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www.tomroberts.randrealty.com or Visit my blog at http Costly Mistake Number # 1 Incorrectly Pricing Your Home Every seller wants to net as much money as possible when selling their home. Unfortunately, a listing price that is too high often gets the seller less than a listing priced at market value. If your house is not priced competitively, people looking in your price range will reject your house in favor of other larger homes for the same price Costly Mistake Number # 2 Failing to “Showcase” your home Buyers are looking for homes, not houses, and they buy the home in which they would like to live. They buy emotionally and then back up that emotional decision logically. Owners who fail to make necessary repairs and don’t spruce up the house inside and out, touch up the paint and landscaping and keep it neat and clean, chase buyers away as rapidly as Realtors can bring them. Costly Mistake Number # 3 Staying at home during a showing As we mentioned above, buying a house is an emotional decision. People like to “try on” a house and see if it is comfortable for them. This is difficult for buyers to do if you are present and even harder if you follow them around, pointing out every improvement you have made. Costly Mistake Number # 4 Mistaking “Lookers” for Buyers Folks who try to sell their home themselves always get more activity than houses listed with an agent… no question about it. Realtors will only bring qualified buyers and these will be fewer than if you open …