Sell Your Home To A House Sale Specialist

If you have always used an estate agent to sell your home you may not be aware that it is not a legal requirement to sell your property in this way and that there is an alternative. House sale specialists operate differently in that offer you a quick cash sale for your home. This can be achieved in as little as seven days.

They do not charge any fees. This means no estate agent fees, no fees for a valuation; no solicitor's fees and you will not need to provide a home information pack either. You will not be offered the full market value but when you total up your savings from the fees and the typical extra months of mortgage payment you will have to pay, whilst waiting for an estate agent to sell your house, there will be next to no difference in the final price, achieved from the sale.

There are hundreds of these house sale specialists and you will find that many operate throughout the whole of the country, by providing each area with a local agent. So as with an estate agent it pays to shop around and see what is on offer.

Most like, A Quick Sale Direct whose main office is in your city, provide a free phone number where you can contact someone twenty-four hours a day and after initial contact, you will usually have a written offer within forty-eight hours.

With the housing market as it is at the moment and house prices starting to fall, there are obvious benefits, if you choose to sell your house quickly. There is nothing worse than putting your house on the market and watching it devalue month by month as you wait for a prospective buyer to come along and view. It is equally depressing to find your self in the middle of a chain, wondering who will make the next move, or if you have a buyer pull out at the last minute. There are none of these problems when you use a house sale specialist as you are guaranteed a sale, price and at a time to suit you. Most importantly you are always in control.

There maybe many other reasons to consider a quick sale of your property, such as, repossession or financial difficulties, separation or divorce, illness, bereavement and inherited properties, emigration and relocation.

When you sell your property through an estate agent, you must vacate on the completion date. The house sale specialist offers an alternative here as well. They will buy your house from you, release the equity to you and will then rent back at the market rate, if this is your requirement. This is great if you are experiencing temporary financial problems, as you will also be given a pre-agreed price to buy back your home, when circumstances improve.

House sale specialists also deal in commercial property and do not discriminate as to condition, value, size, state of decoration, or length of lease and whether the property has vacant possession or is tenanted. If you are looking to sell you house then it is well worth investigating this option further.

Making Your Home Sellable

You've listed your home and the agent wants to start showing it to prospective buyers. Here's a few tips to help it look its best.

You may have already read the importance of clearing out clutter. Well, that's because it can't be stressed enough. It is one of the most important aspects of making your home appealing to buyers, for two reasons. First, not just papers and dishes, clutter includes decorations and furniture too. Too much of it can block a persons view of the house itself. If everywhere they look they see stuff, a buyer doesn't see your home. It is imperative that they have a clear view, or they won't want to buy.

Second, all that clutter screams personality. Your personality. And this is not what a buyer wants to see. When someone is looking over a home, what they need to do in order to be motivated to buy is to imagine themselves living in that home. If the house is so full of the current owner, a potential buyer can't get past that and make the mental leap to visualizing themselves in the home.

Because of this, some sellers choose to box up a lot of their personal goods and put them in professional storage. This gets it right out of the house, so even the boxes aren't clogging up the spare rooms and closets, which are also important selling features.

It is also important to fix things around the home. Keep in mind how well the doors around your home work, as buyers will almost always open closets and cupboards. If the doors are sticky or squeak, that gives a bad first impression. Obviously, your front door is the first candidate for a good hinge-oiling.

While you certainly don't want to enter into major renovations, a new coat of paint can really brighten up a home and make it more appealing. Consider both the outside and inside of your home. And as tempting as it is to choose trendy colors or things you are personally attracted to, neutral tones are best. White or off-white are your safest bets as they will help a home appear bright, and give a new owner a good base if they wish to paint the home more uniquely.

Speaking of a bright home, be sure to leave all the lights on when your home is being shown. Open all the curtains, too, so that viewers feel that your home is bright and welcoming, and they can see clearly. Dusting every surface also helps your home look brighter.

Consider smell, an important sense that impacts our first impression. Do a good deep cleaning, especially if you have pets or smoke indoors. Air the home out a bit. You may wish to install some air fresheners, but be sure not to choose anything too overwhelming, as more and more people have sensitivities to scents these days.

Good luck with showing your home!