6 Tips to Keep in Mind When Showing Your Home

For Sale By Owner Safety Tips

This is Roberto Sanchez with the Sanchez Realty Group at United Real Estate. We understand as real estate professionals that selling your home should be a safe and rewarding experience, for that reason, I bring you six steps that can help you accomplish that by implementing for sale by owner safety tips in this video.

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First, never be alone. Always make yourself a company by an adult kid, spouse, friend, or even a neighbor.

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Second, always keep it together as you show your home. In some cases you’ll come across larger groups of people touring your home, always encouraged them to keep together, If somebody divert to a different part of the house or stay in a room, have you accompanied, stayed with them, as you never know what their real intentions are.

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Third, always make an appointment. We understand, you’re excited and eager to show your home at a moments notice, as you put that sign in the front lawn. sometimes you’ll have drop by’s knocking at your door, by setting an appointment ahead of time It will give you three things:

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It will give you the opportunity to ascertain that the person is pre-approved and motivated, and would also allow you time to get somebody to stay with you and it will give you time to make your home show ready for the showing appointment.

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Fourth: Always make your phone your best ally, with today’s technology, you can press a button or even say a word and it will be calling somebody that can assist you.

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Fifth: Very important! We as real estate professionals, understand that asking the right questions, get us the right answers and you can ascertain that the potential buyer is motivated, preapproved, have the capacity to to purchase your home and save you time.

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Some of the questions you should ask are:

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First, if the person is obviously preapproved.

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Second: If the person has a home that they need to sell first.

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Third: How soon do they have, or how fast do they want to be in their new home.

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Fourth: How long have they been looking, and

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Fifth, if they’re working with a realtor, if they do, they might have a buyer’s agreement that you might have to abide by later on.

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Some of the things that you do not want to say or indicate is your home is going to be vacant or you’re alone and vital info or personal statistics information. Never allow young children to answer the phone or open the door. lastly,

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Six: Never get boxed in your own home. As I said before, as your prospective buyers tour your home always lead from behind and give yourself enough space so that you can get out of the way/house at a moment’s notice.

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I hope that this tips have been helpful. As a Real Estate professional, I want to make your home selling experience your best possible experience. Let us know if there’s anything we can assist you with, call or text us at (973) 216-1945. Hope to hear from you.

Bottom Line

Keeping yourself, your home and family safe is one of the most important steps in the multitude of marketing strategies a good real estate professional must always have in mind. Hopefully this simple yet sometimes overlook For Sale By Owner Safety Tips might contribute to making your home selling experience and uneventful and satisfactory one.

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In today’s real estate market, with low inventory dominating the conversation in many areas of the country, it can often be frustrating to be a first-time homebuyer if you aren’t prepared.

In a recent realtor.com article entitled, “How to Find Your Dream Home—Without Losing Your Mind,” the author highlights some steps that first-time homebuyers can take to help carry their excitement of buying a home throughout the whole process.

1. Get Pre-Approved for a Mortgage Before You Start Your Search

One way to show you are serious about buying your dream home is to get pre-qualified or pre-approved for a mortgage before starting your search. Even if you are in a market that is not as competitive, understanding your budget will give you the confidence of knowing whether or not your dream home is within your reach.

This step will also help you narrow your search based on your budget and won’t leave you disappointed if the home you tour, and love, ends up being outside your budget!

2. Know the Difference Between Your ‘Must-Haves’ and ‘Would-Like-To-Haves’

Do you really need that farmhouse sink in the kitchen to be happy with your home choice? Would a two-car garage be a convenience or a necessity? Could the ‘man cave’ of your dreams be a future renovation project instead of a make-or-break right now?

Before you start your search, list all the features of a home you would like and then qualify them as ‘must-haves’, ‘should-haves’, or ‘absolute-wish list’ items. This will help keep you focused on what’s most important.

3. Research and Choose a Neighborhood You Want to Live In

Every neighborhood has its own charm. Before you commit to a home based solely on the house itself, the article suggests test-driving the area. Make sure that the area meets your needs for “amenities, commute, school district, etc. and then spend a weekend exploring before you commit.”

4. Pick a House Style You Love and Stick to It

Evaluate your family’s needs and settle on a style of home that would best serve those needs. Just because you’ve narrowed your search to a zip code, doesn’t mean that you need to tour every listing in that zip code.

An example from the article says, “if you have several younger kids and don’t want your bedroom on a different level, steer clear of Cape Cod–style homes, which typically feature two or more bedrooms on the upper level and the master on the main.”

5. Document Your Home Visits

Once you start touring homes, the features of each individual home will start to blur together. The article suggests keeping your camera handy and documenting what you love and don’t love about each property you visit. They even go as far as to suggest snapping a photo of the ‘for sale’ sign on the way into the property to help keep the listings divided in your photo gallery.

Making notes on the listing sheet as you tour the property will also help you remember what the photos mean, or what you were feeling while touring the home.

Bottom Line

In a high-paced, competitive environment, any advantage you can give yourself will help you on your path to buying your dream home.