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As you prepare your house for sale, you'll want to make sure your house is priced right, shows well, and is marketed correctly with professional help.

1. Price. Making sure your home is priced right is the most important thing you can do as a seller. A lot of homeowners are determined to list their house at a certain price, even when that price is outside of reasonable expectations for the market and area. A home priced too high can take much longer to sell than if it started out at the right price. For example, a home priced too high may sit on the market without many showings and no offers. When the price is finally lowered to a reasonable price, potential buyers will wonder what is wrong with it after having been on the market for so long.

Another scenario is a home that is priced too low. A seller may unknowingly forfeit thousands of dollars, not knowing the actual value of his or her home. A REALTOR® can help prevent both of the scenarios by performing a Comparitive Market Analysis--an in depth look at your home's value in the current market based on it's condition, features, and historical prices of homes in your area.

2. Condition. Making sure that your home is in as good as condition as possible is vital to getting the best price for your home in the shortest amount of time. Updating your home with new appliances, remodeling projects, new paint, etc. can do a lot to increase the value and attractiveness of your home. Furthermore, make sure that the simple aspects of your home are neat and in good repair--remove clutter from the house and the yard, make sure the home smells appealing, fix little things like dings in the wall, peeling paint, torn screens, etc. Don't leave the sale of your home up to potential buyer's imaginations of what it could be--make sure your house is at it's best when you are ready to sell.

As a full-service REALTOR®, Dustin will do these things for you:

Studies consistently show that the median price of homes sold through a REALTOR® is significantly higher than the price of homes sold directly by an owner. In 2006, the median home price was 31.9 percent higher for homes sold through a REALTOR®; and in 2005, the median home price was 16.0 percent higher for homes sold through a REALTOR®.1

Contact Dustin to find out how he can sell your home in the least amount of time for the best possible price. Even if you are selling a home outside of Utah County, Dustin can find you a real estate agent who you can trust and who is well-qualified to sell your home.