1. Tip 1: Make buyers fall in love with your home
2. Tip 2: Make a profit when you sell with smart investments
3. Tip 3: Do these easy things
4. Tip 4: Use Temporary Storage Containers
5. Tip 5: Get your Improvements permitted and inspected
6. Tip 6: Price your home realistically
7. Tip 7: Understand how buyers find the home they purchase
8. Tip 8: Sell your home quickly
9. Tip 9: Hide the Pets
10. Tip 10: Make Price Adjustments Quickly Based on Showing Traffic
11. Tip 11: Be smart about what offer you accept
12. Tip 12: If Buying Also, Go For a Simultaneous Close
13. Tip 13: Get an experienced, full-service broker and listen to her

Tip #9
Tip 9: Hide the Pets

I know you love your pets. I love mine too. But buyers do not like pets. In our experience, 70% of buyers will not consider buying your home if they see you have a cat. Too many people are allergic, or have friends or relatives who are. Thirty percent of buyers will not consider your home if they see you have a dog. To a lesser extent, it is the same for hamsters, ferrets, rabbits, turtles, etc. So, as much as possible, take the pets out of the home during showings, and hide the evidence left behind (pet food, bowls, litter boxes, and beds). For the average home, this effort will increase your sales price by over $5,000, and reduce the days-on-market by 50%. It’s worth the trouble.

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