If you’re considering selling your house, you want a smooth and quick process. In a competitive market, it’s important to take steps to get the best results with the highest offer. Here are 6 tips to help sell your home.

Get a Pre-Listing Inspection Before You Sell Your Home

It’s important to understand the condition of your home before listing it on the market. While you may think you already know all your home’s quirks and flaws, there may be underlying issues that aren’t so obvious.

Most buyers who place an offer will order a home inspection, so it’s good to know what to expect. Hire your own home inspector to perform a pre-listing inspection before putting your home on the market. You can use the report to help decide what repairs are worth making. Consider sharing the inspection report with potential buyers to set your home apart from other listings.

Stage the Home

If you have already moved out of your home and the rooms are empty, it’s worth paying to have it professionally staged. When potential buyers see photos of a clean house with nice furnishings, they can better envision themselves living there. Professional staging companies have interior designers and a collection of furniture they will lend to you while your home is on the market.

Have Professional Photos Taken

Online photos give buyers their first impression of your home, and real estate photography can be tricky to get right. Sometimes photos of a room make the room look darker or smaller than it is. Real estate photographers are trained to make interior spaces look their best. They will take photos at the right time of day to minimize shadows outdoors and reduce glare shining through the windows.

Hire a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your Home

Enlist the services of a real estate agent when you are ready to sell your home. The agent will perform a market analysis and suggest the best price to list your home at based on comparable data. An agent will use their network to get the word out about your home so that other agents know it is available even before it’s listed on the MLS.

Catawba Island Home Inspections provides home inspections, including pre-listing inspections, to the northwest part of Ohio. Contact us to request an appointment.