Biggest home seller mistakes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1-26-2014
Rain Silverhawk
Keller Williams Sandpoint
208-610-0011
http://www.northidahosandpoint.com
BIGGEST HOME SELLER MISTAKES
Survey of 1,000 Real Estate Agents Reveals the Top Six Ways to Sabotage the Sale of Your Home
Sandpoint, ID: The most common reasons that a house will not sell in a good market are often well within the control of the home seller according to a recent survey by the ActiveRain online real estate community. In a poll of over 1,000 real estate agents, it was revealed that the top six ways home sellers turn potential home buyers away are:
- 1. The home is overpriced
- 2. It is difficult to set a showing time
- 3. The seller is unwilling to depersonalize or de-clutter the home
- 4. Unpleasant odors
- 5. The seller is unwilling to negotiate with buyers
- 5. The seller refuses to make repairs
Rain Silverhawk, a local REALTOR® with Keller Williams Sandpoint, confirms that these same findings hold true for homes in the North Idaho region. “It is up to the agent to educate the seller on aspects of the home selling process that can instantly turn off a potential buyer,” stated Rain Silverhawk. “However, some sellers get on the defensive when you point out pets, odors, and housekeeping, so it is a very fine line to walk!”
“When we place our homes on the market we want them sold quickly and for top price. Paying attention to those things that can affect the sale is of the utmost importance. Buyers follow through the whole home buying process like detectives on a case deducing that if they find one thing wrong that it leads to many more hidden problems. Most of us live in our homes and they are typically not showroom perfect. I feel it is important to share the stumbling blocks with my sellers. It is much better to tell my sellers that the cat box smells than to have a whole group of buyers remember it only as the stinky house that must have a lot of maintenance problems if they didn’t change the cat box regularly”.
“I wish stories like this weren’t common in my line of work. A good real estate agent spends plenty of time with their sellers before their house ever goes on the market to avoid these expensive mistakes.”
Infographic: Biggest Home Seller Mistakes
http://www.activerain.com/seller-mistakes
About Rain Silverhawk: Rain Silverhawk is a licensed REALTOR® with Keller Williams in Sandpoint Idaho (www.northidahosandpoint.com) and has been a member of the ActiveRain real estate community since 2011. Rain Specializes in a large variety of properties from Short Sales, Bank owned properties to luxury waterfront estates. Each home listing is syndicated to almost 3000 websites, showcased with a virtual tours, advertised in feeder markets and in investor pools. Her aggressive marketing plan gets homes sold quickly.
The “Biggest Home Seller Mistakes” infographic was create by ActiveRain, an online community of real estate professionals who exchange best practices, write real estate blogs, and get free education from the industry and their peers. Find the infographic at http://www.activerain.com/seller-mistakes.
