Prep for your Home Prep with FRG

Home Preparation is the very first step to take when listing a home for sale on the market. It’s an initial step, and also a crucial step, in getting your house ready to sell for the best possible price as quickly as possible.

Listing a home isn't as simple as putting an item up for sale on the Facebook Marketplace or eBay. Even though online listing sites like Zillow or Realtor.com sell themselves as quick, mobile solutions to listing a home, these outlets limit the potential of your home’s true value by cutting corners in the selling process.

The Falk Ruvin Gallagher (FRG) Team knows the value behind showcasing the entirety of your home; from home prep to staging to timing to marketing to pricing! Taking pride and due diligence in each step garners better results and reveals a home value’s more than one-click listing sites can’t accomplish.

"No matter how wonderful a home is, almost every home needs some preparation before it comes to market,” FRG Partner Molly Gallagher said. “Living in a home and being show ready for sale are VERY different.  We don’t realize how much ‘stuff’ we have until it is time to have all surfaces free and closets ready for the public eye. Less is more and the more work done ahead of time the fewer obstacles there are for a successful and profitable sale.

Home Preparation is a doable, yet powerful first step for any house going on the market because appealing and ready homes command a higher sale price. Results show that homes that are in top shape simply sell for more than unprepared homes.

What’s the reason for this impact?

Prepped homes are more marketable. If our team can put on a marketing plan for your listing without hiding major reservations and issues, it leads to more impressions, more inquiries, more offers, and maybe even a bidding war, which can only drive up the value of your home.

“If a buyer knows a listing is move-in ready, they'll be more willing to pay a premium for that home than avoid the hassle of catching up on repairs and fixes after purchase,” Gallagher said. “It’s a point we emphasize to every client we work with - Let’s get your home ready now to showcase the best possible product for a buyer, it can only improve your end result.”

You can make a significant difference in your home’s value with Home Preparation by following these effective steps:

• Declutter: Less is more when selling a home! 

• Highlight visual appeal: What can be done to showcase the best of your home? 

• Address obvious repairs: Can you make any fixes and improvements to your home before listing?

• Have a buyer's mindset: If you were buying a home, what would you want to see?

• Prep yourself and your family: Set up a plan for when your home hits the market and prepare yourselves for showings, cleanings, and change.

Not sure where to start? This isn’t a process that you have to take on alone.

FRG prides itself as a team of experts on the entire home-selling process, from home prep to final closing. If you have any doubt on how to prep your home, rely on FRG! We have decades worth of experience and trusted market results on what local buyers are looking for and how to best showcase your listing to get the best possible results.

“The team at FRG spends a great deal of time discussing and analyzing the market and all of our transactions,” Gallagher said. “What that does for our buyers and sellers is gives them the best information and the best strategies for either getting top dollar for their home as a seller or being the winning offer in competition.”

Getting the best possible value on your home starts with prepping your home for listing. Let FRG get you started on this process by giving us a call at 414-914-5300.