Buying and Selling Tips For the Fall
REALTOR Magazine and HGTV released some helpful tips when buying or selling a home in the fall.
According to REALTOR Magazine and HGTV, from now until the end of the year is the perfect time to find the perfect bargain. Here are some great tips for buying and selling a home this fall:
Selling in the Fall Tips:
- When selling your home play up the fall season, replace the summer plants with fall blooming flowers and decorations to the home.
- Think like a buyer when selling your home. Buyers are now looking for a bargain. Be prepared for low ball offers and lower counter offers. Remember you still want to get the best possible price for your home.
- Freshen up the listing pictures by changing out the ones from last season when selling. This will in return make you listing appear like it hasn't been on the market for a long period of time.
- Price your home to sell. Even pricing your home a little low may help bring offers by weeding out the competition. When your house is priced to high buyers won't even give it a second look. Right now inventory is up and sellers need to place their house on the market to sell.
- Be willing to make your home available to be shown around the buyers schedule.
Buying in the Fall Tips.
- Look for motivated sellers when buying a home in the fall. Some sellers are testing the market, others have a deadline to sell their home before the winter.
- Consider new construction when buying in the fall. Builders tend to start to offer incentive and discounts on their inventory around September.
- Be aware of fall maintenance problems. Look for overflowing gutters and leaf covered lawns. These are simple warning signs that maybe the house has not been maintained. If sellers have overlooked simple tasks, what else have they missed.
- Shape an offer carefully when buying in the fall. While sellers are expecting low offers, try not to completely turn the seller away by offering too low.
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