Selling a home for the first time is a daunting task that can result in a lot of headaches if you’re not careful. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the steps in the process, resulting in sellers making mistakes when they’re trying to make the sale. So today, let’s look at seven common mistakes you should avoid making when selling your Dallas home!

  • Selling Without an Experienced Dallas Realtor
  • Getting Too Emotional
  • Improper Insurance
  • Not Using Listing Photos
  • Not Staging Your Dallas Home
  • Pricing Your Dallas Home Wrong
  • Selling to Unqualified Buyers

Selling Without an Experienced Dallas Realtor

The Dallas real estate market is constantly shifting and changing, so to help lead you through the process of getting the most for your home, you’ll want an experienced agent by your side every step of the way. A good agent will always work toward your best interests and help you find the perfect selling price for your home. Having an agent will also help relieve some of the more stressful parts of the selling process since they’ll deal with potential buyers and eliminate those who are just “lookers,” or people who aren’t really interested in buying your home.

Getting Too Emotional

It may be difficult to say goodbye when it’s time to sell your beloved Dallas home. However, it’s important to always think of yourself as a business person or salesperson rather than a homeowner during the sale. If you can see the transaction as a purely financial endeavor, you can separate yourself from the emotions that come with selling and reduce any stress you may experience.

Improper Insurance

It’s easy to forget this step, but sellers need to be insured in case a viewer has an accident at the home and tries to get money by suing, resulting in avoidable and unneeded expenses for YOU. Before anybody gets hurt on your property, it’s important to take care of obvious hazards and stop an injury from happening in the first place. Make sure any cords and wires are out of the way where people won’t trip over them, and make sure walkways are clear.

Not Using Listing Photos

Having professional listing photos will instantly increase your home’s marketability. Since buyers use the internet to search for homes, photos will be the first thing they look at, and a lack of professional photos will make it harder for buyers to imagine themselves living within your home. So if you don’t have professional photos of your home, you’re greatly reducing your chances of getting a timely sale! Any photos you use should be clear, drawing attention to your home’s best features. To help, you’ll want to look into hiring a professional home photographer in the Dallas area to assist you.

Not Staging Your Dallas Home

Staging your home could earn you 6.9% more money and get your home sold in half the time, so take advantage of the opportunity! When a potential buyer visits your Dallas home, you have to make sure your home looks its best so you can make the best first impression. Take some time before a showing to improve your home’s interior appeal. You can do a lot by just addressing little things like dusting and switching out any burnt-out lightbulbs. If you can, you should also make some larger changes such as rearranging your furniture in a way that will accentuate the best features of your home. You will never get a second chance to make a first impression, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn more!

Pricing Your Dallas Home Wrong

One of the most common mistakes that people make when trying to sell their home is setting the price too high, discouraging potential buyers from making an offer. When you hire an agent, they will use a comparative marketing analysis to help find you the best price based on what similar homes in the area are selling for. They will also utilize strategic price points to make your listing more eye-catching to buyers. If your home is set at a slightly lower price than what you’d like to get for it, don’t worry! A lower price may attract multiple offers, bidding the price up to fair market value as interested buyers compete. And if you sell with EmpowerHome Team, Your Price is Our Promise®. We will get you 100 percent of the asking price, or we will pay you the difference. Click HERE to learn more.

Selling to Unqualified Buyers

Whenever you sell your home to someone, it’s good to make sure they’re pre-approved or have proof of funds before you hand over the keys to your largest asset. Otherwise, you run the risk of finding yourself in a tough bind and losing money. Luckily, EmpowerHome Team has a state-of-the-art database of over 13,600 pre-approved Buyers in Waiting in the Dallas area. When you list with us, we will leverage our extensive database to get you top-dollar for your home, selling FASTER and FOR MORE

If you are considering selling your home there is no one better than EmpowerHome Team. We can help you sell FASTER and for TOP DOLLAR! Selling a home can be stressful, especially when your home sits on the market. We sell our listings 3 times faster and, on average, for more than when you work with another team by leveraging our database of OVER 13,600 qualified buyers in our Buyers in Waiting database! 

Did you know that only 48% of homes that went on the market last year sold the first time with the first agent they hired? Most sellers last year had to call a 2nd or 3rd agent to get the job done, or even worse, not sell at all. The agent you hire the first time matters! EmpowerHome Team sells 98% of our listings the first time, so when you hire us, your home is more likely to sell fast & for top dollar! To find out what we can do for you, Text or Call us at 703-634-6615!

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