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Home selling tips: How to maximize your earnings

by Shana Lundell 05/17/2023

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If you’ve decided it’s time to sell your home, you may likely want to find ways to maximize it’s value.  Even making just a few small changes can do wonders for increasing the value of your property and drawing in potential buyers. 

Enhance your house's curb appeal

Allocating time and resources to increase your home’s curb appeal, you may be able to differentiate your residence from local competition. Perhaps even more importantly, improving your home's curb appeal may help you increase the likelihood of a quick, profitable home selling experience. 

A great place to start boosting your curb appeal is by mowing the front lawn, trimming the hedges and performing any necessary home exterior upgrades. Remove any distracting items from the yard and try to keep the space neat. 

Determine the current value of your home

Acquiring a home appraisal may be exceedingly valuable, particularly for a seller who wants to establish a competitive initial asking price for their home.  

During a home appraisal, a property expert examines a home both inside and out. They will also evaluate various local housing market data. Then, with this information at hand, an appraiser can then provide a summary of your home's assessed value.  

With the use of a property appraisal report, you'll have a great idea about the current value of your home in the local market. Next, you can use a property valuation report to set a competitive price for your home, putting you ahead of the competition. 

Collaborate with a real estate agent

As you search for ways to earn as much money as possible from your home sell, you may want to consider collaborating with a real estate agent. With a real estate agent at your side, you can receive plenty of support at each stage of the home selling journey.

A real estate agent understands what it takes to optimize the value of a home. First, they will meet with you and learn about your house selling goals. Then they will help you determine the ideal initial asking price for your residence and promote your home to potential buyers.  

Using the aforementioned tips, you can boost the value of your home and maximize your earnings from the sell of your property.



About the Author
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Shana Lundell

Shana Lundell has been a real estate professional since 2003 in Bourne, Cape Cod, Plymouth and the surrounding areas, where she’s lived since 2000. Shana is a luxury and waterfront specialist who has represented hundreds of buyers and sellers, including representing builders in over 100 new construction transactions in her career. She consistently achieves recognition awards for top production, including membership in the Coldwell Banker® International President’s Elite, an honor reserved for the Top 3% of agents globally. Shana ranks in the Top 100 of 4,000 Coldwell Banker agents in New England.

Shana works with a range of clients, including lifestyle properties, vacation residences, down-sizers, trade-up buyers, land, first-time home buyers, and new construction sales. She understands that moving happens for a myriad of reasons and has had the honor of helping all types of transactions. Many emotions can come into play during this time, but Shana is skilled at keeping calm and carrying on with care, professionalism, open communication, and the ability to keep things on target to achieve results. She guides her clients smoothly through the process, from dynamic marketing measures, negotiation and solution strategies, connecting pivotal professional resources, to coordinating the essential closing details.

Shana is proud to have over 100 five-star client testimonials that rave about her positive, professional, responsive, and authentic approach to real estate service. Love where you live. Live where you love. Looking to buy or sell? Call Shana Lundell!