Selling and Buying a Home — Tips to Help

Selling and buying a house at the same time can be stressful! Fortunately, there are many things you can do to make the experience more manageable overall. First, working with the right real estate professional makes your home more appealing to buyers. Second, by working with the right household moving company, you can make your experience a positive one overall. 

Choose the Right Real Estate Professional 

Find a real estate professional with experience helping home buyers undergoing complex real estate transactions who can serve as an advisor to you as you're trying to coordinate the sale and purchase of your home.

You may decide to get two real estate professionals to help with each transaction, or you might decide to stick to one real estate agent for both the sale and purchase. Either way, make sure that the professionals who are helping you are up to the task. In addition, you’re going to need to work with someone who can keep their eye on the ball and give you advice as you develop questions throughout the process.

Stage Your House for Buyers

There’s nothing worse than waiting for your home to sell as you’re trying to make a home purchase somewhere else. Buyers are drawn to homes that look good, so selling a house often goes easier and faster if you stage it first. There are many easy things you can do to stage your home to sell, including:

• Paint the walls with a fresh coat of paint, preferably in neutral colors like gray, white, cream, greige, or beige.

• Get rid of clutter to make your home look organized, well-maintained, and spacious.

• Get rid of light-blocking curtains and replace them with sheers. This will let in the light.

• Put away personal collections of things like coins, stamps, knick-knacks, and anything that could add to the appearance that your home is cluttered.

• Deep clean your house before any buyer comes to see your property.

• Improve your landscaping and keep your grass watered and fertilized.

Take Care of Home Maintenance

Another way to make your home more attractive to buyers (and help ensure a fast sale) is to address any deferred maintenance problems. Make a checklist of things you need to do before putting the house up for sale.

• Fix any broken appliances.

• Fix any holes in the drywall.

• Seal or paint your deck if it is in need.

Get Your Finances in Order

Once you’re ready to buy a new house, you’ll need to have your finances in order. Get pre-approved before making an offer on a home, and stay in close contact with your lender to ensure that you’ve got all the paperwork you need to get a mortgage when the time comes.

Hire the Right Moving Professionals

Moving out of your house and into your new home is one of the most overwhelming parts of buying and selling a home. So it's essential to work with a moving professional who's reliable, hardworking, and good at what they do. Start with a free quote; contact us today.