5 Ways to Get the Best Price Selling Your Brookline Home or Condo

Putting your Brookline condo for sale or selling a luxury Brookline house and completing the sales transaction is not a cakewalk. The Brookline housing market is gaining momentum and it’s the right time of year to look for a buyer. You’ll have competition though – your buyer will no doubt be looking at other options. However, once a buyer sets her heart on your home, you have the advantage. If you want to get the top selling price in today’s market, here are 5 easy ways to get your buyer to appreciate the unique value of your home, and pay more for it:

• Begin by improving the exteriors of the house. You only get one chance to make a first impression. Start by working on your curb appeal. Do you have a lawn? Does it look healthy? Does the paint need touching up? Here’s an idea: Add some hanging pots with fresh seasonal flowers to further enhance the beauty of your Brookline home. If you have a condo, make sure that the exterior door, frame, doormat if you have one, all look clean and tidy.

• Next, repair all minor to major faults in your house. Remember: the buyer is going to have the property inspected, and she won’t appreciate discovering then need for a plumber, mason, or carpenter immediately after buying the property. Often a buyer will tend to inflate the anticipated cost of work on a property as a negotiating tactic. If repairs are done before the buyer comes to inspect the house, you can frequently demand a higher price for which will usually more than cover the cost of repairs.

• Ensure a scheduled time for the buyers to inspect your Brookline condo. You can schedule visits for the ideal time of day with optimal lighting. You can be prepared and relaxed when someone comes to visit. When you are relaxed and ensure proper lighting to highlighting assets and features of your property, visitors will sense that and feel drawn to your home.

• Regulate the temperature of the house when the buyer visits to give him a cozy feeling inside the house. Keep your pets out of sight and the volume of music (if any) low. The warm and familiar environment within the home will enable the buyer to envision himself living there and propel the buyer to close the deal.

• Prepare a map and plot on it some of the best things in the neighborhood. You’ll be able to show would-be buyers how close they are to some great features of the neighborhood that he or she might not even be aware of.

Imagine yourself as the buyer and try to look at your home with fresh eyes. When you open the door, what’s the first thing you see? Does it make you feel like this is the place where you want to live? Following these steps, you’ll better communicate to potential buyers of your Brookline condo or Brookline home all of the things you’ve enjoyed and in turn, what your buyer will enjoy.