How to sell real estate in california
Top 5 Tips for Selling Real Estate in California
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it's a great time to sell real estate in
California houses are flying off the
market in fact the California
Association of Realtors said that on
average houses are only on the market
for a mere ten days in fact I just
helped one of my clients sell their
house and their house was only on the
market for five days before it got sold
today I'm gonna share with you my top
five tips on selling real estate
especially here in California hi my name
is Karissa people call me kissa and I'm
an entrepreneur and blogger based in Los
Angeles my goal as a businesswoman is to
hopefully share my story to help others
live their happiest lives tip number one
why are you selling your house that's a
really important question
are you upgrading are you downgrading
are you moving because you want to be in
a different School District are you
expanding your family really figure out
what the reason is as to why you want to
sell your home tip number two figure out
what your timeline is are you in a rush
are you not in a rush do you have to
move out of state and you have to be out
of your home by a certain time are you
renting and is your lease up figure out
what your timeline is and communicate
that with your Realtor that way they can
come up with a good marketing plan to
get you out when you need to be tip
number three look at your home with a
fresh set of eyes have your realtor come
in and walk through your home with you
so that they can make some objective
observations about your home people are
emotionally attached to their homes
there's memories in their homes that can
last a lifetime
I know I am I'm definitely emotionally
attached to my home but when you're
thinking about pricing your house
competitively you want to make sure that
you make objective observations Realtors
can help you see the things that might
need a
little extra attention as well as see
those great selling points that they
know buyers will love tip number four
set competitive pricing one of the first
things that people ask me is how much I
think their house is worth now while I
think pricing is a very subjective topic
Realtors can pull very valuable market
data so that you can competitively set a
good price for your home after your
realtor walks through your home with you
ask them to show you some market data on
your neighborhood this is really really
valuable information for you you guys
can sit down together see what houses in
your neighborhood are selling for which
one's expired and maybe you can figure
out why they expired and take a look at
the pending properties to see how long
it took for them to sell their houses
this data will help you formulate a
really strong plan to market your home
and get it sold as soon as possible for
top dollar finally tip number five think
of your home as an investment I mean it
is right like I said we get emotionally
attached to our homes I know I do and I
probably think that it's worth more than
it really is just being real here when
you're ready to sell your home think of
it more as a business opportunity the
top three questions I always like to ask
when involved in any kind of business
opportunity is one
what's my marketing strategy to who is
my target market and three what kind of
investment do I need to make so that my
business can run effectively and I like
to use these questions in terms of
selling homes as well if you discuss and
identify the right marketing strategy
between you and your realtor I firmly
believe that you'll have a plethora of
offers and opportunities to pick the
right buyer for your home if you reach
the correct target market the
possibilities are endless
statistics say that most buyers out
there are currently in the Generation X
and millennial generations so you want
to make sure that your home appeals to
that target market that way you have
more foot traffic coming in there are a
lot of people looking at your house
which means more offers and just like
with any business opportunity sometimes
there is investment required buyers
always walk into a home with certain
expectations and they tend to look for
certain things
for example kitchen bathroom and
flooring when you walk in does the
living space have a neutral fresh coat
of paint updating the flooring might
also be a great idea some people prefer
hardwood over carpeting in the bathrooms
not only will a fresh coat of paint go a
long way but sometimes converting your
tile countertops to granite might up
your price as well and in the kitchen
the possibilities are endless
people love to look at kitchens when
they try to base whether or not they
want to place an offer on a home doing
something as small as changing the
hardware to a more modern set on your
kitchen cabinets to remodeling it
completely will go a long way these
investments big or small can help to
increasing the listing price of your
home that's it for today everybody if
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