Selling Your Ohio Home

All Ohio homeowners can play an important part in the timely sale of their property. By following the guides below, you'll help your RE/MAX Sales Associate sell your home faster, at the best possible price, with the least amount of stress.

The simplest and most reliable way to improve the curb appeal and impression your home makes is to select a qualified Ohio REALTOR. The right professional can help you get everything in order-whether making simple repairs, providing a thorough cleaning, or repainting the kitchen-so you can remain focused on more important things.

Make the Most of that First Impression
When selling your home or condo in Port Clinton, Marblehead, Catawba Island, or surrounding areas, a well-manicured lawn, neatly trimmed shrubs and a clutter-free porch welcome prospects. If it's autumn, rake the leaves. If it's winter, shovel the walkways. The fewer obstacles between prospects and the true appeal of your home, the better your Ohio home will show.

Invest a Few Hours for Future Dividends
Here's your chance to clean up in real estate. Clean up the living room, the bathroom, the kitchen. If your woodwork is scuffed or the paint is fading, consider some minor redecoration. Fresh wallpaper adds charm and value to your property, according to most Ohio realty professionals. If you're worried about time, hire professional cleaners or painters to get your house ready. Remember, prospects would rather see how great your home really looks than hear how great it could look "with a little work."

Check Faucets and Bulbs
Dripping water rattles the nerves, discolors sinks, and suggests faulty or worn-out plumbing. Burned out bulbs or faulty wiring leave prospects in the dark. Don't let little problems detract from what's right with your home.

Don't Shut Out a Sale
If cabinets or closet doors stick in your home, you can be sure they will also stick in a prospect's mind. Don't try to explain away sticky situations when you can easily sand them away. A little effort on your part can smooth the way toward a closing for you and your Ohio REALTOR.

Think Safety
Homeowners learn to live with all kinds of self-set booby traps: roller skates on the stairs, festooned extension cords, slippery throw rugs and low hanging overhead lights. Make your residence as non-perilous as possible for uninitiated visitors, and follow your Lake Shore Realty professional's advice on showing tips.

Make Room for Space
When selling your home or condo in Port Clinton, Marblehead, Catawba Island or anywhere across Ohio, remember that potential buyers are looking for more than just comfortable living space.

Consider Your Closets
The better organized a closet, the larger it appears. Now's the time to box up those unwanted clothes and donate them to charity.

Make Your Bathroom Sparkle
Bathrooms sell Ohio homes, so let them shine. Check and repair damaged or unsightly caulking in the tubs and showers. For added allure, display your best towels, mats, and shower curtains.

Create Dream Bedrooms
Wake up prospects to the cozy comforts of your bedrooms. For a spacious look, get rid of excess furniture. Colorful bedspreads and fresh curtains are a must, according to one Ohio realty professional.

Open up in the Daytime
Let the sun shine in! Pull back your curtains and drapes so prospects can see how bright and cheery your home is.

Lighten up at Night
Turn on the excitement by turning on all your lights-both inside and outside-when showing your Ohio home in the evening. Lights add color and warmth, and make prospects feel welcome.

Avoid Crowd Scenes
Potential buyers often feel like intruders when they enter a home filled with people. Rather than giving your house the attention it deserves, they're likely to hurry through. Keep the company present to a minimum.

Watch Your Pets
Dogs and cats are great companions, but not when you're showing your home. Pets have a talent for getting underfoot. So do everybody a favor: Keep Kitty and Spot outside, or at least out of the way.

Think Volume
Rock-and-roll will never die. But it might kill the transaction for you and your Ohio realty professional. When it's time to show your home, it's time to turn down the stereo or TV.

Relax
Be friendly, but don't try to force conversation. Prospects want to view your home with a minimum of distraction.

Don't Apologize
No matter how humble your abode, never apologize for its shortcomings. If a prospect volunteers a derogatory comment about your home's appearance, let your experienced RE/MAX Lake Shore Realty REALTOR handle the situation.

Keep a Low Profile
Nobody knows your home as well as you do. But RE/MAX Lake Shore Realty professionals know buyers-what they need and what they want. Your RE/MAX Associate will have an easier time articulating the virtues of your home if you stay in the background.

Don't Turn Your Home into a Second-Hand Store
When prospects come to view your home, don't distract them with offers to sell those furnishings you no longer need. You may lose the biggest sale of all.

Defer to Experience-It's the Experience®
When prospects want to talk price, terms, or other real estate matters, let them speak to an expert-your RE/MAX Lake Shore Realty Realtor.

Help Your Agent
Your RE/MAX Associate will have an easier time selling your home or condo in Port Clinton, Marblehead, Catawba Island, or anywhere in Ohio if showings are scheduled through his or her office. You'll appreciate the results!