Talk to a professional roofing company in Sydney
Selling your home can be surprisingly time-consuming and emotionally challenging, especially if you’ve never done it before. Also if you find damages to your home, you will be wondering if you can get a better price for your home by fixing the damage.
A professional roofing company can help you find the right answer for your questions like this. If you are selling your home in Sydney and you need an inspection done to repair roof damage, it is best to schedule a consultation. See the roofing services we offer to Sydney homes and commercial buildings.
Remember, with a little know-how you can avoid many of these pitfalls. Read on to find out how to sell your house while getting the highest possible price within a reasonable time frame without losing your mind.
What to fix in a house before selling?
In order to sell your home quickly at the highest possible price you need to think like a buyer. And in order to think like a buyer you need to know the ‘in’ and ‘out’ factors of your home. In other words, what are your top three priorities in selecting a home to purchase or sell? In other words, what is the most important thing you could find out about the home or what else is it about the home that is special and important to you? If you aren’t sure what to do it might be a good idea to find a good home inspector or appraiser. He or she can take a look at your home and provide you a detailed estimate of what it is worth before you put your home on the market. If you aren’t sure how to find one, just consider asking a friend or relative that had a home inspection and may be able to give you some leads.
Roof restoration to sell your home
Many families buying home in Sydney are looking for a ready to live in home. Its important that you understand how people think when they are looking for a new home.
If your home is not ready for a family to move in, the home buyers often try to negotiate one home prices. To get the best value for your home we recommend that you talk to an expert in this area to find out the best way in making your home ready for sale.
Many of our clients in Sydney, do not have a good knowledge on roofing, even though it is one of the most important exterior features of the home. This is where our professional roof consultants can give you a free roof inspection and recommend ways to increase the value of your home.
What happens when selling your home in Sydney
Remember that the buyer sets the price range of the home. In other words, sellers can set their home’s price higher, while buyers can set the house price lower. This is made evident when I ask my clients, “What would you sell your home for?” The majority of them will say something like 3% less of the asking price. These numbers will be different from house to house, and from realtor to realtor. This is the beauty of pricing homes creatively because you really can find a home that fits within the budget of just about any buyer out there, regardless of the present condition of the market. Homes priced higher than the average sell immediately. Homes priced lower than the average typically sit on the market. The trick is to be careful and not to price your home out of the market.
To find what the buyer wants, you have to know what comes with your home. Many of you reading this will think that your home is in the best shape “on the block”. What really doesn’t happen is that your home is priced at more than it is worth. I’m sure you know what I am talking about. The more a home can be cheaply priced the less attention it gets from buyers. Instead of looking for homes to buy they are just going to look for homes for sale. Find a way to separate your home from those it is competing with by including secret features in your pricing to draw people in and make them remember your home.
Family Appeal
Do you have a really appealing ad? If you could offer the best pictures in the paper that buyers would be looking for your home then you’d already have the advantage. If you can use the words like “amazing home” in your advertisement, and do so in a captivating manner, you are bound to get a better response. This helps you stand out from the competition. Don’t use ambiguous or vague adjectives, but instead make a word or two count as very flattering. “Lovely home” is a word that buyers find very appealing.
Location
I remember working with an investor once. He had a nice looking home in a beautiful location. I used very strong adjectives and described the home and the location. He had over 100 people interested in buying it. However, this man did one most important thing for people. If a buyer with children was searching for a home to buy, he looked for homes that were located in the best school districts. If he was selling to investors with cash in hand, he would describe the home and location as the best in the neighborhood, in the cash capital of the country. Ultimately it doesn’t matter what home you live in, but the location can help you appreciate the home with different settings in your mind.
Features
You could even go so far as to use a word processing program to help you create features on your home flyer. For example, describe your home as a cozy, warm home for a savvy, up-do-date couple who enjoy window-shopping, cooking, living in the kitchen and ultimate shopping. A potential homebuyer might save your ad and reference it when going in to look at your home on the Internet. You can also find a real estate agent in which you can work to create a leaflet for your showing. Make sure that you show your home two or three different times so that you are truly making it known by all means. Sometimes you only need one person to sell your home in order for this to occur, but you don’t know that until you create a flyer and let people know about it.
The selling process
When it comes time to sell your home it falls to the homeowner to make sure the process goes as smoothly as possible. Not only do you want to make sure you get the right price but also that the process is smooth and stress-free. In this section we outline a few tips regarding the ways you can present your home in order to produce the most appealing home possible and have buyers knocking down your door in pursuit of your property.
