Summer’s a time of making merry, having cool drinks in the backyard and enjoying a BBQ with friends and loved ones. But what many people who missed out on the spring selling season don’t realise is that it is also a great time to be putting up your property for sale in Epping during the summer! With most of the competition out of the way and only serious buyers looking for houses to buy during the summer, you may be able to get a quicker, more profitable sale when selling in summer.
But the trick to getting a property sale right in the summer is to be well prepared before listing the property for sale. Here are a few tips to help you prepare your property prior to listing:
No one wants to attend a house inspection only to be sweltering in the heat because the HVAC system in the house needs repairs. A crack in the wall and a broken tile will also distract your potential buyers from all the amazing features your house boasts. Moreover, when a potential buyer sees all these repairs, all they are thinking about is the additional money they’d have to spend getting all of them fixed, giving them room for more negotiation.
You may love your kitchen with the turquoise tiles and bright yellow cabinets, but not everyone will share the same taste as you. You want your buyers to be able to envision living in your space and you want to appeal to their emotions. Giving them a blank canvas to work with will help them create their own pictures of what the ideal space will look like, and too much personalisation will only distract from it. You won’t believe the difference a fresh coat of paint in neutral colours like tan, beige, whites and grays can make in opening up a space and making it look brighter and bigger!
A professional house stylist will take a drab, boring space and turn it into a cozy, inviting haven for entertaining and making merry with loved ones. These professionals know exactly how to play up the features of a room and give it new life. While many property sellers shy away from investing in a professional staging because of the perceived costs associated with it, when you consider that professional styling increases the sale price of a property by up to 10% on average, the expense seems justified. Just for reference, 10% of a $750,000 property is $75,000! In contrast, property stylists typically cost around $2000 to $5000.
Today, the average home buyer starts his search for his next home online. Around 80% of buyers say that they will not go ahead with a physical inspection if the pictures they see online do not appeal to their senses. This is a major reason why sellers hoping to attract buyers invest in professional house photography in order to make a good first impression.
If you have a large, concrete patio, backyard with lush gardens or an outdoor BBQ area on your property, now’s your chance to draw your buyers’ attention to them. Come Christmas and holiday time, your buyers will be hoping to entertain friends and family, and allowing them the chance to envision doing exactly that will boost interest, possibly leading to a higher sale price.
Just because you missed out on the spring selling season doesn’t have to mean selling for a lower price! When putting up your property for sale in Epping, consider the above points and you’ll find yourself sitting on a gold mine when the buyers come pouring in.
