Streamlining the Home Selling Process for Mature Sellers

Selling a home involves many steps, and for those aged 50 and older, the process can be even more challenging due to physical, financial, and emotional factors. Having a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) by your side can make the journey much smoother and less stressful.

Five Key Steps to Selling Your Home

1. Pricing Your Home
2. Staging Your Home
3. Showing Your Home
4. Negotiating and Closing
5. Packing and Moving

Pricing Your Home

Setting the right price is crucial for attracting buyers. I have a very thorough process that I will use to evaluate your home, analyze the local market, and consider your financial needs to determine a competitive price that works for you and your family.

Staging Your Home

Presentation matters. Staging your home means making it look its best to attract potential buyers. This might involve improving curb appeal, deep cleaning, making necessary repairs, and arranging furniture to maximize space.  As your SRES® I can guide you through this process, ensuring your home shines.

Suggestions for staging might include:

• • Light landscaping (weeding, trimming, mowing)
  • Making cosmetic repairs (fixing leaky faucets, sticking doors)
  • Thorough cleaning from attic to basement
  • Rearranging rooms to appear larger
  • Safeguarding valuables

Staging can be emotionally taxing as it involves changing the appearance of your home. Your SRES® understands this and will support you throughout the process.

Showing Your Home

Showings come in two forms:

• • Open Houses: Your home is open to real estate agents and potential buyers for a set time. I will be present and manage the process.
  • Individual Showings: An agent shows your home to prospective buyers. These are often scheduled on short notice, requiring you to vacate the premises temporarily.

I will manage the scheduling and can accommodate your specific needs, such as setting preferred showing times or being present during showings if you or a loved one cannot leave the home.

Negotiating and Closing

Receiving an offer is exciting, but it can also be daunting, especially in a buyer's market. I will present the offer to you, help you evaluate its fairness, and guide you through the negotiation process to reach a satisfactory agreement.

Packing and Moving

Moving can be overwhelming, both physically and emotionally. Deciding what to keep and what to part with can be challenging. I can connect you with professional services to help you determine what will fit in your new home, assist with packing, and manage the entire moving process. If you prefer to handle the move yourself, starting early and setting small, manageable goals can ease the burden.

I offer a free NO PRESSURE home sellers orientation that will allow you and I to meet to discuss what options you may have, additional resources you can access to help with this transition and any other info I can provide to make this as smooth as possible.

Contact me: 402.515.1602

Email: jodi.woodard@betteromaha.com

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