more likely to remain on the market longer and may end up selling for a lower price than those listed with agents. This is truer about vacant homes selling, where the seller may not be versed — or even live — in the geographic area. House selling is a highly professional task and the intervention and support of an accomplished professional really matters. When the sale of the other properties is ably guided by professionals, your decision to sell it yourself can impact the sale significantly. VIEWING HOME STAGING AS AN EXP S AN EXPENSE, RATHER THAN AN INVESTMENT The amount you spend on staging your home can actually boost the sale in terms of time on market and price received. It can help you make more money. A typical home staging expenditure might range from one to three percent of the listing price of a home. On the other hand, it may result in selling the house for five to ten percent more. Since staging can help the home sell faster, the seller can hope to save on the mortgage payments as well as the other maintenance costs of the property. Do not underestimate the miraculous impact staging can create.
NOT REPAIRING AND CLEANIN G AND CLEANING THE HOME
Know you are going to lose money on the sale of your home if you are not prepared to make repairs before listing it for sale. When you act ahead of time, it is less expensive to fix things, and it is an embarrassing (and expensive) proposition to let potential buyers see the faults of the property during the showing or tour. Likely, prospective buyers will offer much less or demand a credit for the expense of the repairs needing to be accomplished before the deal closes.
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