Do you own a property and are thinking of selling it yourself? See in our article tips that will help you in this process!

By Zozi Vergou - Real Estate Consultant, INVESTA Real Estate

Real estate agents, who decide to sell their property on their own without hiring a broker or real estate agent to take over, often make some serious mistakes that frustrate interested buyers and therefore drive them away.

If you are thinking of selling a property, here are some tips to help you avoid significant mistakes.

Cleanliness in terms of the image of the property is the most important. When a place is clean and tidy it always predisposes the buyers positively. No one would want to see a place dirty, dusty and untidy, which negatively affects both the price and the value of the property. So have a cleaning crew clean and tidy your property so that it looks clean and tidy.

Smells that are often present in homes or in general in properties that are not ventilated by the owners, are a common phenomenon. We usually encounter strong smells from cigarettes, humidity, cooked food. In any case, the spaces must be ventilated and kept fresh so as not to create negative emotions. So ventilate the spaces and add aromatics to spaces where you can.

Drainage in particular, is the point that needs special attention on this issue of smell. Understand that no buyer wants to smell a closed or faulty drain. So do not even regret to allocate if you need a small amount for their care or restoration, as this will definitely be returned to you with the sale of the property.

The clutter of a place causes stress and often emotionally confuses the prospective buyer. Thrown clothes or shoes, unwashed dishes in the sink, ashtrays full of cigarettes and things placed erratically everywhere, create a bad image of its presentation. So get together and put your property in order to highlight it in its most beautiful condition.

Make a freshen with paint, on dirty and peeled walls that only give a negative image. Especially in cases of obvious humidity, it is necessary to repair the damage by a technician. In no case do not experiment with bright colors in painting the walls to impress because many times it can have the opposite effect. Earthy, calm colors are the best choice that suits most tastes and makes the spaces look bigger and calmer.

Every prospective buyer wants to imagine his life with his personal moments in the space he visits, to feel like a host and a protagonist, which is the most important motivation that will lead him to his purchase decision. Personal items that decorate the property such as photos from your wedding, travel, or the swearing in of your children, etc. block this need. So remove your very personal items from all areas of the property and give them the opportunity to feel those owners and dream of their own life there.

Minor damage to areas that have not been repaired but are permanently pending such as dripping faucets, damaged knobs, cracked hinges, sockets hanging, are definitely a negative image and feeling to the visitor - buyer and definitely need repair. It would be unfortunate to put him in the process of thinking about what all these damages he sees could cost him and perhaps make him worry about the quality of construction of the property.

Pets are beautiful and lovable and be for most people. However, there are customers who do not want to see them in the home, thinking about the smell and the hair they leave, the places where they defecate, or even assuming damage that they have created. So to avoid another negative thought of potential buyers, remove the pet from the house at the time of indication, clean the hairs that may be visible and ventilate and freshen the area.

Be prepared to indicate all the spaces you describe in your ad such as storage, parking, play room, attic. Because if it is not possible to access all areas of the property, buyers will become wary of this secrecy and will wonder if you are hiding something important about the property. Therefore, guide them to all the places that you mention in the description of the property and do not postpone it for the next time they will visit it.

In case you need a consultative discussion with the professionals of our team, do not hesitate to contact INVESTA Real Estate - real estate in Larissa, at 2411104111.