Selling a house in Lanzarote, especially if it is the first time it is done, is an important decision and should not be taken lightly.
Before going to buy the next house it is convenient to check if you are ready to sell the current one first. We must go beyond giving a simple image wash, which remains to paint the walls, clean, remove old furniture and fix the exterior of the house, it will surely help to be able to put a higher sale price, but analyzing these 7 Basic points will help us sell the house more quickly and efficiently:
1 The economy:
First, the real financial situation of each must be analyzed and assessed. And weigh if you can keep a mortgage on the new house and a rent, until you can live in it, if you need any reform or improvement. Or even if it is not habitable even if you do not have a mortgage, is that situation viable? For how many months would that situation be viable? It never hurts to have some money saved, to help in the possible contingencies that arise to cover expenses during those months.
2 The price:
Related to the first point, as the best matched marriage, comes the desired price for the house. It should be at the market sale price and it is interesting to appraise the house to give it an adequate price, or at least to be advised by the real estate agents who are going to take care of selling the house. If you put a price higher than the market price, you run the risk of ‘burning the house’ for being too long for sale and not selling it.
3 Procedures and documentation:
It is important not to leave the collection of documentation for the day of the sale in a notary, and it is smart to ask for the certificate of the community to be up to date with the payment of the fees of the community, look for real estate taxes or local taxes subject to the property, such as the garbage, etc. Because, if documents are missing, you can lose a sale.
4 Trusted real estate:
If you do not have time, for a small commission, which must be weighed, the sale can be made sooner, the realtors have real estate agents who know the local market, and will give you the visibility that the property needs to be sold in the less time possible. At Hormicasa we have extensive experience, professionalism and exclusivity in the real estate sector in the Canary Islands, and we can offer our clients a wide range of real estate services to guarantee their satisfaction.
5 Think about the future buyer:
The house should be focused on the future buyer, personalization today is a successful sale, organizing the house with the target audience in mind will be an advantage when it comes to making a sale.
6 Order, organize and depersonalize the property:
The first step in making a home attractive is tidying up, deep cleaning, and depersonalizing the space. Taking pictures and vacating the space with furniture that occupies a lot of space, or is not visually attractive and takes away space from the property is an option! And add new and current furniture in spaces where they are missing.
7 Enter to live:
A house that is visually appealing to move into, without any repair, reform or facelift, is a house that will practically sell itself. Spending some money on fixing those small flaws, painting the walls white, fixing faucets, etc. It is an investment for the future, because the buyers will see the property the moment they come to visit it and they will want to buy it.
