Sarasota Homes For Sale

With thousands of homes for sale in Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky, home buyers have their pick of the most move-in-ready houses and condos. In other words, it means home buyers can be choosy in selecting only the most updated houses and condos, where all the renovating has been done for them, so they can just move in their furniture. The good news for home sellers is that many times quick fixes can be done fairly inexpensively, and will many times reward the seller with a much higher number for the sales price than if the seller had not updated the house to todays trends. When a buyer sees a house or condo as-is with old brass fixtures and smudged paint, they usually say “Let’s keep looking at other houses that don’t need as much work” and will offer a low price. Most often they will tour the property and then not write an offer at all. They’ll choose a different house that looks a little nicer. The house will sit on the market longer because home buyers will instead select homes that are already updated. The more days a house sits, the less likely it is to sell for asking price. Homes sell faster and for higher prices if they are move-in-ready and staged correctly from the beginning.

For a home to sell for top dollar in this over supplied housing market, the home seller should take the time to update the house with this year’s most popular shades of neutral colors, and the latest style of kitchen faucets and handles, and the most updated light fixtures in all rooms, especially the entry hall, kitchen and bathrooms, new carpet in a light color. Even if the home is only fifteen years old, like some of the newer subdivisions in Alexandria Ky and Clarksville IN, trends change so quickly that you really owe it to yourself to take a ride to the closest home improvement store and ask what is the most popular style that people are choosing for their homes these days.

Here are some more tips for older homes, such as the beautiful older homes of New Albany Indiana and Fort Mitchell Kentucky. On the outside a home seller should repaint the trim on the front of the property and plant colorful flowers to catch the attention of a home buyer driving by. It is also a good idea to have the HVAC cleaned and serviced.

No matter if you have an older house in Ft Mitchell Kentucky or a new house in New Albany IN, experts suggest calling a staging professional to decide how the furniture should be arranged, and which items to box up and which items remain for showings. Houses appear larger with less art on the walls, and houses look bigger when there is less stuff on the floor. Houses show better with the lights on and soft music playing. If possible, open the blinds to let in sunlight before each showing and have light clasical music playing. If time permits, try to have the house smelling like baked goods such as chocolate chip cookies.

Taking the time to do this will pay off. In Southern Indiana only around 8.5% of the over 2000 houses for sale will sell per month. The rest will stay on the market. To make sure your house is one of the ones chosen, talk to a realtor about updates and staging. The same advice goes for Northern Kentucky where only around 10% of the over 3000 homes for sale will sell each month on average. The average price of a house for sale in the Kenton County- Boone County-Campbell County area of Northern Kentucky was approximately $200,000 at the end of 2011. The price varies by individual neighborhoods and areas such as the Triple Crown neighborhood or the Elsmere area. In conclusion, it is important to stand out in the crowd of homes for sale in the Florence Ky real estate market, and houses for sale New Albany IN. The best way to sell faster is to do some inexpensive updates that your real estate advisor recommends and talk to a staging professional.