San Diego Sellers: 5 Boxes to Check Before Going to Market

There is a reason a job was created for those interested in helping people buy and sell San Diego homes.  Selling a San Diego house is not an easy task. Homeowners that go in blind thinking they are going to rake in top dollar for their house with minimal work are going to be sorely disappointed with the process.  

To make sure no major surprises come up, San Diego sellers need to check these five boxes before selling their house.  

Financially Ready To Sell

Many people think about the amount of money they are going to get from selling their house and do not consider how much money they will need to spend to make that happen.  Even though they may come out with a substantial profit that is a long way down the road.

The first major purchase in selling a San Diego home will be the listing photos.  Everyone looks online for their next house. Having bad photos or no photos is a sure way for buyers to skip over the property.  It does not matter how low the price of the home is – if the photos are bad people will not want to look at the home.

Impressing buyers from the start is needed to get a good offer on a San Diego house.  Start outside and work into the home. The lawn is the first part of the house that any buyer will see in person.  Make sure the landscape invites them in with flowers, well-kept grass, and bushes.  

Meanwhile, the inside of the home needs to be well decorated.  Many people choose to stage their home because people routinely see better offers come in on houses that are staged.  Staging is the art of making a house look as appealing as possible for buyers without reminding them that this is another person’s home.

Finally, once a sale is underway San Diego sellers need to think of their closing costs.  Closing costs are going to take up around two percent of the sale price of the home. Do not forget to save back this money or it may be a huge shock when it comes time to sign the paperwork.

Full Disclosure

No San Diego homeowner wants to walk up to potential buyers and tell them about all of the problems that the home has.  However, not disclosing problems is a much bigger issue than a buyer walking away from the sale. If working with a real estate agent, they are able to walk San Diego sellers through the necessary items to be disclosed.  

Inspection Before Selling

This is a double-edged sword.  Some San Diego sellers choose to get an inspection on the home before selling it.  They use this inspection as a template for what items to fix in the home and which items are not a priority.  

Even though this can help to avoid problems down the line it can also be a waste of money if the home buyers find an inspector that focuses on different problems.

Finding the Important Rooms

There are some rooms that people focus on more than others.  When staging a house do not feel like every square foot needs to be staged.  That hallway leading between the bedrooms does not need to be decked out from the ceiling to floor with new décor.  Go simple on the areas people will pass by.  

Focus on areas like the master bedroom, living room, and kitchen.  Buyers spend a lot of time in these areas and they need to be the most impressive.  

One area not to forget is the entryway.  The first glimpse into the house is important and a poorly decorated entryway may help a buyer decide they dislike the house before they see it.

What Stays and What Goes?

There are certain assumptions about what will stay in the house when a homeowner moves out.  As a general rule, anything that is bolted to the house must stay. If there are fixtures that are bolted to the home that the San Diego sellers wants to take it must be outlined in the sales contract.  

Do not lose out on a sale because a home buyer thinks they are getting the luxurious chandelier in the dining room only for them to find it is not included in the house.