What’s the Best Way to Prep Your Home for a Successful Spring Sale?

If you’re considering listing your home in spring, here are four steps to make sure it sells quickly and for top dollar.

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When it comes to real estate, spring starts in January. You might already know spring is the hottest season in terms of home sales. Home buyers come out in big numbers with a lot of pent-up demand from the long winter months.

The numbers actually bear this out — homes sold in the spring sell 15 days faster and for about 2% more money than the average listing. However, in order to prepare your home for sale, you have to start preparing now for the spring market. Today, I want to show you four easy steps on how to prepare your home for the spring rush.

The first step is pricing. Pricing your home correctly is critical in getting the maximum amount of money in the shortest period of time. Homes that sell quickly tend to be priced properly and generate multiple offer situations.

The second step is deciding the ideal time to list. The peak spring rush is March through May. This is a very broad time frame, but homes are viewed five times more on the first day they hit the market than seven days later, so it’s important to get your home on the market on the exact right date so it can have the most impact.

To prepare your home for sale, you have to start preparing now for the spring market.

Third, you'll want to maximize curb appeal. The reason why is simple: 63% of home buyers that liked your home online will do a drive-by. You want to make sure you make a solid first impression by cleaning up the lawn from the long winter, painting the outside, refreshing the landscaping, cleaning the windows, and possibly replacing the roof.

Finally, you want clean up the inside of your home. We encourage people to rent a storage unit and put all non-essential items in that unit. You want to declutter as much as possible because buyers will typically decide within 30 seconds if they like your home or not.

By following these simple steps, you’ll be taking full advantage of the spring real estate market. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call. I look forward to hearing from you!