Susan Ninow

Don't Make the Mistake of Overpricing Your By Susan Ninow

Prudential United Realty

February 22, 2006

 

Pricing matters. When you decide to sell your home, one of the most important decisions you'll make is your initial listing price. Of course, you want to get as much for your home as buyers may be willing to pay. However, when determining the price, don't make the mistake of overpricing.  It's an understandable mistake, but one that could prove costly if it slows down the sale and/or makes other homes look like a good value by comparison.

One trap many sellers fall into when deciding a price is basing it on emotion.

An Irresistible Home Starts at the Curb

 

By Susan Ninow

Prudential United Realty

 

            The old saying about making a good first impression couldn't be truer than when you are selling your home. That first impression has to create interest from the moment a buyer drives up to your home. Curb appeal is that subjective, intangible quality that entices buyers to think emotionally rather than logically. Perhaps it's the way the home sits on the property, or the mix of clapboard and fieldstone. It may be the expanse of grass carpeting, the stately columns,