This part of the process is by no means time consuming, however it is imperative that you undertake lots of research before entering into anything involving negotiations with prospective buyers. You should be familiar with what the home buying market is like in your part of the world, as prices can differ greatly from place to place. One extremely important thing you need to keep in mind is that the cost of the listing will often figure heavily into the total sale price and that you realistically cannot afford to set your price too high in order to cover fees and other expenses. Once you are familiar with the market conditions, holding out for a higher price can actually be counterproductive. Many buyers will be perfectly happy to pay a little more for a fantastic property than mentioned for too low of a price.
To be able to present your property in its best light you must do everything you reasonably can to ensure it is in best shape. To keep your roof in perfect condition for the new buyers of your home, contact All Beaches Roofing. We offer free roof inspection to all home selling properties in Sydney and Northern Beaches to increase the value of your home.
Remember first impressions count and you ought to do everything you can in order to create a favourable public viewing. Bear in mind that these days most property buyers will tend to visit properties listed with real estate agencies and agents. You need to make sure that your property is presented in the best possible light as it is one of the main factors that will influence the success of the sale. We highly recommend putting on fresh paint if possible to make your home look and feel fresh and new. Do NOT let your pets in the house during the viewings. Take your pets with you to avoid this distraction. This is one of the biggest mistakes you can make and it does not matter how cute or luxurious the property is, if someone doesn’t like pets, it probably does not sell. Finally, remember to remove all your personal items from the property as these tend to distract buyers trying to imagine themselves living there.
The final, but by no means the least important step, is to implement marketing systems that will help you attract the right people to view your property. Remember that getting the right person that will want to buy your home as fast as possible is the key factor in selling property quickly. We have found that putting our advertising on a system is often very simple and we often recommend that all properties be initially targeted with our secret registering system which enables you to advertise on some online platforms for free comparison to ensure that you always get the most relevant exposure. We have found that this is also a great way for other parties to promote your property by using enquiries on their own websites or other registration systems on other sites. This will help ensure that they don’t miss out on your property and it also helps you to register yourself with as many people as possible prior to an actual sale.
Apart from all those things mentioned above it is also important to make selling your property as easy as possible. One of our clients have been able to sell their property in a relatively short time for market value because of the personalized approach that we took together. One of the key facts to remember is that buyers are not going to visit your house unless they are 100% sure they would like to buy it.
We generally recommend that you “stage” the property up for viewing. This may be something the estate agent could help you with or you could do it yourself, but we would always recommend that you plan the process letting the estate agent take care of the major aspects of the staging. Basically what you do is to make the actual home as appealing to buyers as you can given the arrangement that you have found for the visitor and a little freedom to work within your time budget. One of the best things you can do is to have as much space in yourself to put things away inside your home. Arrange your home in a way that you feel most comfortable, this will really give you a feeling of spaciousness in the property.
The first thing a homeowner selling his house should do is to clean up, de-personalize and generally make the house a somewhat attractive package. Banks and private buyers are not stupid, they are more interested in viewing the product for what it is rather than merely considering the home. Therefore, you should get rid of all the personal items, pictures and other items that could make it less appealing to potential buyers. You might love the poses you have put on your wall, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense to dedicate space and time to such things. The idea is to de-clutter, de-personalize and generally make the house a bit more neutral place in which to live. Then, you can begin to arrange your personal effects in whatever way you see fit. Once the house has been de-cluttered and cleaned to a certain extent it is time to make the room appear larger. This should include the arrangement of furniture and anything else that could help, like less decorative items (better to have a few good quality items) for example.
Next, it is important for prospective buyers viewing a property for the first time not to notice the stuff lying about. This includes clothes, shoes, magazines, books and the stack of mail that is always there. If you notice any odd smell, investigate where it may come from and get rid of it. Bathrooms need to be as spotless as possible, regardless of any extra storage or extra ‘stuff’ sitting outside. Remember, people manufacture an almost infinite number of feelings based on how a property is decorated and cared for. I am not saying leave everything to the professionals, but do remember that as much as you would care for your own home, the same should be true for the prospective buyer you are placing your house on the market with. It may be a bit of work initially, but the buyer will appreciate the clean, spacious feel and space you have created for everybody to enjoy.
If all else fails, you can always use a consultant
A consultant will speak to buyers about your property. Many will specialize in showing local business and also consider international buyers when making your initial sale. Consultants are by no means cheap, but sometimes you can get one to work for free and in this way you can benefit from the services of a consultant outside of your initial costs. Performing such a sale is your best bet leading up to a house sale, so consult our interactive guide to looking for the most suitable consultant in your area. A consultant should also be able to answer any questions you might have pertaining to your home sale and real estate network.