Take the STRESS out of selling your Thanet home in 3 easy steps!
Check out any top 5 list of stressful life situations and guaranteed, moving home is going to be up there. We know some life stresses can’t be avoided but at Oakwood Homes, we believe moving home CAN be an enjoyable and stress-free process if you just follow 3 key steps…
1. Choose the right Estate Agent
Your entire moving home process hinges on your Estate Agent and how well they can perform. Each step can either be incredibly stressful or carefree and easy depending on how your agent handles it.
Here’s just a few things that your agent should be handling to make things stress-free for you, the seller:
· Valuation – Accurate market value to drive interest and ultimately achieve the best price.
· Marketing –Finding the right buyer, reaching far and wide to raise interest and generate multiple offers AND motivate that buyer to make your sale quick and easy.
· Viewings – Should be handled professionally, safely, and discreetly by an expert agent, while actively minimising disruption to the seller.
· Negotiating – Only fielding serious offers from verified buyers, and intelligently nudging the buyer to the right price for your home’s worth.
· Paperwork – There’s so much paperwork involved in selling a home, and your agent should be able to guide you through all of it, ensure you understand it all and that nothing is missed. Complicated paperwork really is one of life’s biggest stressors!
· Communication and quick responses – It’s important that your agent is communicating with you regularly and keeping you up to date, so you know exactly where you are in the process and what’s happening, therefore eliminating stress. Quick responses on their side to the conveyancer and buyer’s conveyancer also helps when it comes to moving things forward quickly.
· Ensuring all bases are covered so nothing goes wrong – Missed items unexpectedly landing on your plate are incredibly stressful. An agent who’s on top of everything will ensure this doesn’t happen when it’s at all avoidable.
2. Accurate valuation with Homesearch
Your home valuation really can have a big effect on your sale. Price too high, and your home sits on the market for months, which is a terrible look for when you eventually do have to reduce the price down. Price too low, and you lose out on money you could have had from the sale.
At Oakwood Homes, we use a tool called Homesearch combined with our local knowledge and decades of experience to give you the most accurate pricing for the market. Homesearch takes data from multiple sources and gives us (and you) real insight into the local neighbourhood, the general property market, the current climate, and other important factors.
We know our system works because our statistics on Rightmove show that we regularly achieve a better result than our competitors when comparing the number of properties available to those sold. Our current results show a massive 67% of our properties as SOLD or SALE AGREED.
Our staff are all experienced in their local market, so clearly understand the things that are important to potential buyers and will maximise the features of your home to its very best.
3. Choosing the right Conveyancer
Once you’ve agreed a price for your home, you then instruct a conveyancer to begin the buying/selling process. There are steps to this, and unexpected things may crop up throughout which need quickly dealing with, so your conveyancer can either be a godsend or a hold-up to your home sale.
If you choose the wrong conveyancer, you risk the sale dragging out extensively, and even the possibility of losing the buyer if they get fed up. Your conveyancer should communicate effectively and quickly and be able to give you a rapid response to any question or issue. They should know the process inside and out and be able to move at a pace set by you, while ensuring everyone knows what’s happening and what the next steps are.
We have some fantastic recommendations for conveyancers we know and trust so don’t hesitate to ask for our help!
If you want a stress-free, enjoyable sale, our track record and awards speak for themselves!
Get in touch today for any questions about your home sale. Call 01843 222701 or email client.services@oakwoodhomes.biz. We can’t wait to hear from you!