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With Jonathan Waters Estate Agents
Get the price right
If your home is priced too highly you will deter buyers who are looking for your type of property since they will see it as too expensive. Viewings will not happen and offers will not come though as buyers will be looking elsewhere at more reasonably priced properties. Buyers are unwilling to waste their time looking at property they believe to be too expensive.
Pricing your property to highly in the first place will waste valuable time and lose buyers to other, more realistically priced property.
At Jonathan Waters Estate Agents we provide an honest and fair valuation based upon experience, comparison and prevailing market conditions. We will value your home at a realistic price and will confidently expect to achieve a sale based upon this figure.
Make any minor repairs
With busy lives, most of today’s buyers are looking for a home that they can move straight in to. They will invariably over estimate the cost of any repairs they deem necessary and put in a lower offer on that basis. It is false economy to believe that you will save money in the long-term, by not doing any minor repair work.
Give your home “curb appeal”
Buyers will tend to drive around areas looking for new homes so giving your house “curb appeal” is vital. Refresh any exterior paintwork, repair broken or damaged guttering, ensure the gardens are neat and tidy, free of weeds and clutter or debris and make sure the windows are clean. Ornamental pots and hanging baskets with brightly coloured flowers can make a real difference to the front of a house.
Be careful not to spend too much
When cosmetically improving a home to sell it, it is quite easy to get caught up in the moment and to overspend. Keep in mind that you are decorating for a purpose. You are painting and decorating, not so much to add value as not to lose it. Don’t rip out a kitchen or bathroom, to put another one in. The chances are the buyers will do that anyway. Instead, make the best of the ones you have. Always bear in mind that similar houses will have sold in your area, setting a ceiling price on what can be achieved, so be careful not to exceed this.
Always use qualified estate agents
In most cases, a person’s home is their biggest asset. Selling that asset and achieving the best possible price for it, requires the help and experience of a properly qualified estate agent. Evidence has shown that those who try to secure a sale without the assistance of such an agent, rarely if ever, manage to complete the sale successfully and at a level at which they are happy to sell.
Benefit from our accompanied viewings
However polite and courteous you are, a buyer will always feel slightly uncomfortable in the presence of a seller. They will feel as if they are intruding in some way and this will prevent them from being able to visualise your house as their new home. Allowing our properly trained staff to accompany viewings in your absence, will give the buyer the relaxed time they need to properly appreciate their potential new home and enable us to gauge their true reaction. We will then relay that information directly back to you.
Offer buyer incentives
These have become increasingly popular of late. You could incentivise your buyer by offering to pay their Stamp Duty. You could offer a reduced price for a quick completion. Talk to us to discuss the full range of incentives.
Act immediately upon receipt of an offer
The day a buyer registers strong enough interest in a property to put in an offer is the day when he/she has decided to go for it. It is a call to action for all parties concerned and must be answered as quickly as possible for this reason; that buyer is now in a position to do something and they have most likely, reached that position after careful consideration and preparation. It must be remembered from a vendor’s perspective, that whilst they are in that position for your property they are also in that position for any other property. Speed therefore is of the essence, he/she is a hot prospect and you do not want them to go cold.
Rely on our negotiating skills
Face to face negotiations between buyer and seller, rarely come out well for the seller. For the most part, sellers are too kind and end up giving too much away. Our experience in negotiating and our “third party” status enables us to act as a mediator between the two parties, softening the blows and ironing out the creases as we go.
We work on your behalf to secure the best possible price for you. We are paid a percentage commission upon completion so it is therefore in our best interest to see the deal through to a satisfactory conclusion, for you.
If you are thinking of buying or selling a property, contact us today. We can provide you with an accurate valuation of the property you wish to sell and have an extensive range of properties for sale in all price brackets, including houses, flats and bungalows.
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