possesses the skills and know-how to help you promote your residence to the right homebuyers, at the right time, every time. Thus, if you hire a real estate agent today, you can move one step closer to selling your house.

Ultimately, a real estate agent will support you in a number of ways. He or she will help you list your residence, set up home showings and host open house events. Also, a real estate agent will keep you up to date about any home offers and provide recommendations throughout the home selling cycle.

Accelerate the home selling process – use the aforementioned tips, and you can quickly and effortlessly stir up plenty of interest in your home.

About the Author
Author

Barry Dunleavy

Over 25 Years in the Real Estate Industry. Former Senior Managing Director with responsibility for oversight of real estate businesses in Canada and Latin America including CEO of Canadian-based bank; prior to that Sr. Managing Director Construction Financing to large residential builders throughout the USA. He has a BA and MBA in Finance. Memberships include the Naples Board of Realtors, Graduate Realtors Institute, Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, Florida Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. Community activities include New Horizons of Southwest Florida volunteer teaching math and reading to at-risk 3rd to 5th graders while being Chair of their 2016-2018 Golf Event and also involved with the Christian Businessmen's Connection. 2014 Awarded the Distinguished Volunteer for Collier County. He was a former Board of Governors of Hazeltine National Golf Club, host of the upcoming 2016 Ryder Cup Championship.