5 Things to Prepare Before Selling Your McDowell Mountain Ranch Home (Part 1)
5 Things to Prepare Before Selling Your McDowell Mountain Ranch Home (Part 1)
Most people know that cleaning, decluttering, staging, and taking good photos of a home are essential to sell it. But before you list your home for sale in McDowell Mountain Ranch Scottsdale, make sure you also do these other important preparations:
- Gather Your Documents.
Before you go “all out” in doing general cleaning and decluttering your home, find all the important and relevant documents you will need for the sale. This may include operating manuals for your HVAC system, list of repair, upgrades, and renovations made on the home, home insurance and home warranty documents, notes about the paint colors you have used on your walls, a directory of repair or maintenance companies (pest control, pool maintenance, etc.) Having all these handy will show the potential buyer and the listing agent that you have things under control and will make it easier for the future homeowner. This can certainly make it more enticing for the buyer to purchase your home.
Your utility bills will also come in handy as these will make your home more appealing than other homes with higher bills.
2. Get Estimates.
Get estimates of how much it will cost to repair or replace items in your home like the roof, furnace, or water heater. You may not be prepared to pay for these costs now, but knowing how much it will cost will give you an advantage in negotiations. At least you know, when buyer asks for a $10,000 discount off the selling price to repair or replace something in your home, that it only costs half of that.
3. Prepare to Buy a New Home.
If the reason you are listing your home for sale in McDowell Mountain Ranch AZ is to buy a new home, prepare for it as well by coming up with a list of neighborhoods you want to live in and drive by them. Visit open houses in those areas and canvass home prices. Sometimes, when you weigh your options, you might be surprised to find out it’s still better to stay in your old home.
These are just some of the most important things to consider and prepare before listing your home for sale in McDowell Mountain Ranch Scottsdale. Check out the other 2 factors to consider before selling a home in Part 2 of this article in our website www.ScottsdaleAZHomes.net.
