Home Selling Tip: Stay Organized
So you’re ready to list and sell your home.
There are so many things that need to be done to accomplish this, but there’s one thing you might not have thought of that can have a significant impact on how buyers perceive your home.
As a seller, it is so important to be organized. And one great way of being organized is by keeping everything together and having a history of the home.
What does this mean? One of the best ways of doing this is by keeping a binder of all the work and maintenance done on the home. This has turned out to be one of the most significant factors for buyers to feel comfortable moving forward with purchasing one of my listings.
This year alone, I have had a few sellers who took the time over the course of owning their home to put together an organized binder, with tabs by the way, of their receipts, invoices, annual maintenance, warranties, and everything else you can think of for the home.
Even taking it a step further, creating a working spreadsheet that lists the updates and the year they were completed. You replaced the roof in 2020; you have the pool professionally opened and closed annually and the water pump was replaced in 2019. Whatever it is, you have the information right there at your fingertips.
This has been very helpful for me as the listing agent for a few reasons:
When I am listing the home, I now have a complete list of all of the notable updates, repairs, and additions to easily refer to and put in the listing.
During the buyer's due diligence period, if they have a question about something of the home, my seller has been able to quickly retrieve the information and therefore has accurate information to share.
All of this information is able to be transferred to the buyer when they close on the home so they have a history to move forward with as well.
Recently, on one of my listings, a buyer had an inspection. Overall, the inspection went great, but they had a question about the whole-house generator and when it last was serviced. Within 10 mins of asking my seller about it, I had a copy of the service invoice in my email to verify and was able to share it with the buyer.
Being organized helps the transaction go smoother and helps you sell your house faster.
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