Dorota Dyman and Associates Real Estate: Useful Tips to Get Multiple Offers on Your Home

<strong>Dorota</strong> <strong>Dyman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Associates</strong> <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>:
<strong>Useful</strong> <strong>Tips</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Get</strong> <strong>Multiple</strong> <strong>Offers</strong> on Your Home
*Synced from Seattle <strong>and</strong> <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Blog
In regions with booming real estate markets, sellers may think getting multiple offers on
their home is inevitable, but there are a few things you can do <strong>to</strong> increase your chances.
The three must-haves for attracting multiple offers, according <strong>to</strong> Zillow, are location, price
<strong>and</strong> presentation.
You’ve heard it time <strong>and</strong> again: location, location, location. Buyers often consider location
before other fac<strong>to</strong>rs such as price, number of bedrooms or home size, so a well-located
home is a huge advantage. Homes on busy streets, near freeway on/off ramps, or in lessthan-stellar
school districts may not attract as much interest. Work with a real estate agent
<strong>to</strong> price your home very carefully if it’s not in a prime location.
That brings us <strong>to</strong> the next fac<strong>to</strong>r: price. Zillow reports that homes priced 10 percent over
their market value will not get noticed, so it’s important <strong>to</strong> be smart <strong>and</strong> realistic with your
listing price. While you won’t truly know the market value of your home until a buyer
closes on the sale, real estate agents can help you establish a value range based on fac<strong>to</strong>rs
such as whether you are in a buyers’ or sellers’ market, location, <strong>and</strong> how well your home
shows. If you price your home at the lower end of that range, you can be pretty confident
you’ll generate lots of interest.

While you can’t change your home’s location <strong>and</strong> prices can fluctuate based on any number
of fac<strong>to</strong>rs, presentation of your home is something you have more control over. In <strong>to</strong>day’s
online-focused market, pho<strong>to</strong>s are key, so make sure you put your home’s best foot forward
before you have it pho<strong>to</strong>graphed. Buyers want <strong>to</strong> make an emotional connection with a
home, so removing your personal items, making cosmetic upgrades (if you can afford it),
<strong>and</strong> staging will make a good first impression online <strong>and</strong> drive buyers <strong>to</strong> look at the home
in person.
These fac<strong>to</strong>rs, supplemented by the expertise of a local real estate agent who knows the
other homes in the area <strong>and</strong> can help you make yours st<strong>and</strong> out, will give you an increased
chance of getting what all sellers want – multiple offers. If you are interested in selling or
buying a home in the Seattle area, contact your local real estate agent <strong>to</strong>day.