Do These Things Before Listing for a Quick Sale

Getting a home ready to list can be a stressful time. Here at Your Favorite Real Estate Team, we see this all the time. We would like to give you some tips on getting your Lake of the Ozark home ready for the market. Here are some proactive tips to get your Lake of the Ozarks house for sale and a sold quickly.

Mean Green Cleaning Machine

Grab the whole family and get to cleaning and decluttering. Pay attention to your catchall areas like kitchen counters and entryway tables. Remove all personal belongings, declutter and get to cleaning. I mean make the house shine like never before! Leave no place untouched!

Depersonalize

You don’t have to remove everything! Remember you are wanting the buyers to see themselves in your home -- not you! So, removing family photos, kids school drawings on the fridge and other personal things can help them envision that.

Pre-Listing Inspection

We get it, life is busy and home maintenance gets but on the back burner. By having a pre-listing inspection before the house is listed can explain all the issues an inspection would have turned up in the sale of your home. With this proactive tip, you can get issues remedied and you won’t have to worry about any issues arriving down the road.

First Impressions

Take a step back and think like a buyer. Look at the curb appeal and the foyer. Do you like what you see? Buyers will have a first impression of the home in a matter of seconds, so grab their attention. Freshen up the flower beds outside, paint the front door, and give your home a fresh clean look. You want that fresh clean look inside as well. A fresh coat of neutral color can do wonders and rearrange the furniture so the house flows and feels open.

Let There Be Light

Clean the windows, pull back the shades and open the blinds. Warm up the room with natural light and bring the outside in. A fresh bouquet of flowers and a bowl of fresh fruit or veggies can entice buyers and also bring nature inside.

Hiring the Right Agent

The most crucial step here. Hiring the right agent is s huge step. You want them to be able to price the home correctly, know the area and the market, market the home, communicate with you, negotiate, and to tie up loose ends before closings.



If you are getting your real estate at the Lake of the Ozarks ready to sell, we hope these tips have helped and encouraged you. When its time to find the right agent to list your property, call on Your Favorite Real Estate Team. Our knowledgeable team knows the Lake of the Ozarks and knows the market here. We are the only Real Estate Team at the Lake with our own in-house marketing firm. Let us show you why they call us Your Favorite Real Estate Team.

CONTACT ED SCHMIDT FOR ALL YOUR LAKE OF THE OZARK REAL ESTATE NEEDS


Ed Schmidt, REALTOR
752 Bagnell Dam Blvd. Suite A
Lake Ozarks, Mo 65049
Phone: 573-240-9052
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