Home Tips

Improving Marketability
Sell Your Home the Right Way

According to realty experts, home sellers should pack up their knickknacks and family pictures when preparing the residence for sale - especially since these items are not appealing to buyers with different decorating tastes. Sellers also will want to improve their home's curb appeal by painting the house, keeping the yard neat and cleaning the steps, porch and windows.

When the house is being shown, owners should avoid following the buyer around but rather should allow their real estate agent to handle any questions.

Sellers must also set a realistic asking price and not assume that certain amenities and improvements automatically boost the home's value. In fact, buyers will not pay more for a new roof, furnace, or other necessity but will offer less if these things are absent.

Finally, sellers may want to provide prospective buyers with a fact sheet outlining important information.