How to Prepare Your House for Online Sale

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Hire a real estate appraiser to pick the market value of the home.

   While not essential, it is highly recommended.
   
   When you want the market value of your home worked out, it makes sense to get someone who is skilled in doing this rather than making a wild guess from comparisons you've happened to spot.
   
   A real estate appraiser can do this so that you
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   Step 2: can establish a realistic price.

   The realistic price matters because financial institutions will agree to lend money to a buyer for the purchase based on the realistic price, not an over-inflated one. , Look for sites that permit at least one photo free of charge.
   
   It makes good sense to list on more than one site too; select multiple free real estate listing sites. , Include pictures of yard features, the hot water tank, heating and cooling technique, fuse box and water pipes under sinks, if possible.
   
   Measure the rooms and porch area.
   
   Note down the square footage in each room, and use this in your listing information.
   
   Note the square living footage; real estate listing appraisers tend to base market value on this, when measuring a room. , Do measure the basement and note that figure separately on the listing form.
   
   It is considered a potential living area by buyers, but not by lenders or appraisers. , Generate a property listing detailing the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and square footage in the home. ,, And if the website allows it, provide a virtual tour for potential buyers to "wander through".
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   Step 3: Register on an online real estate listing website.

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   Step 4: Take photographs of both the interior and the exterior of the home.

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   Step 5: Be aware that the gross living area square footage doesn't include closets

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   Step 6: basements

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   Step 7: exterior structures

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   Step 8: covered or uncovered patios or porches.

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   Step 9: Measure any exterior structures

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    Step 10: porches or patios and list the square footage

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    Step 11: along with any other important details

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    Step 12: separately on the listing form.

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    Step 13: Note the number of floors

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    Step 14: basement details

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    Step 15: outdoor living spaces and age of appliances inside the home.

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    Step 16: Add additional photos if possible.

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