By avoiding these mistakes and following this sound real estate advice you enhance your ability to achieve your home selling goals. A quicker sell at top dollar!

Selling your Peoria home for the first time can seem overwhelming at first. There are so many things to do and so much information and paperwork involved. We’re here to help make it easier. By listing the most common mistakes sellers make, you can avoid them thereby making your home selling experience a positive one.

The most common mistakes include

1. Not marketing your Peoria area home effectively
2. Not creating the proper curb appeal
3. Not fully disclosing any home defects
4. Not correctly pricing your home
5. Not listing your home in timeon the real estate market
6. Not staging your home
7. Not asking for, or acting on, objective feedback

We can help you avoid all seven of these home selling mistakes. In fact, the first one is eliminated just by using our real estate services. We have a superior real estate marketing plan that maximizes the exposure of your Peoria area home to the most potential buyers. For a complete listing of the services we provide to most effectively market your home, see “THE KNELL GROUP Marketing Plan.”

Make your Peoria area home’s first impression long lasting

Secondly, making your home more attractive to potential homebuyers will help them take a real interest so they will investigate further. Find out how you can create curb appeal by reading “Creating Curb Appeal.” It’s filled with no and low-cost ways to improve the appearance of the outside of your home; the first thing a Peoria homebuyer notices.

Full disclosure for Peoria home defects, it’s the law

The next mistake sellers make is in not fully disclosing all known defects. Illinois law requires sellers to note any and all known defects of their Peoria real estate. What’s more, Illinois sellers must fill out a specific 22-question seller disclosure form. No more, “caveat emptor” (buyers beware). View the Illinois Residential Real Property Disclosure Report now.

The price for Peoria real estate is just right

Believe it or not, pricing your home incorrectly the first time is a big problem for many sellers. They figure they’ll price it over its fair market value, just in case, and then lower it if there are no takers. This is a BIG mistake. Pricing your Peoria home at its fair market value will not only get it sold faster, you’re likely to get more money than you would if it languished on the market too long. Let us help you determine the right price for your home by requesting your Maximization of Value Assessment ^TM. Together with a brief visit to your home to note any improvements you’ve made, we will determine the best price for selling your Peoria area home.

Time is money when it comes to Peoria real estate

When in a buyers market, it is essential to put your Peoria area home on the active real estate market as soon as possible to be sure it gets sold in time. If it’s necessary, we can add contingencies to the contract so you have time to find another home.

Staging your Peoria area home for success

Staging your home means you add to, or subtract from, your home’s décor to make it most appealing to potential homebuyers. By moving your furniture around, you can create a focal point. You can open up space by removing excess furnishings and personal items. Doing both will optimize your home’s attractiveness thus making it more appealing. Additionally, by removing personal items to help the homebuyer imagine their belongings fitting in the home, you increase your chances of selling it.

Last piece of real estate advice

We recommend that you have your realtor – or ask a trusted friend – to go through your home with an objective eye to notice things that need to be repaired, replaced, cleaned and cleared. Then it’s up to you to act on those observations.

By following this real estate advice along with the assistance of THE KNELL GROUP, you should be able to quickly and easily sell your home.

Ready to sell your Peoria area home? Contact us today to schedule a home preview and complimentary staging consultation by THE KNELL GROUP.