3 Killer Tips To Sell Your Real Estate Investment Properties Faster

Okay there are 3 tips and they are all in the same area, staging. The purpose of staging is to make your house as appealing as possible to the buyer.

First, The Not So Secret Tips

You want your property that you are trying to sell to look big, open, spacious and welcoming, so the first step is to empty the house out as much as possible, leaving just a few key pieces of furniture to help set the mood. Make sure all necessary repairs are done.

Clean the carpets, walls and especially the front lawn and your doorway, as that’s your buyer’s first impression.

Make sure the front door is clean or freshly painted.

The 3 Staging Secrets

Secret #1 – Scent

Most people don’t realize how important scent is. Out of the five senses, scent actually has the strongest direct link to our emotions. Since most buyers in your area are going to buy based on emotions, it’s vital that you make sure your house smells great. Scented Air Fresheners or Candles will work wonders. Pet odors are a major turn off and will require extreme cleaning.

Secret #2 – Lighting

Most people underestimate how important lighting is when it comes to staging. Open all the curtains and turn on all the lights. If it’s still too dim, get some extra lamps to help with lighting. A brightly lit home seems cheery and inviting, while a dark home seems gloomy and depressing.

Secret #3 – Collect Contract Info and Follow up

Collecting the contact information of your potential buyers or their agent’s contact info, allows you to drastically increase the chances of them returning or making an offer. Less experienced real estate investors are less likely to want to make “warm calls” (cold calls from leads,) so be sure you’re either willing to do that yourself, you hire it out to someone who will do it, you have a partner who will take care of this for you or your are working with an agent who’s willing to do this. Very often Buyers will be considering more than one property and can be convinced to take a second look.

If you follow all the common sense tactics of home staging, then on top of that make sure you home has a great scent that accentuates the house, is properly lit and you follow up with your prospects, you’ll be far ahead of the curve when it comes to selling your home.