If you are getting ready to sell your home, you don't want it to sit on the market for a long period of time. You want your home to sell for the asking price in a reasonable amount of time. Although you can't control who is looking for a home, there are many factors you can control that will help ensure your home sells efficiently at full value.

Tip #1: Spruce Up Your Landscaping

When someone pulls up to view your home, the first thing they are going to notice is your landscaping and the exterior appearance of your home. You can help improve your home's first impression by sprucing up the landscaping. Take some time to make sure your bushes and trees are trimmed and look nice. Add some flowers to your flower beds and fill your flower beds up with mulch to make them pop. Keep your lawn mowed and looking nice. You can even hire someone to mow your yard on a weekly basis while your home is on the market to take some of the responsibility off your shoulders.

Tip #2: Clean Up Clutter Inside

Next, move inside of your home and work to clean up the clutter. Getting rid of clutter inside of your home can help to make your home feel more spacious. Getting rid of clutter can also make it easier for potential buyers to picture themselves in your home.

You don't have to throw away your clutter, collectibles, and personal items. However, you should box them up and move them into a storage unit. Don't move everything into your garage — you want to show off the garage's space and closets to potential buyers. Getting rid of clutter and depersonalizing a home can help a buyer see the true potential of a home.

Tip #3: Apply New Paint

One of the easiest ways to transform your home is by applying new paint. New paint can change the feeling of your home. Start by repainting the inside of your home. Work with your real estate agent or interior designer to choose modern and contemporary colors that will look good in the space.

You are going to want to repaint any rooms you painted with personal colors or designs. Even repainting rooms with a perfectly acceptable color can help the room feel newer.

If it has been a while since you painted the exterior of your home, you may want to consider painting the exterior of your home as well.

Tip #4: Hire a Quality Real Estate Agent

When it comes to selling your home, you need a quality real estate agent. You want to work with a real estate agent who has experience selling homes in your area and at your price range. You want a real estate agent who already has contacts that they can share your home listing with and who will help bring in the right type of buyers. You want an agent who will actively work to get your home listing in front of the right people.

When it comes to selling your home, you will want to spruce up your landscaping, decluttering and depersonalizing the inside of the home, and applying new paint before taking pictures and putting the home on the market. You will also want to hire a quality real estate agent who will work to get your home in front of interested buyers. 

If you are ready to sell a house, contact a real estate agent today.