3 Easy-to-Follow Cost-Saving Tips for Sellers

by | Feb 24, 2016 | Real Estate

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Trying to keep costs low while you look sell off your property is possible. You just have to follow tips like:

Use Online Tools

  • Online listings: You can put your property on property listing sites. That will ensure greater reach for your home listing, increasing your chances of getting a number of great offers.

  • Leveraging your Facebook network: Another way to increase the buyer attention and interest in your home listing is to use your Facebook network, recommended by the Reader’s Digest. By asking your contacts to post the ad on their own walls, you can take advantage of even your friends’ networks. The result? More buyer calls coming your way.

  • Making a tour video: Another way you could reach out to more buyers is to provide a video tour of your home and upload it on channels like Youtube. The more hits you get, the more buyers you have, which is always a good thing. Many buyers mean competition and you could end up jacking the price up, especially if a lot of buyers are willing to pay the full freight.

And the best part? Using these tools won’t even cause you a dime so you can use them without any worry that they’ll drain your wallet dry.

Keep Your Property in Excellent Condition

Condition can often beat lower-priced homes in the market. So if your asking price is a bit higher than the average but have plenty of great features, is in a “ready for move-ins” condition, then that could sway buyers to go for yours instead of one of the lower-priced properties in the area that are similar to your home’s size and type. That means you won’t have to negotiate for a lower price, so you get exactly the price you want for your Houston TX Real Estate property.

Hire Agents

There’s a lot you probably won’t know about the selling process and while you might be willing to learn and have all the time to do so, hiring a pro is still a cost-effective measure. You save up on time you would’ve wasted if you did all of it on your own. The faster the process goes, the sooner you can sell off your home.

So keep an eye out for these tips. By saving up on costs, you have more funds to take care of all the other expenses that come with selling a home.

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