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3 Attributes of a Successful Home Seller

by Barry Dunleavy 07/16/2018

A successful home seller knows exactly what it takes to list a residence and maximize its value, regardless of the current real estate market's conditions. In fact, a successful home seller displays many attributes, such as:

1. Empathy

If a home seller can step into a homebuyer's shoes, he or she may be better equipped than ever before to enjoy a successful home selling experience. Thus, empathy may play a key role in your ability to quickly sell your house and receive the best price for it.

When it comes to analyzing the buyer's perspective, it generally helps to conduct a home inspection. That way, you can receive insights into any underlying home issues and address these problems accordingly.

Furthermore, an empathetic home seller may be more likely than others to conduct a home appraisal. With a home appraisal report in hand, a home seller can use a data-based property valuation to establish a competitive home price.

2. Diligence

A successful home seller will do everything possible to achieve the optimal results throughout the home selling journey. As such, this individual is diligent and allocates the necessary time and resources to learn what it takes to sell a house.

Typically, a successful home seller will work with a real estate agent, and for good reason. A real estate agent can provide expert insights into the housing market and help a seller get his or her residence ready to sell. Then, a real estate agent can offer comprehensive recommendations and tips to ensure a home seller can succeed.

3. Patience

Patience is a virtue that no successful home seller can live without. If a home seller displays patience, he or she may be able to address various home selling challenges with ease.

For example, a patient home seller understands that the housing market frequently fluctuates, and a seller's market today may transform into a buyer's market tomorrow. This seller also may realize that there is no guarantee that his or her house will sell as soon as it becomes available. Yet a patient home seller is prepared to deal with the uncertainty surrounding the real estate market and will remain calm, cool and collected, even in tough times.

Selling a home may prove to be a long, arduous process, particularly for those who are unprepared to deal with potential challenges throughout the home selling journey. Luckily, real estate agents are available who can assist you as the home selling journey moves forward.

A real estate agent can help a home seller list a residence and showcase it to the right groups of buyers. Plus, a real estate agent is happy to help a home seller alleviate stress during the home selling journey and ensure this individual can succeed in any housing market, at any time.

Want to succeed as a home seller? Reach out to a local real estate agent, and you can get the support you need to thrive throughout the home selling journey.

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.