Pure Service: No Gimmicks, Just Service

Selling a home can be a daunting task, unless you’ve got the right professionals working for you.

The team of professionals at @Homes Realty Group is focused not only on ensuring your home sells, but also on empowering you to make informed decisions. We do that by educating our consumers and keeping you updated at all times. We’re not big on making money back guarantees about returning your calls – we believe that sort of thing should come standard. We also won’t make you any promises we don’t plan on keeping – such as buying your house if it doesn’t sell. We’re just straight forward, honest real estate professionals who have what it takes to get the job done. And getting the job done is what we do, period. No gimmicks, just service.

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Curb Appeal. Staging. Depersonalize. Eliminate clutter. If you’ve heard these words before, perhaps this isn’t your first dance with a house for sale. If this is your first time selling a home, rest assured you’re at the right place. @Homes Realty Group is a team of Huntsville Realtors who will tell you what needs to be done and how to do it. Let’s begin.

1. Remember These Two Vital Words: Curb Appeal.

We live in a society that teaches us the importance of first impressions at an early age. So why would selling a home be any different? Put yourself in the shoes of a buyer and drive past your house or take a photo of the front – yard included. Would this visual make you do a double take? If not, let’s turn up the curb appeal. We can do this in a variety of ways. The obvious “sprucer uppers” are keeping the lawn mowed, removing unsightly twigs or sticks, edging the driveway, and making sure the garbage can is out of sight on none pick-up days. If you really want maximum curb appeal, get a little creative. Let’s plant some flowers, clean the mailbox, wash the siding. Do whatever it takes to make buyers love the outside of your home and demand to see the inside.

2. Eliminate Clutter

Remember, buyers are here to see the home you have for sale, not your stuff. Make it easy for them to imagine their own things in the house by packing away a lot of yours. Give them a fresh canvas to paint a picture of what their new home will look like.

3. Depersonalize

Closely related to eliminating clutter, depersonalizing your home is an essential part of the home staging process. As harsh as it may sound, it can be hard for a potential buyer to imagine themselves making this home their own if they see you everywhere. And since it’s something you’ll have to do anyway, go ahead and pack up family portraits, personal awards, and other “you” things of that nature.

4. Keep it Clean!

This one is pretty self explanatory. However, if you’re not a neat freak, become one during the home selling process. You won’t always be home to tidy up and clean right before a buyer wants to see your house, so make sure it’s always show ready.

What’s the Biggest Key to Selling Your Home?

Price. Price. Price. The biggest key to getting your home sold is Price. If your house is not priced right, you’re simply helping your neighbors get their home sold.

Consider this. The typical time when you’ll see the most action in terms of interested buyers is the first two weeks your home is on the market. If it’s overpriced, people won’t look. But, if anyone does look, they could be the wrong buyers. For example, let’s say a Competitive Market Analysis shows that your home is worth $150,000. However, you price it at $170,000 so you’ll have negotiation room. Now buyers who have been looking in the $170,000 price range will find your house. Thus, we’ve attracted the wrong buyers and they may be disappointed when they compare your house to the higher priced houses they’ve been seeing. To summarize, let’s price it right the first time, shall we?

When it comes to pricing your home, @Homes Realty believes in being honest with our clients. That means being the bad guy and telling you if we think you’re expecting a little too much or being the hero when we think you can get a little more. Either way, we know what your home needs to get from selling, to seen, and sold.

Keeping You Updated on Progress is Essential

This is very simple. If you call us, we answer. When you don’t call us, we call you. It’s 2010 and we’re well aware of the three main ways to communicate with our clients: phone calls, text messages, and emails. We’ll use one or we’ll use all three – it’s up to you. But, regardless of your favorite means of communication, we keep our clients updated on all things at all times. If you’re curious about the status of your home, you won’t wonder for long as we take great pride in communicating with our clients.