"You want your home to be ready to list at the start of the spring home-buying season? "If you hold off on getting the process started, you may not be ready to put your home on the market until the late side." So what can you be doing now? Allow us to elaborate so you're ready to roll once that wave of home buyer’s hits.

Find an experienced listing agent Before you start making repairs or updates to your home, you'll want to enlist an expert who can guide you through the process; otherwise you could wind up wasting cash on things that don't improve your home's sales value.

Consider professional home staging Over a third of real estate agents stage their listings, and the payoff can be substantial: On average, staged homes sell 88% faster and for 20% more than non-staged ones.


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