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Here is my monthly item of value: Why you should hire a pro to sell your home.

While you may save a little money selling a home on your own, there is so much the average person does not understand about the process. Hiring a professional real estate agent allows to you tap into the knowledge base of your agent. They know what has to be done, in what order and how to do it most efficiently. You were surely sell your home faster and with a lot less hassle.

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When you put your home on the market, there are a lot of dos and don’ts to follow. It is a difficult task, but you have to look at your home objectively. Make it look desirable to someone else – this is important if you want to sell.

Do:

Clean, clean and clean some more! The cleaner your home looks and smells, the better off you will be. Pet odors take attention away from the good stuff in your home. Try your best to keep litter boxes fresh, fish tank water clear and muddy paw prints off the floor. Pet fur on furniture and rugs is another turn off.

Get rid of clutter. If possible, remove up to half of everything on shelves and in closets. You now have loads of storage space. You can probably get rid of a lot of things you don’t use anyway...

One of the most common reasons a home stays on the market for a long time is overpricing. Since price can be the deciding factor, it is extremely important to get it right from the beginning.

Home buyers can have high expectations when the house has a large price tag. Once they see the house, they quickly become disappointed if it fails to live up to the hype. These feelings can spoil sales.

If your home is priced outside of a buyer’s price range you may miss out on the perfect prospective buyer. Studies have shown that overpriced houses eventually sell for lower prices than if they had been priced appropriately the first time.

Once a house has been sitting unsold for a long time, buyers wonder if there is something wrong with it...