The question in the title line is a question that Greeley Colorado home sellers are asking themselves alot these days. Currently most neighborhoods in Greeley Colorado have experienced a decline in value. Some home sellers are stuck in their own realtiy with what they think their homes are worth. But then there are those that really are motivated to sell.
You might not be able to lower your price as far as the foreclosure prices so you will need to make your house worth the extra money to a potential buyer. Foreclosed homes nearly always need some sort of work. They generally are not move in ready. You need to make your home move in ready. Do a deep clean of the home. If you aren't good at cleaning hire a house cleaner to come and do it. That's what I would do myself. Have a look at the paint or carpet in your home. Paint is cheap. If you have questionable colors repaint with a neutral color. If your carpets are in good shape get them cleaned. If they are in bad shape consider getting new carpets. Go for a medium priced carpet and the cheapest pad you can find. If your landscaping needs help either spruce it up yourself or hire a landscaping professional. Move out extra furniture and things to make your home look more open, but not vacant.
All foreclosures are vacant. Thus when I show homes I like the fact that I can call up the listing company and get the lockbox codes immediately to get into the property. Very easy to show. Make your home very easy to show. I know it's not possible to be as short notice as a foreclosure listing to allow showings. But don't make a potential buyer wait 1 day before allowing to show. I recommend just asking for a 1/2 hour to an hour notice before allowing some one to show. If you can leave some lights on for when the buyers arrive. It will show your home better.
As for the pricing. You still have to be competetive. Ask your Realtor what price they think your home will sell for. The faster you want it sold the lower the price needs to be. The time you allow for it to sell needs to be considered also. With all your improvements to make your home show ready it should sell higher then most foreclosures and short sales. Consider offering also a carrot to a buyer. Such as seller paid closing costs. Most buyers will ask for this anyways, but if you consider that in your listing price you will be able to expect it and budget already.
Ok my house is ready for showings and I have a good price now what? You need to find a Realtor that will get your home out there in the marketplace for people to see. Or you yourself can do that also. The advertising for your home needs to stand out from the pack to attract the most number of potential buyers. If you get a Realtor that all they do is put your home on the MLS and a sign in the yard and maybe one picture on the MLS it most likely will not get noticed enough.
Here are some of the things I myself do to market Greeley Colorado Real Estate. I put the home on the MLS with as many pictures as possible. I do a short video of your property. Put an ad in the newspaper with a picture. Send just listed cards to area homes. I create a webpage just for your home that includes the pictures, videos, descriptions and I do what's called search engine marketing with that page to get it to the top of the internet search results. This is done by blogging about your property on several different blogs and websites. Posting it on many real estate webpages with links back to the property webpage. Not many Greeley Colorado Realtors are doing internet marketing to sell their listings. In this market every advantage is what you need. Most Realtors don't even know what internet marketing is all about and how to do it. For more on my Greeley Colorado listing services visit www.greeleyrealestatemarketing.com.
If you have any questions about my marketing services just give me a call at 970-302-1233. Or send me an e-mail using the form below. We will start with a market analysis and then see what we can do to get your home sold.
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Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Marc Oster
