Sooner or later, every homeowner will have to face an inevitable prospect: selling their home. More specifically, selling their home quickly with minimal costs.

The average commission fee for a realtor has been estimated at 6 percent nationally. That might seem like a relatively small amount. But if your home has been estimated at a value of $350,000 or more, that’s an estimate of approximately $21,000 or more you’re losing out on in sales—assuming your home can even be sold in three months’ time.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that it doesn’t take a high budget to sell your home quickly in Peoria. In fact, you just might find it more cost effective than you even imagined.

1. Learn How (and How Not to) Stage Your Home

Staging your home for sale can sometimes be confusing for many homeowners, particularly if they’re hoping to appeal to new families. It might seem natural to want your home to reflect a family atmosphere. But the fact is, you don’t know who’s going to be viewing your home. When in doubt, keep your staging as neat and uncluttered as possible with plenty of natural light.

2. Curb Appeal: Your Home’s Real Appeal

All the staging in the world isn’t going to help sell your house if it’s  a veritable eyesore. Even if you think all your home needs is a fresh coat of paint, the likelihood of finding the right buyer will be drastically improved if you take into account both the exterior and the interior of your home. Quite possibly the easiest way to start is by improving your home’s exterior. Good curb appeal will impress potential buyers.

3. Don’t Just Leave Nature on the Outside

Even if you live in a heavily populated urban environment, you can still make potential buyers feel welcome by sprucing up the interior of your home with an outdoor touch. Fresh flowers can instantly liven up a home’s interior, as can small shrubs and houseplants. Even a bowl of fresh produce and veggies on the kitchen table can make a lasting impression on buyers, proving you’re just as motivated by natural beauty as you are to sell.

4. The Right Sale at the Right Time of the Year

Hardly anyone is going to consider the dead of winter to be the perfect time to purchase a home—and if they do, they’re looking for the best bargain. But there’s also a downside to selling in the spring and summer seasons, however. Namely that buyers can afford to be more discriminating. Review the historical sales of homes in your neighborhood. Are many showing the best returns during April or May? What about the fall season? Observing the best time of year to sell your home can come in particularly useful if some of the main selling points of your neighborhood or region can depend on changes in seasons.

5. How Much Are You Willing to Invest in Renovations?

It’s been estimated that the average cost of home repairs in the US can be as high as $5,000 per year just in order to maintain a property’s historical value. And chances are, you simply don’t have that kind of money laying around to spare. Consider just how much you’re willing to spend on home renovations and just how much of it your home can do without. Keep in mind that going without renovations can often play a role in the ultimate sale of your home. But sometimes, it can be better to sell short rather than not sell at all.

If you need help selling your home quickly in Peoria, we can help. Call Freedom Homebuyer at 480-462-6445 to find out more.