It is becoming increasingly difficult to sell house fast, as the housing market becomes ever more depressed, and it needs a little more than cosmetic decoration if you are to attract potential buyers. You property needs to attract their imagination and hearts.
It goes without saying that your home should not be overpriced, dirty or cluttered. House buyers will give most attention to your kitchen and bathroom so these need to be given careful consideration.
Other ways to get a guaranteed fast sale for your home include cutting the price drastically, sending it to an auction, part exchanging to a builder, advertising in local papers, selling on the internet, putting your property on the market with multiple estate agents or selling through a house sales specialist.
Lets take a look at the pros and cons for these methods:
Slashing the price of your house is not really a good idea for obvious reasons. However if you have lived in your home for years and years, paid a good deal less for your property than its present value or have a minimal mortgage, then you have nothing to lose, as long as this leaves you with sufficient funds for your next purchase.
Sending to an auction can also work for you if you are lucky enough to find your self in the circumstances I mentioned above. However it could also leave you without a home and living in rented accommodation unless you have planned carefully.
Trying to sell your home yourself either through the local newspapers or on the Internet is not for the fainthearted, as you do not have the support of an estate agent to negotiate with your buyer. They are trained to be tactful and diplomatic with difficult buyers, you are not and you may come across an individual who tests your patience just that bit too much and you end up losing your sale.
Using multiple estate agents will definitely bring more viewers to your home but the agents will expect higher fees, so again it depends on whether you are in a position to afford this.
Selling through a house sales specialist is from my point of view the best option. OK, so you won’t get the full market price, but this is highly unlikely with any of the other methods above. What you will get is a hassle free fast sale to meet your individual requirements and time span and they will buy from you regardless of cosmetic appearances.