Matthew 7:12 reads, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” A great rule to live by, and if you paraphrase it, it becomes a great rule for sellers to follow when preparing to put property on the market.
“Prepare your property for sale so that it looks like a property you would want to purchase from someone else” is a simple, yet important reminder for anyone who wants to sell some real estate. Put yourself in a buyer‘s shoes and look at your home, cabin, commercial building, or even vacant land the way a buyer will view it. What would you be looking for in a place to live? What would be most important to you in purchasing a commercial building? What would you want to see in a building lot or in recreational property?
Answer these questions honestly, and then discuss your answers with your Johnson Hometown Realty professional, and address those factors as well as you can. The chances are good that potential buyers are using similar considerations as they look for their next purchase. By doing the things that will make your property stand out, even just a little bit, above those you are competing with, may very well make the difference between selling and not selling and between a low offer and top dollar.
We are told by our web guru that these blogs must include lots of “key words” like lakeshore, residential, hunting property, acreage, commercial property, vacation homes, waterfront, blah, blah, blah to move us up on the search engines. However, except for cleverly sneaking some of those words in on occasion like I just did, that won’t be a primary focus of these missives. (As an English major, I will also sneak in a few words like missives from time to time.) What we do want to do, and what we will work very hard to do, is to inform and to explain and sometimes to entertain you (and ourselves) regarding terms and topics related to real estate. What’s a “C.D. ?” What are “points?” Why would I offer “seller concessions?” How do I “stage” my home? What’s involved in a “closing?” Why should I get “pre-qualified?” And why is “Zillow” so messed up? These are just a few of the topics that we will address as we attempt to become your “fountain of real estate knowledge,” your “dependable go-to place for real estate answers,” and your “A-Squad” of professional realty advice.
