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Unexpected Things To Do Before Selling (Or You Could Potentially Lose A Buyer!)

It’s always a stressful time when we decide to sell our home. After all, we live in the hope that we will find a buyer sooner rather than later so we can begin our own home buying journey. However, it can be a challenge to find a buyer for our property. And even if we get an offer, it can be difficult to get the sale to go through. In fact, here are some unexpected things to do before selling, or you could potentially lose a buyer!

Tidy up that garden

When you decide to sell your home, it’s likely that you won’t make such an effort keeping on top of things like the garden. After all, your focus is on moving into your new home. But if you want to sell your property quickly, you need to make sure you do keep on top of things like your garden. After all, if a potential buyer sees that the backyard looks overgrown and the plants are dying, it might put them off buying the property. Therefore, you need to make sure that the garden looks as best as it can do to ensure they make an offer. Before they arrive, ensure you mow it and keep it clear to ensure it looks spacious! And once it looks appealing, you have a higher chance of them making an offer on your property!

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Get a pest control company to check house

It’s so important that you make some vital checks before you put your house on the market. After all, you might end up with an offer being pulled if they find out something is wrong later down the line. In fact, surveys can often mean the truth will come out about any woes in your house. One problem you need to sort before you put your house up for sale is getting rid of any pests. After all, not only do they cause humans trouble, they can also damage the structure of the property. And you might not even realize you have the pests in your home before you do a check. Therefore, it’s worth getting your home checked before you put it up for sale. In fact, in certain areas, you are required by law to get your home inspected by a termite control company before you put it up for sale. Therefore, make sure you do this check and get any treatment necessary to ensure you secure a deal!

Check the boiler and water heater

It’s so important to make sure that everything in your home is working. After all, you don’t want problems to surface later down the line which means you will have to take money off the asking price. After all, you might have to take more off than it would have cost if you sorted it in the first place. Therefore, get things like your boiler and water heater checked over before putting it up for sale. And sort any issues that do come up. Remember to put this important paperwork aside for buyers once you have completed these vital checks. After all, you need to prove to potential buyers that you have had the work done in your home!

And remember to make your home more energy-efficient. After all, this can boost your chances of a sale.

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