These 7 common mistakes can be avoided when selling your home if you know about them in advance. 

  1. Overpricing Your Home: One of the biggest mistakes a seller can make is to price their home too high. Overpriced homes tend to sit on the market for longer and may require a price reduction, which can hurt the seller's negotiating power.
  2. Neglecting Home Repairs: Buyers are often turned off by homes that require a lot of repairs, so it's important to take care of any necessary repairs before listing your home. This can include fixing leaky faucets, replacing broken tiles, and repairing any damage to the walls.
  3. Failing to Prepare for Showings: Showings are a critical part of the home selling process, so it's important to make sure your home is clean and presentable before each showing. This can include decluttering, cleaning, and staging your home to make it more appealing to potential buyers.
  4. Being Too Emotionally Attached: Selling a home can be an emotional process, but it's important not to let your emotions cloud your judgment. It's important to price your home based on the current market conditions and not based on sentimental value.
  5. Hiring the Wrong Real Estate Agent: A good real estate agent can help you sell your home faster and for a better price, but it's important to choose the right one. Look for an agent with experience selling homes in your area and who has a proven track record of success.
  6. Failing to Market Your Home Properly: Marketing is key to selling a home, so it's important to use a variety of marketing strategies to reach potential buyers. This can include online listings, social media advertising, etc.  Your Realtor should have a comprehensive marketing plan that details the strategy that will be employed when they list your home.  If your Realtor does not give you this plan in writing, then ask for it.  You should have a written copy of what you can expect so you are able to hold your Realtor accountable.  
  7. Not Being Flexible with Showings: Buyers may want to see your home at inconvenient times, but it's important to be flexible and accommodating. Being too rigid with showing times can turn off potential buyers and make it harder to sell your home.  In the event that a showing request does not work for your schedule, propose a different date / time that does.  This way the Buyers will know you are motivated to show your house and not simply being obstinate.  

By avoiding these 7 common mistakes, you can increase your chances of a successful home sale.