Picture the scene: you’ve been wanting to sell your home for months and finally plucked up the courage to list it on the market. Now, you’ve got your first viewers coming to check out your place as prospective buyers – if they like it, they’ll buy it!
If they step out of the car and are greeted by a messy front lawn and overflowing bins, it’s likely they will leave as quickly as they came, and you’re left without securing a sale.
The moral of the story? Get your home sale-ready for the best chance to sell your home in 2025. Here are some top tips for doing just this.
Bypassing the Need to be ‘Sale-Ready’
If you’re having photography done and viewers visit your home, you’ll need to conduct a thorough process of getting your home ready to sell. Prospective buyers are looking at your home to make it their own; if they can’t imagine a world in which they live in your home, they’re unlikely to buy it, so the hard work of getting it sorted is well worth your time and effort.
However, what if you don’t have the time or the energy? Perhaps you have inherited a house and don’t have the time to deal with these intricacies. In this case, you can explore selling routes that don’t go directly to an individual looking to live in your home. For example, you could consider selling to an online house buying service instead. These services provide a free cash offer, and when you sell your property to private cash home buyers, you don’t have to worry about the admin typically associated with getting your house ready to sell. This could offer a fast and convenient way to sell your home, instead of the traditional estate agent route.
Key Steps to Being ‘Sale-Ready’
If you do want to sell directly to the market, your home can’t be presented like the scenario we envisioned earlier on. Your home needs to sell prospective buyers a dream of what their future could look like in your home. Here’s how you do it:
1. Cut Out All Clutter!
Your home should appear tidy and junk-free for any photography or viewers. If you have things lying around, find them a home. If you can’t find it a home, you might want to consider getting rid of it.
2. Deep Clean!
Once you’ve cleared away all the excess junk, it’s time to deep clean. Don’t settle for your usual ten-minute whip-round. You’ve got to turn your place upside down, leaving no square inch un-vacuumed or un-dusted.
3. First Impressions Matter!
The first view prospective buyers will have of your home is huge, and it could make or break their deal. You definitely want to ‘make’ it, so care for your front garden, store any bins out of sight and give your windows a good clean. Have them fall in love at first sight!
Selling your home is like selling anything; you need to present and market it appropriately to hit your target audience where they can’t resist. If you choose not to sell to cash home buyers, you’ll need to follow our three-step programme for getting your home sale-ready. Happy selling!
