Chris Shields

Home Selling Guide: Marketing Your Home

Preparing your home for sale

Before your home is shown to prospective buyers, your Realtor will recommend how to get your home ready for sale. An attractive, well-kept home has a better chance of selling faster. As well, be sure to practice regular home maintenance check-ups. As any Realtor will tell you, regular preventative maintenance is vital to maintaining your property value.  More importantly, ensure your home is "SHOW HOME" ready!  This means the lawn (if applicable) is cut and looking its best, the home is clean, the beds are made, etc.  Keep your home clutter-free throughout the entire process of selling.  The Chris Shields Home Selling Team will provide you with a professional Home Stager to give you ALL of the advice you will need to make your home show its absolute best and sell quicker!

Marketing

One of the most powerful marketing tools your Realtor will use is the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS®), a co-operative marketing system to ensure maximum exposure of properties for sale. Realtors use this central database of properties to match buyers with properties for sale. "A Consumer's Guide to the Multiple Listing Service" will provide further information on the MLS® system.

When your property is added to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's MLS®, your property automatically gets added to the RealtyLink - On Line Web site. Your Realtor can also place adds in local newspapers such as RealtyLink - In Print, place a For Sale sign on your front lawn, and hold open houses and showings. Your Realtor will also network with other local Realtors to find out if they know of any potential buyers.

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Source: www.realtylink.org