A Message to Sellers
Your home needs to sparkle and shine. No excuses. It doesn't necessarily have to boast the latest upgrades, but it needs to be clean, tidy and in working order. Oh, and smell good - that's huge. When a buyer walks in your door, they form an emotional opinion about the house that no number of special features or amount of bonus square footage can overcome. No, buyers will ...
Price is King
Your home must excite the market, not just be "fairly priced." If the comparable competition is priced between $315,000 and $365,000 (and isn't flying off the shelves), you need to be at the lower end or even lower. Just 'cause the identical house down the street is priced at $329,900 doesn't mean you should price yours there too. Your home needs to blow away the competition ...
The 30-Day Sale
I can't speak for the rest of the world, but in Charming Old Denver, there are very few excuses for a home to be on the market longer than 30 days. (And believe me, this market is no picnic.) In fact, the longer a home is on the market, the less likely it is to sell and most certainly, the less likely it is to get you that full-price-or-close-to offer you're hoping for!
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