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You Could Be Missing Out on Thousands of Dollars

You Could Be Missing Out on Thousands of Dollars When You Sell Your House

Stories about the rampant Auckland property market are everywhere. As a result, if you want to sell your house, perhaps you think that all you need to do to achieve an instant, highly profitable sale is to simply list the property on the market.

Yes, you could simply do that—and it just might work. But are you really getting the best price for your property?

You just might be leaving thousands of dollars on the table by not taking the right steps to prepare your property for sale.

Auckland specialist property agency UP REAL ESTATE has put together a free report, “Preparing to Sell Your Home in 2016”, which examines the steps that you should take to ensure that you are earning as much as possible for your property, whatever the market.

The free report covers the seven vital steps that you really must take before you list your property. They include:

1. Understanding the most suitable buyers for your property

Not all buyers are alike. The report identifies the five different types of purchasers currently buying Auckland homes and helps you to determine who will be the ideal prospects for your property.

2. Identifying what buyers are seeking

Once you have established the most appropriate types of buyers, the report discusses how to identify the specific features, benefits and amenities that those buyers will care about the most.

3. What do prospective buyers want to know about your area?

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The various types of buyers can each have different neighbourhood requirements. The report looks at some of those possibilities.

4. What maintenance should you do before you list your property?

Most houses need some maintenance, even those which have had lots of care and attention. The report provides a checklist for those essential maintenance tasks that need to be done before you list.

5. Is it a good idea to renovate that kitchen or add that extra bedroom first?

Very few major improvements will increase the sales price substantially. The report examines the relative value of specific home improvements to help you decide which, if any, you should undertake.

6. First Impressions

How a property is perceived at first sight can have a huge impact on its eventual selling price. The report provides tips and techniques to make your home look its very best.

7. Preparation before Open Homes

The report closes with a few simple techniques to make your property look better than ever during property viewing times.

As Barry Thom of UP Real Estate notes, “even in today’s feverish Auckland property market, a well-prepared home can add many thousands of dollars to the final selling price”.

RELATED LINKS:

The “Preparing to Sell Your Home in 2016” report is available for download from http://www.uprealestate.co.nz/blog/7-home-selling-secrets/

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