Tips for selling your home faster

If you're thinking of selling your home this year you'd be keen to get the best price and not drag out the emotional selling process.

Price your home right

Take your time to understand the market before you speak to agents.

Remember price is everything. Too high no one will buy. Look at the facts that are happening in the market today directly around you and then consider market demand (is your price bracket selling quick).

The biggest mistake owners make in pricing their home is they think their property is better than everyone else's and expect the market to love it as much as they do.

Buyers start logically and finish emotionally. The first thing you have to do to logically attract the market is to make sure the criteria of your home match what other similar properties are selling for. Then buyers will come.

Present your home like you don't live there

Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration. Looking like you live in your home is fine. Just get some expert advice on presenting your home. Most of the time owners

aren't stylists so it makes sense to source the best advice on this one.

Buyers are looking for a home that they instantly connect with and feel like they want to live there and this connection comes from style and creating a WOW. Often owners think that having a clean house is presenting it for sale when this is only part of it.

Styling is about maximising the space for appeal and flow. How a home flows is just as important as how it looks. You only get one chance to make a first impression so speak to the people that specialise in first impressions.

Be real

Not everyone is going to love your home, in fact, probably lots of buyers won't like your home at all. Don't get discouraged when you get feedback about your home, see it for what it is, they just don't like it.

The most important feedback is what the marketplace thinks your home is worth.

This way you can adjust if needed early if the feedback isn't in alignment with your expectation.

Adjust early

One of the biggest mistakes is owners say it's early days....

Meaning if the market isn't responding and you are getting no interest or offers, owners feel it's too early to adjust. This can cost you dearly. Market momentum is everything and if in the first 2 weeks the market feedback is lower than where your price point is, that is a strong indication that your price is too high.

Just relax

All you can do is your best and make sure you have done everything you possibly can to position your home right, market your home right and select the agent you trust.

Once you have ticked all the boxes sit back and relax and work closely with your agent as a partnership. Allow the agent to do their job and be open to understanding the market and everything will work out just fine. Selling property can be an enjoyable experience if you have all the information first and do your bit. Then sit back and watch the buyers come.