selling Tips

Advice for Sellers

Preparation, Preparation, Preparation

The team at River Realty can only encourage you to look at preparation as the key to achieving a great price for your most valuable asset.

What ever your motive for selling, the process can be one of two things, lucrative and stress free or tense and disappointing. The great news is that you get to choose which one.

The process of presenting your home for the best result is quiet simple and inexpensive if it is done right. The emotional appeal required to stir the spirit of buyers is only achieved when your property is looking its absolute best.

First impressions do last. We often send prospective buyers on a drive past your property for their first perusal. If the street appeal is poor, for example, weeds, long grass, poor fencing, edges not trimmed and untidy gardens then 2 scenarios will occur:

  1. A negative opinion will be formed giving an impression of a neglected building, or;
  2. They won’t want to inspect, even if the interior is good.

So it is important to do whatever is possible to have your property looking its best.

When it comes to inside the home, detail the property thoroughly. A little time and money spent sprucing up will increase the sale ability and more likely the sale price. Everybody loves the WOW factor. The people we bring to your home are most likely strangers so let’s try to impress them with an uncluttered, clean immaculate home.

We understand you do live in the home and this process can be an inconvenience but you only get to sell the property once and trust us you will sell it much faster for a better result.

For vacant properties, we can recommend the use of decorator furniture for the period of sale. This method only adds to your end results. At River Realty we have several property stylists that can enhance the look and presentation of your property.

The best inspections are the ones when we have the home to ourselves and just the buyers. Prospective purchasers have told us they feel far more comfortable making comments to us openly without fear of offending the current owners. They do not feel under pressure to be quick, and they have a far more detailed inspection which is what they need to make an educated decision. So to ensure every single inspection is worthwhile, arrange to go out before we arrive and we can lock up when we are finished. We will give you the feedback as soon as we get back to our office.

River Realty’s reputation is built on ethics and professional responsibility. Integrity and honesty is the frame work on which we rest. It is our job to be effective and approachable and provide the best quality service to our clients and the community.

The River Realty brand is focused on continued improvement and signifying outstanding results through our relationship with you. We would feel honored and privileged to be invited to your home or property and hopefully appointed to successfully working for you.

Give us a call we would love to meet you.