Team Malloy
Hot Real Estate Tips for Selling Your Home
Preparing your property for sale is a crucial part of the sales process – when there are plenty of buyers in the market, the right preparation can help you get top dollar, and when there are fewer buyers, paying attention to presentation can help ensure your home sells more quickly and put your home at the forefront of the buyers mind.
Known for their open and friendly style, Team Malloy will give you the confidence you need when selling or buying property.
Be Ready for Inspections
Start from the outside, this means keeping the gardens weed free, lawns mowed and cob webs removed. The benefit of working with Team Malloy is that you have no need to worry! With our full-time maintenance man Rob, we can ensure your home is prepped inside and out with no stress.
Wipe down skirting boards and door frames
Clean every floor, work surface and table top
Vacuum under rugs
Hang clothes in your wardrobes
Remove clutter (and dust bunnies) from under your bed
We want buyers to walk into your home and go ‘ahh….’ Easy care and a stress-free home they can picture themselves in.
Lighten Up & Heat Up
There is nothing more off-putting than walking into a dark and dingy house. It shouts out all the wrong messages to buyers. Get rid of dirty net curtains and the brown 1970s décor, cut back plants that overhang windows and place lit lamps in rooms when people come around to view, creating a light bright open space.
Appeal to the right buyer
If your property is likely to appeal to an executive couple, dress it up appropriately. For example, hire some more modern furniture and put yours into storage while the property is for sale. If you have a family home, maximise the bedroom space by minimising clutter and placing any unnecessary furniture into storage.
Don’t Create a Money Pit!
Unless your home is dated or very run down, we recommend that you don’t spend a fortune to smarten it up. We can give you recommendations on what improvements we think will make a difference in the presentation of your home. The possibility of over capitalising is very real, particularly in a competitive market.
Look at any problem areas objectively, consider where improvements can be made for little outlay and make them. More often than not, a good clean, de-clutter and some paint will work wonders.
Open Homes & Viewings
It’s a great idea to have open homes on fixed days for any potential buyers to have a look. Having a set viewing time gives buyers from out-of-town time to get to see the neighbourhood too. If there is a lot of interest in your property, an open home can also be motivating for potential buyers, if they see other buyers who are also very keen on your home. Creating competitive interest. Be flexible, when having your home on the market we want to capture every buyer we can, as you never know, that one buyer could be the new purchaser of your home that will pay top dollar to secure it against competition.