Seller's Resources
Common Mistakes
By avoiding these mistakes and following this sound 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
- Not marketing your home effectively
- Not creating curb appeal
- Not fully disclosing any defects
- Not correctly pricing your home
- Not listing your home in time
- Not staging your home
- Not asking for, or acting on, objective feedback
We can help you avoid all seven of these mistakes. In fact, the first one is eliminated just by using our services. We have a superior marketing plan that maximizes the exposure of your 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 home’s first impression last
Secondly, making your home more attractive to potential buyers will help them take an interest so they will investigate further. Find out how you can create curb appeal by reading “Creating Curb Appeal.” It’s filled with low-cost ways to improve the appearance of the outside of your home; the first thing a Peoria homebuyer notices.
Full disclosure, 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 is right
Believe it or not, pricing your home correctly 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 your home.
Time is money
When in a buyers market, it is essential to put your home on the 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 home for success
Staging your home means you add to, or subtract from, your home’s décor to make it most appealing to potential buyers. 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 buyer imagine their belongings fitting in the home, you increase your chances of selling it.
Last piece of 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 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 home? Contact us today to schedule a home preview and complimentary staging consultation by THE KNELL GROUP.
