Maine Real Estate Blog

This morning Good Morning America featured an interesting story called “GMA Boot Camp: Sell This House!” The article gave several good tips for attracting buyers.  Lately it seems that getting buyers just to look at a home for sale is getting harder and harder, but GMA suggests that a little creativity may just solve the problem! 

Their first suggestion is to make the home stand out from the crowd. (We talked about this in our last post). Its extremely important to make sure your home shines when a buyer looks at it. Things need to be up to date, and interestingly, GMA reports that many buyers check out floors to determine how well a home has been kept up overall.  

Second, GMA says to have a big on-line push. There are a variety for websites out there for advertising your home and print ads just don’t cut it anymore. At Brett Davis Realtors we publish our homes on MLS, BrettDavisRealtors.com, Craigslist.org, MaineToday, YouTube, Realtor.com, Yahoo, Google, RealEstateBook.com, BobVilla.com, Trulia, MSN, BeelSouth, Livingchoices, and the NYTimes.org. We also just created a MySpace Page!

Here’s where the getting creative part comes in, GMA reports seeing a growing number of Garage Sale/Open Houses. The garage sale attracts a large amount of people including some who otherwise, might not have seen your home.

Finally, GMA asks sellers to take a good look at price. Unfortunately, no matter how wonderful your home may be, if there are similar homes on the market offered at a lower price, buyers won’t even bother to visit yours. Buyers know they have choices in today’s market and they are going to be looking for the best value. Ask your real estate agent to find out how many homes like yours are on the market, and what they are currently priced at, then price your home accordingly.

Check out the full article at : http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/TurningPoints/story?id=3855152