7 Steps To Get Your Expired Listing Sold

So your home has been on the market for quite a long time and it just won’t sell.  The first thing you should know is that there is a problem somewhere.  Homes for sale in West Chester, Liberty Twp & Mason Ohio that are priced right and are in great condition are selling, and are selling pretty quickly.  Here are 7 steps for getting your home sold when it has been on the market too long or the listing has expired:

1.  Consider re-listing your home for sale.  Please understand, I don’t mean just re-list to get yourself a new MLS number.  I mean really re-list your home.  Change your price.  Change your agent/broker.  Change your photos.  Change your mindset about selling.

2.  Consider offering some incentives.  Offer to pay the buyer’s closing costs.  Offer to pay the buyer’s agent a higher commisson.  Offer to put all brand new kitchen appliances in the home if yours are older.

3.  Make your home available for showings at anytime.  If you are serious about selling your home, don’t put limitations on when it can be shown.  If you have pets that cause issues for showings, make arrangements for them to stay at a friend’s house or at a pet boarding center.

4.  Be sure you have the best marketing.  Do you have the maximum number of high quality photos, a virtual tour, a YouTube video, Craigslist advertising and exposure to all of the national as well as local internet websites?  You better have, if you want your home sold!

5.  Be sure you have the best photos.  Yes, I am repeating this one.  It is crucial that you have great photos and plenty of them.  Keep in mind, if your home has been on the market for quite a while, your photos are old.  They need to be current with the seasons.  No pictures of homes with trees with no leaves and NO SNOW!

6.  Be sure that you have the right list price.  Get an updated Market Value Analysis of your home.  Real estate market conditions change.  Be sure you have the most current information.

7.  Get your home professionally staged.  I know you didn’t have it staged before you listed your home for sale the first time, because if you had done so, your home would already be sold.

So there is a good start.  If your home was listed for sale for too long and you are frustrated take these tips to heart.  If you are looking for solutions and want a second opinion give us a call.  We can get your home sold.  We specialize in homes that should have sold, but didn’t.

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