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Preparing to sell property: planning a house or apartment sale

Preparation and planning are crucial when it comes to selling your house. Comparis shows you how to best prepare to sell property.

Selling process: step-by-step guide to selling your home

Selling your house doesn’t have to be stressful. Comparis explains how you can prepare for successfully selling your home.

1. Property valuation: prices and appraisal

The price of a property is a significant factor in whether it can be sold successfully. If the price is too high, you can be stuck with an unsold property and will be forced to reduce the price later. If the price is too low, you’re at risk of losing money. Getting a professional property valuation can minimize these issues.

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2. Decide who will handle the sale

Is it better to sell your home yourself or appoint an estate agent? Selling via a real estate agent has pros and cons. Comparis can help you decide.

3. Market your property

Bad photos, missing information in the description or even selling at the wrong time of the year: getting the marketing right is key for the successful sale of your house. Here we’ll show you how to market your property and handle negotiations with potential buyers.

4. Closing the sale and transferring ownership

Once you’ve found a buyer, you’re almost there. Now you need to visit the notary office and have the new owners entered in the land register. Taxes will be owed once ownership is transferred. It pays to learn about closing the sale and ownership transfer early on in the process.

Plan the sale of your property: tips

Selling your property is a complex process. Comparis can help you plan your sale with the following tips.

Knowing the right time to sell – both financially and emotionally – can make a big difference.

Realize what’s important to you and let your estate agent know.

  • A quick sale?

  • Do you want to get your asking price?

  • Or do you want to keep your closing costs to a minimum?

  • How much are you prepared to pay?

Most of the time, things don't go according to plan. Working out your priorities before the sales process begins makes it easier to evaluate offers, create counter offers, and decide what concessions to offer the buyer.

Selling a home takes plenty of time. Estate agents can shorten the duration of the house sale and reduce your expenses. Check how much time you should plan for each step.

The outdoor area is usually the first thing the buyer sees in the listing, and also later on when they come for a viewing.

Our tip: take simple but effective measures to make a good first impression. These include, for example, cleaning driveways and sidewalks, garden care or facade cleaning.

You can usually upgrade the interior with little effort. Renovations such as painting walls, minor repairs and new joints, faucets or kitchen fronts often have a great effect – with little effort.

In addition, the apartment should be clean and have a pleasant smell.

Often a few pieces of furniture are enough to present the house or apartment in the best possible way . An estate agent can give you valuable tips and connect you with a home staging company.

The decluttering and depersonalization of the property are important so that buyers can imagine their future home. If you live in the property while selling, keep it neat and clean. The better prepared your apartment is for potential buyers, the more likely you are to find a buyer.

Anyone selling a residential property usually needs a new place to live. If you’ve decided on buying a new house, you’ll have to plan the purchase and sale of a property at the same time. Comparis can help you find the right strategy for buying a new home and selling your old one.

Reasons to sell – and what to keep in mind

Deciding to part with your property can sometimes be a tough step to take. People are often forced into this decision by difficult circumstances. Comparis lists common reasons for selling.

There are lots of memories attached to a family home. This nostalgia can cloud people’s ability to analyze the situation clearly. At some point you’ll need to decide what to do with the property you’ve inherited. The situation can get complicated if several parties are involved. Comparis explains what you need to know about dealing with shared inherited properties.

Thinking about divorce before your wedding isn’t romantic. But if there’s property involved either now or in the future, it makes sense to provide some security for yourself. Establish what happens to your home in case of divorce in your prenuptial agreement.

Are you getting divorced? Have a look at your prenuptial agreement, if you have one. Ideally, this contract will state what happens to your home in case of divorce. You should also check if there is a separation of property agreement in place.

If you are no longer able to pay your mortgage, your home is at risk of foreclosure. However, foreclosures and forced property auctions don’t happen that often in practice. Banks generally try to find other solutions.

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