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First-Time Home Seller Tips: Maximize the Value of Your Florida House

by Lori Madden 08/04/2017

Looking to list a Florida residence for the first time? Selling a Sunshine State house can be quick and simple, particularly for a home seller who understands the ins and outs of the Florida real estate market.

Lucky for you, we're here to teach you how to stir up interest in your Florida house and ensure you can maximize your home's value.

Now, let's examine three tips to help a first-time Florida home seller optimize the value of his or her residence.

1. Bolster Your House's Interior and Exterior

With a dazzling home interior and exterior, a first-time Florida home seller should have no trouble generating plenty of interest in his or her house as soon as it becomes available.

To improve your home's interior, be sure to clean every room in your residence. Mop the floors, wipe down the walls and do whatever you can to transform an ordinary home interior into a stellar one.

Furthermore, don't forget to trim the hedges, mow the front lawn and perform myriad home exterior improvements. By boosting your home's exterior, you can enhance your residence's curb appeal and increase the likelihood that potential homebuyers will want to check out your residence.

2. Complete a Home Appraisal

A home appraisal requires only a few hours to complete, but the benefits of this evaluation are substantial, particularly for a first-time Florida home seller.

As part of a home appraisal, a property inspector will examine a residence both inside and out. Then, this inspector will provide a home seller with a report that details his or her findings.

Ultimately, a home appraisal offers insights into a house's condition. After the appraisal is finished, a home seller can better understand a house's strengths and weaknesses and explore ways to transform assorted weaknesses into strengths.

3. Collaborate with a Real Estate Agent

When it comes to selling a Florida house for the first time, why not work with a home selling expert? Employ a real estate agent, and any first-time Sunshine State home seller can get the necessary support to optimize the value of his or her residence.

A real estate agent is happy to guide a Florida home seller along the entire property selling journey. He or she will learn about a home seller's goals and work with this individual to ensure a fast, seamless and profitable home selling experience.

Usually, a real estate agent will set up home showings and open houses, promote a residence to potential homebuyers and negotiate with property buyers on a home seller's behalf. A real estate agent also is available to answer a home seller's concerns and questions, guaranteeing that this seller can make informed decisions at each stage of the home selling journey.

Listing a Florida residence may seem daunting at first. But with the aforementioned home selling tips, a first-time Sunshine State property seller can accelerate the process of getting the best possible price for his or her residence.

About the Author
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Lori Madden

As a Florida native growing up in Sarasota, I have seen my hometown grow from a sleepy coastal town to a highly sought-after destination along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. After working in Chicago for 5 years, I returned to Sarasota and saw it through a new lens and really began to appreciate what makes Sarasota so desirable, including temperatures that allow for year round outdoor activities including tennis (a personal favorite), golf, boating, kayaking, fishing, paddle boarding, or just relaxing and/or shelling on our pristine sandy shores, including Dr. Beach’s #1 beach in the United States for 2017, Siesta Key! Sarasota’s cultural amenities are many and diverse, appealing to a wide range of arts lovers. Downtown Sarasota has become a destination in itself, drawing many new developments for those who want to be within walking distance of Main Street's offerings and the picturesque bayfront and marina. Foodies will find an eclectic mix of locally owned and operated restaurants offering something for everyone, and there are now Farmers Markets every day of the week in various locations throughout Sarasota, but the Saturday morning Farmers Market in downtown Sarasota draws the biggest crowds. Since 1988, my passion has been selling real estate, representing both buyers and sellers. I have been recognized by my clients and customers for an uncompromising work ethic and dedication to helping them achieve their real estate goals. Relying on my experience as a real estate paralegal and being highly organized, I am able to help make the transition between contract and closing a smooth one for my clients. With an eye for interior and landscape design, I've been known to pitch in and help Sellers minimize and/or reorganize their belongings in order to stage their home to maximize its sale potential. I specialize in out of state buyers looking for their piece of paradise along the Gulf Coast and make it a priority to keep them up to date on our quickly changing local real estate market. I welcome the opportunity to share with you all Sarasota and her surrounding islands have to offer!