Boston condos for sale
More than half the times, a listing comes up on the MLS and the private note will say the owner/tenant still lives in the unit and it includes some kind of an instruction as to how to schedule for a property viewing. Many Charles River Park condo sellers are also home buyers and the transition is tricky. Do I sell first or buy first? The ideal situation to best sell your Boston condo for sale especially in today’s seller’s market is to first buy and then sell your home as Boston condos for sale these days sell very quickly. On the other hand, buying is difficult due to competition. Nevertheless, the idea is still risky and uncomfortable to many homeowners that they end up putting their Boston condo for sale on the market while still living in it. That is totally fine so long as you avoid some common mistakes and work harder to make sure your home looks just as desirable as vacant homes that are staged. When your Boston condo for sale looks nice and livable, buyers really open up and become interested in buying the condominium. When the home is full clutter with outdated furniture everywhere, it makes it undesirable to downtown Boston condo buyers. Even though buyers are told to “look beyond” the clutter and see the good bones underneath, the fact is that most Charles River Park condo buyers I have worked with just cannot see beyond the clutter and let their imagination take over to feel so homey and comfortable in places like that. That means the buyers will not consider the place and move onto the next property. Buyers are put off by the tiniest thing when they are shopping for the “best value” and biggest investment in their life where they see their future happiness will take place. Much of this process is emotional and ignoring that fact could cost you some serious money as a home seller.
This should tell home sellers a few things. First, when your Boston Midtown condo is decorated with minimalism, it increases the home’s desirability, translating into more offers. More offers mean competition and higher home selling prices. Your investment in decluttering all your personal belongings and storing in a storage unit will definitely pay off. Box all your stuff and hire a couple of movers to take them to Self Storage. Live in your place like you are staying at a hotel with minimal things. Try to eat out more rather than cooking at home. Yes, this will be difficult if you have children. If you are not going to sacrifice your lifestyle while your Boston midtown home is on the market, you will probably sacrifice your home selling price. Bigger and better the home, the amount of money and time you will sacrifice will be greater. So you have a tough decision to make. No one said selling a home is easy. Even with a good listing agent, there is still a lot of work by homeowners in terms of preparing their home to sell. Probably the best thing to do is to buy first, and prior to closing after home inspection, putting your home on the market. That’s the advice in today’s market. In a buyer’s market, the advice will be different.
Boston Condos for Sale
Providing an easy access to home for Boston condo buyer’s agents and buyers is also important during the process. A lot of times, buyer’s agents schedule multiple home viewings per day and if the home is vacant with a MLS lockbox, the buyers can just go without having to coordinate with the listing agent, the homeowner, and the agent’s buyer client back and forth to find a good time and that really takes up a lot of time. By the time the homeowner gets back to the buyer’s agent with a good time for a schedule after a day, the agent and the buyer probably already had seen a number of properties with a lockbox and the chances are those vacant homes with some light staging are highly desirable. No one will wait for a day to hear from the owner for scheduling to find out it’s a cluttered mess!
Conclusion
So, if you’re thinking about selling your home, you need to start preparing your place to sell. Don’t jump into it impulsively. You will probably need to repair and freshen up your place. Not only inspection will catch all the defects whether minor or major, but buyers don’t even want to deal with homes with however minor issues. It’s just too much to deal with in their mind and most of it is the unknown beyond the surface level. Also, most importantly, declutter your home. If you’re going to live in it still while selling, make sure you stop treating your home as your own home, but a showcase product that you are selling.