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Sell Your House Faster – Prepare Your Home for Listing Photos

January 31, 2016 by Eric Lowry

We’ve all seen those home listing photos of the agent in the bathroom mirror, the pets in the living room, and the dirty laundry on the floor. Those photos are funny to look at, but they’re not going to help sell your house. Here are few easy tips to prepare your house for fantastic listing photos so you can impress more buyers and sell your house faster!

Window Treatments – Open all the curtains and blinds in every room to let natural light in.

Lighting – Turn all interior lights on, and any ceiling fans off. Replace any burnt out light bulbs.

Pets – Keep all your pets out of the house (or at least out of the way). Hide away all pet supplies, food dishes, crates, scratching posts, etc.

Vehicles – Move all vehicles away from the home or park them in the garage. Don’t leave any in the driveway or parked on the street in front of the house. Close your garage doors.

Tables/Counters – Remove all clutter from kitchen and bathroom counters, shelves, tables, bedroom dressers, etc. Have a minimalist mindset with what you leave out.

General – Make sure your home is as tidy as possible. Put away all the laundry, make all the beds, close all the toilet seats, vacuum your carpets, etc. Make sure the front and backyards are well manicured, with cut grass, trimmed bushes, etc.

If you prepare your house for listing photos, it can definitely help improve the quality of the photos and sell your house faster. The listing photos of your home provide the very first impression buyers will have of your home. You want them to be impressed enough that they want to schedule a showing. If you have great listing photos, you will impress more buyers, and ultimately sell your house faster.

Don’t Hire an Agent…Hire a Team. The Lowry Team.

Buyers and Sellers can reach The Lowry Team Keller Williams at 513-874-1830.

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5 Hidden Reasons Your House Isn’t Selling (Or Didn’t Sell)

January 27, 2016 by Eric Lowry

5 Reasons Your House Isn’t Selling (Or Didn’t Sell)

Is your home listed for sale, but not getting any offers? Your problem could be any of these reasons your house isn’t selling.

It’s Overpriced – In the current market, where inventory is so low and buyer demand is high, homes are selling very quickly. If your home isn’t selling you might want to reconsider your asking price. The number one reasons homes don’t sell is because they are overpriced.

It’s Outdated – If your home is terribly outdated, that can be a major turn off to home buyers. For the most part, buyers want a home that is move-in ready. If all they notice are your kitchen and bathrooms from the 80’s and your old carpet, they’re not going to be impressed.

Bad Decor – Buyers want to see your home as a blank canvas. They don’t want to see all your personal knick knacks and photos all over the place, and they don’t want your blue or red walls. Depersonalize and declutter, and then neutralize all the paint colors in your home. If buyers can’t see themselves in your home, they will turn right around and leave.

Curb Appeal – You only get one chance to make a first impression so work on that curb appeal! Make sure your bushes are trimmed, your grass is cut and edged, your exterior paint is in good condition, etc.

You’re Not Using a Realtor – Data from a recent NAR study shows that less than 10% of For Sale By Owner’s (FSBO’s) actually sell. Approximately 90% of buyers are using a Realtor to find a home, and even more are finding that home on the internet. However, when you FSBO your home, your home listing does not come up in those buyers’ MLS searches. You are limiting your potential exposure to a very, very small percentage of buyers.

Questions about the reasons your house isn’t selling?
Contact Eric Lowry today at 513-874-1830.
Don’t forget to ask about The Lowry Team’s Sale Guarantee…
We’ll sell your home in 88 days, or we’ll sell it for FREE!

Don’t Hire an Agent…Hire a Team. The Lowry Team.

Buyers and Sellers can reach The Lowry Team Keller Williams at 513-874-1830.

Other Articles You May Be Interested In:

Why You Should Sell Your House Before Spring

Sell Your Home Faster – Stage Your Home With Color

Why Use a Real Estate Team Instead of a Single Agent

Preparing Your Home for Sale: 10 Tips for Staging a Home

Love It or List It!

Can my real estate agent represent me on new construction?

Search the entire Cincinnati MLS for Homes For Sale

Sell Your Home Faster – Stage Your Home With Color!

January 25, 2016 by Eric Lowry

Sell Your Home Faster – Stage Your Home With Color!

Houses that are staged sell faster and for more money than houses that are not. One of the easiest ways to get your house ready to sell is to stage your home with color. Painting is an inexpensive but very effective way to showcase your home.

You can stage your home with color by neutralizing any brightly colored walls in your home. The colors buyers should see when they enter your home should not distract them with your decorating style. They want to see your home as a blank canvas so they can more easily envision themselves in your home.

Light, clean rooms also seem larger and more updated than rooms that are painted strong colors. If you have wallpaper anywhere in your home, take it down and repaint in neutral tones. Buyers will see less work that they will have to do before moving in, and will be more likely to make a higher offer than they would otherwise.

However, neutralizing doesn’t mean you have to go paint all the walls white. You should paint your home rich, neutral tones such as light taupes, beiges, or greys. Doing so will definitely result in your home selling faster and for more money.

Thinking of selling your home? Contact Eric Lowry today at 513-368-3751.
Don’t forget to ask about The Lowry Team’s Sale Guarantee…
We’ll sell your home in 88 days, or we’ll sell it for FREE!

Don’t Hire an Agent…Hire a Team. The Lowry Team.

Buyers and Sellers can reach The Lowry Team Keller Williams at 513-874-1830.

Other Articles You May Be Interested In:

Why You Should Sell Your Home Before Spring

Why Use a Real Estate Team Instead of a Single Agent

Preparing Your Home for Sale: 10 Tips for Staging a Home

Love It or List It!

Can my real estate agent represent me on new construction?