Smart ways to sell your house fast before relocating to a foreign country
You’re faced with the unexpected. You have to move abroad, and you don’t know where to start the whole relocation process. Well, as complicated the process might be, there are some smart solutions to overcome one of your biggest concern: selling your UK property fast, easy, at a good value. Sounds scary? Fear not! We have some pieces of advice for you, below.
Choose the best real estate agent
Moving abroad is a scary process. However, finding a reliable and knowledgeable real estate agent is the smartest decision you can make, especially when you have to sell your home fast. Professional agents with a whole lot of experience will help you not only sell your house fast, but also at the best possible price. The best part of finding a realtor you can trust is that they will also educate you and support throughout the whole process.
Selling your property in a matter of weeks is clearly a difficult task, but a realtor with a tactful and smart approach will definitely help.
Search for agents with similar qualities when trying to find a new home in the country where you plan to move. Some agencies offer specialised relocation services. For instance, if you have to move to Switzerland, find relocation services Switzerland based. These experts will help you find the home of your dreams on short notice.
But, before buying the new location abroad, you have to sell your current property to finance your home abroad.
Always have a plan
You can’t sell a home without a clear plan in mind. That said, make a list of home repairs and improvements you must make to boost your home’s selling potential. If you lack time to deal with such tasks because let’s face it, you have more important things to take care of now, let your agent take care of this. The fee will be much higher than you’d prefer, but it’s faster and more convenient in your case.
If you want to take care of everything yourself, decide which home repairs you want to tackle, be those minor or major. Create a timetable to help you organize your time and activities easier. This will help you keep everything on track and enjoy a hassle-free preparation process.
What to fix and what to not
Let’s be clear: you won’t be able to recover all the money you put into home improvements before selling your property. This is why you have to be careful about what improvements are worth the money and what things you can forget about.
Make the most of your money and put it into those crucial fixes that might help you sell your home in a matter of weeks. For instance, major fixes like leaky faucets, broken doorbell or appliances, cracked walls or tiles, these are worth the time and effort, but also the money. Left broken, they will leave the impression the property hasn’t been cared for, for a long time.
Generally speaking, ask yourself what impression potential buyers will have when seeing different parts of your home. If the answer is not satisfactory, then make sure to fix everything that might compromise your home sale.
Budget-friendly fixes and design improvements
The best trick in realtors’ book is tweaking homes to help them sell fast. And curb appeal, also that. Affordable improvements usually have the biggest impact. They change the general appearance of a home and make it look polished and well-maintained. For starters, clean the home indoors, but make sure to take good care of your yard, as well.
Steam clean everything, from carpets to rugs, and grout if necessary, give your bathroom a fast makeover, hire a landscaper to take care of your lawn and outdoor design. All these are small changes that can propel the home sale process.
Now, on to the curb appeal of your home. We all know how much curb appeal can boost the chances of a fast and easy home sale. All real estate agents rave about how much improving your property’s curb appeal can do for your home. Potential buyers will be more likely to stop by your open house event and take a look inside if they’re impressed with the way your garden and outdoor home elements look.
A freshly painted door, visually-appealing house numbers and an updated garage door can go a long way, in your case. Also, don’t forget about those blooming flowers everybody dreams about when moving homes. You will attract viewers like bees.
Get a home appraisal
When trying to sell a home, try to get a fair home appraisal. Not few were the cases when homeowners were surprised with an appraisal way below what they expected.
Before having some specialists by, make sure you have a list of all recent improvements you have invested in. Painting the deck, renovating the kitchen, buying new appliances, revamping a boring bathroom, all these improvements matter when having your property evaluated.
If your agent is kind enough and you’re in good relations with them, ask them if they can tag along in the process. They will offer the expert some valuable insights into the real value of your home.
Stage everything with the help of a talented designer
In real estate, everything’s about staging the home in a wonderful way. But the easiest way is not turning it into a DIY project. To save money and succeed at stating your home in a visually-appealing way, call your realtor and have them help you. They have staged thousands of properties by now, and they can help you as well. But before everything is staged, make sure to deep clean your home and make it squeaky clean.
Although hiring a professional real estate agent to help you with your relocation in the new country is possible and easy to tackle, you still have to take care of selling your property in your home country, first. After that, leave everything to professionals and have a good time abroad, in your new, cosy home.
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