Are you selling your home on your own?

Are you wondering how best to market your home to attract qualified buyers? How to get top dollar for your home and what things you will need to do to protect yourself once you decide to accept an offer? Well you’ve come to the right place.

I want you to be successful in selling you home and that is why I am sharing my expert strategies and important home selling information to help you know the best path to get from FOR SALE to SOLD!

So take a look around and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me!

WELCOME TO THE FOR SALE BY OWNER GUIDE

BE PREPARED

Selling a home on your own can be challenging because of all that is involved.

  • The key to successfully selling your home is to be properly prepared!

  • You home could remain on the market longer than you expect if you do not take action to attract and get offers from qualified buyers.

PRICING YOUR HOME CORRECTLY

The first critical step is to make sure you price your home correctly. Setting the price too high can be as costly as setting it too low.

  • Home prices are determined by fluctuations in the marketplace

  • A zestimate is not the best way to price your home because it is an algorithm and can not realistically determine your home's condition, location and additional features.

MAKE REPAIRS

Remember that Buyers are more willing to pay top dollar for homes that are move in ready.

  • Make repairs that are important to your homes function and safety.

  • Here is a rule of thumb: anything that is structural in nature or mechanical in nature should be fixed if you know that it’s a defect.

STAGE YOUR HOME

Home staging is becoming one of the most effective real estate marketing strategies in the industry.

  • Home staging ensures that the home looks its best, helps buyers visualize the property as their future home and it captures the emotion of the buyers

  • Buyers are willing to pay 1%-5% more on a staged home than a non-staged homes.

DECLUTTER

Declutter and Depersonalize your home to help potential buyers picture themselves living in the home.

  • Your belongings may cause the buyer to feel like they are intruding on your space rather than being able to imagine themselves living there.

  • Decluttering will help your house make a good impression on your prospective buyers.

MARKET YOUR HOME

The biggest factor to attracting qualified buyers to your home is exposure.

  • The way your home is marketed will have a deep impact on its final sale price

  • Attracting more buyers will increase the likelihood of receiving multiple offers which will boost the final sale price of your home.

PRE-QUALIFY BUYERS BEFORE SHOWINGS

Showing your home is a lot of work. Don’t waste your time giving home tours to people who can’t afford your house!

  • Make sure someone is always available to take phone calls, pick up messages and give home tours.

  • Ask potential buyers who want to tour your home if they have been pre-approved with a lender of have proof of funds and pre-qualify buyers before you spend the time showing your home

NEGOTIATE TERMS

Once you get an offer for your home, there will be many details to resolve before a sale can be considered final.

  • When negotiating, it's important to keep control of your emotions, encourage information so you can understand the situation fully, don’t mention anything negative or reveal too much information.

  • Make sure you fully understand the contract terms and make any amendments to the sale that are necessary.

TESTIMONIALS

“Kami made it happen!”

“We had a great experience with Kami Hall Real Estate! Kami is super responsive and explained everything we needed to know which made the process of selling our old house and buying a new home way less stressful! We listed our old house the first week of August and had it sold and closed on our new house all by September 1st. It was a crazy whirlwind but Kami made it happen!!! Thanks so much Kami!”

- Jenna

“We were extremely happy with the whole experience!”

“Kami sold our house, we had to move out before it was listed and she took care to make it presentable while it was on the market. She sold it quickly and we were extremely happy with the whole experience! If we ever move back to the area we will definitely use her to buy a house again! ”

- Ashley

“She worked tirelessly on our behalf”

“My experience over the past four months with Kami Hall has been amazing. Her patience communicating between three brothers who were heirs to the property and not always agreeable was consistent and timely. She was polite, pleasant and professional. The real work started after the sale was agreed. She worked tirelessly on our behalf, juggling every aspect of the sale, from simply reassuring buyers and helping to alleviate stress and always keeping everyone informed across the entire period. She was readily available whenever we needed information and always, always, in a professional friendly manner. I know that I would not use anyone else for future real estate endeavors. We have now completed the sale and are delighted with the service we received. Thank you, Kami, - you really are AMAZING and truly a WONDERFUL person. (And I don’t say that lightly!).”

-Michael