exterior_homes_400Marketing a home effectively is an art form.  The problem is that many people selling homes are unaware of this art form and make big mistakes in the marketing process.  Here are the biggest mistakes that people make when marketing a home.  If you avoid these then your efforts in marketing your home will be much better off.

Bad Online Photos

Why people use bad photos of their homes when they are trying to sell their homes is confusing but it happens all the time.  They take photos from too great a distance, from odd angles, with bad lighting, or even post photos that don't show the home right side up.  This is a huge mistake when selling homes and, luckily, one of the easiest to avoid.

Giving Only The Basic Details

When people give only the barest…

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for_sale_400If you want to market your home to sell then you have to do the work.  By covering all your bases, you can get the word out about your home while representing it in the best possible light.  The following tips on how to market your home to sell will help you to do just about everything you can to market your home in a way that will help it sell and sell fast.

Take Good Pictures

Online home listings are all the rage right now so you want to make sure you have good pictures of your home.  People are visual and respond better to listings with plenty of good pictures.  They may even skip over listing with few pictures so don't skimp if you want your home to sell. 

Take good pictures of the home inside and out without missing any rooms or special…

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Selling your house in a slow housing market isn't the same as selling your house in any other type of housing market.  If you want to be successful, then you need to take the market into consideration and form your plan accordingly.  Here is how you sell your house in a slow market where many people are lucky to be able to sell a house at all

Get Those Repairs Done

 There are too many houses up for sale and too few buyers.  This means that buyers are raising their standards.  They don't have to go with fixer-uppers right now to save money, so they are looking for houses where the repairs have already been done.  Houses that have already had all the necessary repairs done are going to stand a better chance of selling than houses that haven't.  Know…

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camera_sign__120You can sell your home fast in any housing market if you know how to do it.  The tips that follow can't guarantee a fast home sale, but they can increase your chances of enjoying this type of fast sale.  With these tips, you could very well become known as the local authority on the topic of selling a home fast.

Make The Most Of Online Marketing

Studies show that a whopping 92% of people looking to buy a home begin their search online, so that is where you need to be.  But you don't just need to be listed online.  You need to have a home listing that impresses potential buyers enough to get them to see it in person.  You need an array of pictures that show your home in its best light, and make sure that you have more than 6 pictures.  People like to…

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Selling a home takes time, but it doesn't take that much time.  If your home for sale isn't selling or if you want to make sure that it sells when you put it on the market, then avoid these top 5 mistakes that people make when selling a home.  Sometimes doing everything right is largely a matter of not doing anything wrong.

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The Wrong Price

When you have a home for sale, you need to ask for the right price.  Asking for a price that is too high compared to the market value of a home will have it competing with homes that are actually worth more, and in this scenario, it will always come up short.  The people who would actually want to buy your home often won't see it because an asking price that is too high will usually put it out of the price range…

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keypad_400It is often the small details that can make a big difference when you are trying to sell your home in this housing market.  One great example of this is the lockbox.  This little box can create the right circumstances for selling your home by making the process easier on everyone.  Here is how a lockbox can help you to sell your home.

What Is A Lockbox?

A lockbox is a small metal box that contains a key to your house.  It allows real estate agents to access a key to your house anytime they want to show your house to potential buyers.  This allows them to gain entry when you are not around, and with modern lockboxes, it allows for a record to be kept of what real estate agents accessed the lockbox and when.  It can only be accessed by those who should…

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There are so many things to focus on when you are selling your home that you may not stop to think about how your feelings might be affecting this process.  Your emotions may even be standing in the way of you selling your home.  Take a look at how your emotions may be getting in the way of that real estate sale that you want so badly. 

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What's The Problem?

You may be wondering what the problem is with being emotional about your home and about letting it go.  The problem is that it can interfere with your efforts to sell your home.  You may be basing your idea of the worth of the home more on sentimentality that on current market value of this piece of real estate.  You may also react emotionally to low offers instead of seeing them as starting…

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five_tips_400First-time home buyers are bound to have a lot of questions, and because buying a home is one of the biggest decisions most people will ever make, they should.  The list of questions is practically endless, but some of them get asked more than all the others.  Here are the top 5 questions that first-time home buyers ask and their answers.

Should You Hire A Real Estate Agent?

Yes.  That's the simple answer.  A real estate agent can help you every step of the way from looking for a home to buying a home, and this help is especially important for first-time home buyers.  Your agent can help you with everything from figuring out how much buying power you have to finding the perfect home to negotiating the many aspects of the deal.  Hire a real estate…

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saving_bank_400If you're planning to buy a house someday, like most people are, then you will want to take steps to make that process go smoothly when the time comes.  Your ability to put these pieces of advice into action will depend on how close you are to buying a home, but they are all good to keep in mind.  This is advice for future home buyers.

Take Care Of Your Credit

Not everyone realizes how much their credit history will affect them when they go to buy a house.  Good credit makes a world of difference when it comes to buying a home, so make sure you have it.  This means you want to pay all your bills on time.  This includes credit card bills, utilities, rent, car payments, and such.  If you have fallen behind, then do what it takes to catch up, and start…

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log_cabin_400Finding the perfect home for sale is more a matter of preparation than of luck.  If you take the proper steps, then it is almost guaranteed that you will find the perfect house, and you will be well on your way to home owning bliss.  The following steps are ones that everyone should take when they are trying to find a home.

Take Time To Make A Detailed List

There is almost no such thing as being too prepared when you are trying to find a home.  Keep that in mind as you make a detailed list of everything that you want in a home.  If you wish, you can also include anything that you definitely do not want in a home.  Having copies of this list with you when you see houses will allow you to check off everything as you see it so that you don't need to try…

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