8 Practices You Should Avoid When Selling Your Home

Selling your home is an exciting but challenging venture to go into. You’ll be moving away from the home you’ve lived in and loved for so many years and entrusting it to a new owner. In the process of selling, you can even turn a profit. However, when it comes to selling your home, there are numerous mistakes you can unknowingly make.

In this post, roofing contractor V. Nanfito Roofing and Siding discusses eight practices you should avoid at all costs when selling your home.

1. Failing to Trust Your Instincts When Hiring a Realtor – Realtors are a great help when it comes to selling your home but remember that you know it better than they do. Your realtor should be helping you price your home and research comparisons and similar properties. If they’re asking you to sell your home in a way that disagrees with you, it may be time to consider hiring someone that can work better with you.

2. Hiring a Realtor Through Personal Preferences – Hiring a realtor in the family or a friend of a friend may not be the best idea when it comes to selling your home. Before you decide on enlisting their services, research their history of selling homes. You may find yourself at a disadvantage when you disagree on selling tactics and other home decisions.

3. Over-Customizing – Keeping your home up to date is a good thing. One good customization is upgrading your roofing system, but try not to go overboard. A significant renovation doesn’t necessarily mean your asking price can be raised to the equivalent amount. Try to stay in-line with your neighbors as much as possible.

4. Letting Emotions Rule You – When it comes to negotiating prices with a potential buyer, keep your personal emotions out of it. While the home may hold sentimental value for you, someone else will own it soon enough. A temper tantrum may turn off potential buyers so avoid letting your negative emotions show.

5. Not Disclosing the House’s Past Problems – During the selling process, it’s important that you be honest with the potential buyers regarding its past problems. A home inspector can locate the problems and may even affect the future homeowners’ safety if they’re left unaware.

6. Selling Before Repairs – One of the biggest mistakes you can do is to make rush repairs just to sell your home as soon as possible. Make home improvements that can make your home feel welcoming to buyers that they’ll love it enough to buy it.

7. Failing to Advertise – We live in an age of technology, so use that to your advantage with digital advertising. Take high-resolution photos of your home and post them on listing services and social media to attract potential buyers.

8. Forgetting to Depersonalize – There’s a high chance potential buyers will not want to see your family photos. They’ll want to see a home that they can visualize making memories in so avoid leaving personal effects littered throughout the house.

For quality roof repair, turn to V. Nanfito Roofing and Siding for your home improvement needs. We are your number one provider of siding and remodeling services. Give us a call at (203) 639-1634 or fill out our contact form.