1.  Hiring a friend over an expert.  Having an experienced broker is now more critical than ever.  Although your emotions may be pulling you toward a friend or relative who needs some business, your business sense should cause you to stop and think first.  Selling your home is likely one of the most significant transactions you will make in your lifetime.  Hiring an agent or team, such as Lee Davies Real Estate, with experience under their belt in up and down markets as well as a proven aggressive home selling plan, will save you headaches and successfully guide you to getting your home sold.

2.  Overpricing.  Although you may hope and want for more, overpricing your home just won’t bring in a higher selling price.  It will, however, create a frustrating situation when you haven’t sold your home after several months of cleaning your way out the door every morning.  A comprehensive appraisal-style pricing strategy will help sell your home more quickly and ultimately for the best price possible.

3.  Skipping Home Prep Step.  With so many listings on the market, having your home “show ready” is more important than it has ever been.  A well maintained home that shows like a model will have a leg up on the competition.  As savvy as many buyers believe they are today, many just can’t see past scratched walls, unattended flower beds and cluttery knick-knacks.  Buyers who can imagine themselves comfortably living in a home, without imagining needed repairs, may also be able to imagine writing up that offer.