Looking to sell your home? It’s not always as easy as you might think. Carol and David Bryant are a husband and wife team with almost 30 years of combined experience in the vacation rental and property market. They are owners of Eden Crest Properties, LLC, based in the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg areas of eastern Tennessee. Here, they discuss tips to help your home have better appeal in the market.
When you are trying to sell your home, you want to do all you can to make your property look its best. Selling your home means you have to make it attractive to the current market buyers, meaning that any cosmetic repairs that need to be made should be made, and anything that will make that particular piece of property look good, both on the interior and exterior of the building, should be taken care of.
You may not want to spend money on your home if you are thinking of moving. But it actually makes good financial sense. Sometimes it is better to spend a couple of thousands of dollars upfront to get the property in good shape, and to make it more pleasing to the market.
Increase the Appeal
Things you can do to improve your house’s appeal include everything from landscaping to painting to the general cosmetic upkeep of the house. These things can be expensive, although they don’t have to be, but it creates much better curb appeal.
You should also take care of some types of repairs – but not all. Certainly if there is a leak and there are problems, we would replace the roof. It all depends, however, on how you want to price the house.
You can price your property knowing you will have some repairs that need to be done, and ones which potential buyers will no doubt be asking for. But if you do that, you will limit your market, as you know people will ask to make repairs. If you know that is a likely scenario, it is often much better just to make the repairs in the first place.
Get the Right Realtor
Never underestimate the importance of getting the right realtor. That realtor should be knowledgeable and have experience within the specific area. You should research the realtor to know if he or she specializes in investment properties, as we do, or if the company is more of a primary resident standard realtor, looking for a primary residential sale.
We specialize in investment properties, buying, selling and managing, that’s what we do. We are uniquely positioned in the market and we understand how to market your home. And we know how pricing can play a large role in the success of your home sale.
At Eden Crest Properties, we can help you with everything from the basics of choosing the right price, deciding which repairs and improvements to make, to seeing you through the home selling process.
