The Unwritten Rule in Selling Real Estates: Hold a Garage Sale
Article Written and Prepared by: Neoli Marcos
Clean and clear real estates sell better. Makes perfect sense. After all, not too many visitors will be thrilled to see other people's mess in the homes they're inspecting. You want to give your prospective buyers the chance to visualize the house with their lifestyle, not yours. So, if you're thinking of selling your property, consider decluttering and selling some of your stuffs first.
Hold a yard or garage sale!
Now you have the perfect time and/or excuse to get rid of those things just lying in your garage and gathering dust, or those tacky gifts given to you that you just can't find a place in your home. And you'll be making money at the same time.
Garage sales are also a good way to meet your neighbors one last time and say goodbye to them before you move out.
What can you sell anyway?
Anything. Magazines, framed lithographs, snow gloves, vintage wine bottles, children's toys, clothes, furniture, paperback novels, kitchen utensils, vases. Probably the only exceptions are 1. Unless you know you absolutely won't regret selling something later on, and 2. Unless you're not prepared to have the neighbors see some of your embarrassing stuff. But go ahead still. Remember, what is junk to you may be treasure to someone else.
Gather your stuff
Dust and clean them, (Of course, if you're selling antiques, it's better you leave the patina alone and resist the urge to shine them so they retain more of their value.) Organize according to type, (e.g. carpentry stuff, gift items, etc) and for clothes, according to size.
Present well
Set up tables, clothes racks, shelves, and boxes, and decide where to put your stuff in the nicest and most presentable way. You don't want buyers to drive by, glance a little, and then leave just as soon, so make sure you arrange your goods in such a way that people will be drawn in.
Be pricey
Put up tag prices for items; buyers will appreciate it better if they see there's a standard price for everything. If there aren't, they might think you price differently for people or you charge them higher if you think they can afford it. You might also want to group things with the same price, for example, “Everything in this box for 50 cents'. Be prepared to haggle.
Sell at online auctions
While you have a garage sale, you can also auction off some your things online if you want more people knowing about them. Online classifieds like OzFreeOnline has free to list features for auctions and general classifieds, and there's even a real estate section to put up your house ad: you get to hit two birds with one stone.
Donate to charity
Finally, you can also donate to charity. Hundreds of charitable organizations will be more than willing to take your stuff and clear your home for sale. Plus, you are reassured that your stuff will go out of its way to help someone else.
A final word
Of course, it's advisable that your garage sale doesn't coincide with home inspections. You don't want your potential homebuyers to get sidetracked by a wonderful set of chinaware or a stunning collection of butterfly mosaic. Your primary concern is still selling property, not sell your household stuff. If possible, hold a garage sale well before you put your home for sale, or at least schedule garage sales and inspection days on different days. Don't compete with your real estate agent.
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Neoli write articles and press releases for http://www.ozfreeonline.com - this piece he made served as an article exclusive for http://realestate.ozfreeonline.com - which offers a comprehensive list of office & commercial real estates, homes for rent or sell and an apartment finder to thousands of properties in Australia.
Clean and clear real estates sell better. Makes perfect sense. After all, not too many visitors will be thrilled to see other people's mess in the homes they're inspecting. You want to give your prospective buyers the chance to visualize the house with their lifestyle, not yours. So, if you're thinking of selling your property, consider decluttering and selling some of your stuffs first.
Hold a yard or garage sale!
Now you have the perfect time and/or excuse to get rid of those things just lying in your garage and gathering dust, or those tacky gifts given to you that you just can't find a place in your home. And you'll be making money at the same time.
Garage sales are also a good way to meet your neighbors one last time and say goodbye to them before you move out.
What can you sell anyway?
Anything. Magazines, framed lithographs, snow gloves, vintage wine bottles, children's toys, clothes, furniture, paperback novels, kitchen utensils, vases. Probably the only exceptions are 1. Unless you know you absolutely won't regret selling something later on, and 2. Unless you're not prepared to have the neighbors see some of your embarrassing stuff. But go ahead still. Remember, what is junk to you may be treasure to someone else.
Gather your stuff
Dust and clean them, (Of course, if you're selling antiques, it's better you leave the patina alone and resist the urge to shine them so they retain more of their value.) Organize according to type, (e.g. carpentry stuff, gift items, etc) and for clothes, according to size.
Present well
Set up tables, clothes racks, shelves, and boxes, and decide where to put your stuff in the nicest and most presentable way. You don't want buyers to drive by, glance a little, and then leave just as soon, so make sure you arrange your goods in such a way that people will be drawn in.
Be pricey
Put up tag prices for items; buyers will appreciate it better if they see there's a standard price for everything. If there aren't, they might think you price differently for people or you charge them higher if you think they can afford it. You might also want to group things with the same price, for example, “Everything in this box for 50 cents'. Be prepared to haggle.
Sell at online auctions
While you have a garage sale, you can also auction off some your things online if you want more people knowing about them. Online classifieds like OzFreeOnline has free to list features for auctions and general classifieds, and there's even a real estate section to put up your house ad: you get to hit two birds with one stone.
Donate to charity
Finally, you can also donate to charity. Hundreds of charitable organizations will be more than willing to take your stuff and clear your home for sale. Plus, you are reassured that your stuff will go out of its way to help someone else.
A final word
Of course, it's advisable that your garage sale doesn't coincide with home inspections. You don't want your potential homebuyers to get sidetracked by a wonderful set of chinaware or a stunning collection of butterfly mosaic. Your primary concern is still selling property, not sell your household stuff. If possible, hold a garage sale well before you put your home for sale, or at least schedule garage sales and inspection days on different days. Don't compete with your real estate agent.
_________________________
Neoli write articles and press releases for http://www.ozfreeonline.com - this piece he made served as an article exclusive for http://realestate.ozfreeonline.com - which offers a comprehensive list of office & commercial real estates, homes for rent or sell and an apartment finder to thousands of properties in Australia.
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