house4sale 2Are you fed up trying to sell your house in this crazy market? I guess it’s payback for when real estate was a seller’s market, and sellers’s were squeezing every penny out a potential buyer. Well times have changed now and the buyers on in the drivers seat. However, even though buyers have the bull by its horns, they are ways to get your house sold within a reasonable time.

Think Outside the Norm

If you sold a house during the real estate boom that occurred a few years back you probably had 20 offers that same day it was listed. In those times FSBO (For Sale By Owner) was an everyday thing. These days you’re lucky to have an offer the first week your house is placed on the market.

So if you’re going to put your house on the market, you have to start thinking outside the box, and begin thinking of ways to grab the buyer’s attention. Selling a house is about first impressions, and if you can WOW the prospective buyers the minute they pull up, your agent may be back in the driver’s seat. One effective and relatively inexpensive way to achieve this is have beautiful landscaping outside of the house. It probably will not get you more money for your house, but it would definitely attract attention.

Throw the Buyer a Bone

These days you might have to sweeten the deal and give buyers incentives to buy your house from you. For example you might offer the prospective buyers a 50′ flat screen TV, or home media computer system if they purchase the house within 60 days. Either way be creative and make the buyers think twice before they leave your house. Methods like this work because bottom line people love deals. Note… you can basically add a few hundred or thousand dollars to the offer price to offset the cost of the incentives you’re giving.

Mark the Price Down

Any agent will tell you the fastest way to sell a house is to lower the price, which is usually correct. But the most effective way to do this is to mark it down from the start. If you want to get the most looks in the neighborhood, offer your house at 5-10% lower than the average housing prices in your area. I can guarantee you will get a substantial amount of visits the first week your house is on the market. Also this might be the cheapest route for you if you’re already living in a new house. Just the mortgage payments and upkeep of the house while the house is sitting for a few months will be substantial to your bottom line.

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