Feb
28
Tip #2 for Sellers: What You Should Do to Prepare Your Home to Sell
Posted by Karen Weldin under For Sellers, General Information
Now that you have decided to sell your home and are ready to emotionally detach from it and de-personalize it, it is time to get started and prepare your home to sell. Before you even think about contacting a REALTOR, you need to go over the checklist “What You Should Do to Prepare Your Home to Sell.” The more of these things you will do on this list, the more you will maximize the price you will be able to sell your home for as well as minimize the length of time it will be on the market. Take a look at the list and get to work checking the items off. Go over this list before you call a REALTOR or an Accredited Home-Staging person.
In tip #1 I said the first thing to do is to choose a REALTOR. Not all REALTORS are the same and you may
need to know the facts to help you make the wisest choice. First, not all real estate agents are REALTORS. Only real estate professionals who are members of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) can use the title REALTOR. These professionals have acquired a great deal of knowledge and have made a commitment to the NAR Code of Ethics. At the very least, choose a real estate agent who is a REALTOR. Second, choose a REALTOR who is an Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR). A REALTOR with an ABR designation has taken Accredited Buyer’s Representative training, specialized education offered by the 
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