If you’re thinking of selling your Greater Springfield home, then you should start making preparations about two months out to get your home in tip-top shape. When you do, you’ll get the best possible selling price for your home. Use our Purple Cow home selling checklist to help you do things in the right order.
1. Talk to a great local agent
A great local agent can give you the right advice on simple things you can do to improve the marketability of your Greater Springfield home BEFORE you list it for a sale. This advice may include strategies to:
- Making any necessary repairs for things like leaky taps, broken tiles, cracked walls or peeling paint.
- Cost-effectively enhancing key home areas like your kitchen and bathroom.
- Enhance your kerb appeal via landscaping.
- Style or stage your home’s interior décor (aka home staging).
A great local agent will also give you advice on avoiding common home selling mistakes.
Finally, and most importantly, a great local agent will also advise you on pricing and marketing strategies to help you achieve the best possible selling price for your home. Our Purple Cow sales team has proven strategies to help you do this. The latest figures from realestate.com show we achieve Greater Springfield home selling prices that are an average of $73,000 higher than competing real estate agencies in the Greater Springfield region.
2. Organise local tradies for any minor repairs and touch-ups
Any pre-listing work that requires tradies should be organised as soon as possible. Jobs that may take longer (like painting) should be scheduled first.
Tradies in Greater Springfield are in high demand at the moment, but that’s where having a great local agent on your side like one of our Purple Cow team can really help. We have trusted and experienced tradespeople we can recommend to do high-quality work for you.
3. Declutter, clean and tidy both the inside and outside of your home
Decluttering, cleaning and tidying both the inside and outside of your Greater Springfield home should be done as your next priority before organising your photo and/or video shoot. This could include landscaping your yard or home staging, as well as regular chores like mowing the lawn, washing windows and thoroughly cleaning the inside of your home.
4. Organise your professional photo and/or video shoot with your agent
Once all your internal and external pre-listing tasks are done for your Greater Springfield home, your agent will schedule your professional photo or video shoot for your online listing. Don’t underestimate the power of professional images and video. They can really enhance a home’s features and ensure your home makes a great first impression with as many potential buyers as possible.
Our Purple Cow team has experts that we call on. Combined with our proven marketing strategies, the latest realestate.com figures show that we generate up to 26% more buyer enquiries for our home listings than competing real estate agencies in the Greater Springfield region. This exposure helps us to create more buyer demand and generates higher selling prices for our clients.
5. Organise your first open home with your agent
Once you’re ready to list your home with a great marketing strategy, you should schedule your first open home as soon as possible. New listings tend to generate the most initial hype, so it’s crucial to capitalise on that momentum with your first open home event. If you’ve made your home as marketable as possible by following our advice, you will be able to rest easy that you’ve given yourself every possible chance to see your home quickly for the best possible price.
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