Illusions Sellers Use To Drive Away Buyers
When sellers wait to do the cleaning and repairs they were advised to do, they may miss opportunities to get an offer on their house. It doesn’t matter that I explained what you are going to do on MLS; doesn’t matter that I tell the showing agents about your plans to fix, clean and repair. When the potential buyer walks into your house they have an impression. Right at that moment; it can be a good first impression, or a bad one. Whichever it is, that’s the one that sticks. They will not come back just because you cleaned, repaired or updated anything in the house a week after they initially toured your house. They are gone. Sayonara. Next! Out of here! Bye-bye. They have moved on.
The first 30 days are the best time to get a full price offer. The first week, or day, is best. Buyers are excited to be seeing something that no one else has seen. That’s a selling point. Buyers who see your house the first few days it is on the market may have looked at 10 or 20 houses. They are ready to buy. But they cannot imagine how the house will look when you have finished getting it together. They need to see it. That’s why they have asked for a showing. They want to see it. If you want to sell your house, have it parade ready. On the first day it is advertised for sale.
