If you know that you have a tight turnaround and need to sell your Orlando Florida home now, you want a real estate agent who can accommodate that goal. Rather than risking weeks on the market, you want someone who is willing to create a strategy that will sell your house quickly by finding the right kind of buyer for that property. This involves making your first day on the market as successful as you possibly can so that you’re ready to go.
Price At Market (Today!), Not Wildly Over
The market changes so quickly that if you talk about pricing this month and list next month, you might be a bit out of sync with what is going to draw the right crowd for your first few days on the market. Ask your agent candidly whether the price they were planning on using is still supported by the market, because you want a house that seems fairly priced if you want to sell fast. Pricing a little over market is an effective strategy sometimes for getting top dollar, especially if you’re willing to wait to find that perfect buyer, but for speed, you want to aim for the middle of the road. Depending on your agent’s advice, you might even price below market to try to get multiple offers.
Professionally Stage Your Home
A big difference between lots of interest and middling interest in a home on the market is a professional staging plan. Often the staging is what will make a home look spacious, clean, up to date, and even newer than it really is. This doesn’t involve a lot of rentals or extra furnishings – often it is about removing excess furniture and arranging the rest of the furniture wisely. Your real estate agent should be able to give good advice about depersonalizing and decluttering your home so that it looks its best both for photos and for showings.
Consider “Coming Soon” in the MLS to Gauge Interest
One feature of the MLS that can help you ensure that you’ve got strong interest for your current price is the “coming soon” MLS feature. This pre-lists your home with the price to allow people to start requesting showings ahead of time. If you aren’t sure if your price will get you quick offers, you can gauge interest by seeing what happens during the pre-listing days; if there are not many showings, dropping the price is a good way to avoid a long drawn-out sale time.
Your own real estate agent should have worked with people who need to sell fast before, which can help you get additional advice and localized understanding of the market. Even little things like how cyclical demand is in that neighborhood can come into play as you set a price, stage the home, and get it out there for the world to see. The key is to know what you’re willing to trade in exchange for a faster sale – you may leave a little bit of money on the table, but that money translates to a less worry-filled sales process, which is often priceless.
