Calgary Home Selling Guide: Several Tips for a Successful Sale

August 30, 2014
By Cody Battershill

13 Tips for Success When Selling Your Home in Calgary

Are you planning on selling your home in Calgary and are looking for some advice on how to make your sale as successful as possible? If so, you have come to the right place!

As an experienced REMAX Real Estate Professional and REALTOR® in Calgary, I am passionate about sharing my intimate knowledge of the home selling process to help you and my clients make the best decisions and get the most value as possible.

Below are several different topics that I have written about; each has a link to its own in-depth article where you will find additional insights to help when selling your home in Calgary. Also see our Calgary Home Selling Tips category for even more sellers guides.

If you have any questions about the home selling process, call me anytime at 403-370-4180 or message me below and I will be happy to help!

Pricing Factors

What is it that exactly determines the price of your home? Location and construction date are a few of the obvious ones that both buyers and sellers should be aware of.

See all of the elements involved at our Calgary Home Selling Tips – 5 Pricing Factors today. Keep these in mind the next time your going to buy as well.

Use a Good Real Estate Lawyer

When you go to the dentist, it’s comforting to know that he is good at his job. Well, the same concept that applies to most professionals (including real estate agents) also applies to real estate lawyers!

Needless to say, it’s in your best interests to use a good one. Find out more at our Home Buyers and Sellers: Use a Good Real Estate Lawyer today.

Protect Your Privacy

Family pictures, bank statements and grocery store receipts are just a few of the items you’ll want to remove from immediate view for home showings.

Why, you may ask? Find out how leaving these items out among other things could affect a potential buyers outlook on purchasing your property at Calgary Home Selling Tips – Protecting Your Privacy.

Become the Buyer

One way to approach a home sale is to view your property as if you were a potential buyer. This is one guaranteed way you won’t miss the small details that someone who hasn’t grown accustomed to living in your space may notice.

Learn more at Calgary Home Selling Tips – Become the Buyer today.

Ways to Increase Your Value

Planning on selling your home sometime soon? There are quite a few things you can do in attempt to increase the overall value of your home between now and then.

Some may take longer to do than others; it all depends on how much available time and capital you have. See more at our Calgary Home Selling Tips – 15 Ways to Increase Your Value today.

First Impressions

Home sellers; there are some simple steps you can take to make sure that first impression is a good one.

A good first impression is extremely important to make on potential buyers, just like it is your boss, colleagues and the significant others family. Find out more at Calgary Home Selling Tips – First Impressions today.

For the Seasons

When is the best time to sell? Most would say summer, and I would agree with that statement; however, that doesn’t mean that you still can’t control the marketing and have a successful home sale in mid-January.

See our Calgary Home Selling Tips For the Seasons today and see what you can do to maximize your showing no matter what month it is.

Steps to Listing

If you’ve bought and sold real estate already, then you likely know what steps are involved in listing your home. But not everyone may be as experienced as you are.

From start to finish, here are the general listing steps that you should be aware of in order to successfully list. See them at Calgary Home Selling Tips – 4 Steps to Listing today.

Home Showings

It’s probably the most important part of the entire home selling process so it’s best if it’s not treated lightly. Showings allow buyers to begin visualizing a life for themselves and their families (if applicable) in your space.

Check out these crucial tips that will help you maximize the showing experience which could lead to more offers and a quicker sale at our Calgary Home Selling Tips – Getting Show Ready today.

Staging Your Home

There are many ways to stage different homes with one way usually being the best. It is totally up to you as the home seller if you would like to stage yourself, not have anything to do with it or find a nice median between the two.

At the end of the day it’s crucial that you stage appropriately and in accordance with interior colours, features and home design. Learn more at Calgary Home Selling Tips – Staging Your Home today.

Using Flowers

Bright and beautiful flowers can be used both on the outside (assuming its spring or summer) and the inside of your home to increase its overall appeal to potential buyers.

And, they may also bring a faint scent into your home, an enjoyable smell that can make everything smell fresh. Learn how to use flowers to your advantage for showings at our Calgary Home Selling Tips – Flowers today.

VIDEO: Curb Appeal

First impressions are everything when going to sell; it’s our nature as humans to judge something as soon as we see it and real estate is of no exception.

Here are some easy ways to improve your homes curb appeal before selling presented in a short three and a half minute video made by REMAX. See it here at Calgary Home Selling Tips – Curb Appeal today.

Preparation is Key

Just like most other things in life, an appropriate amount of planning and preparation to successfully sell your home is essential.

See more at our Calgary Home Selling Guide - Preparation today.

Selling Your Calgary Home?

Questions about the home selling process? Call me anytime at 403-370-4180 or message me below; I am looking forward to helping you maximize your value while accomplishing your real estate plans!