I was enlisted the United States Marines for nearly 11 years and for anyone who is in the military or is a relative of a military personnel they know that they move around a lot through out their enlistment. I was kind of lucky while I was enlisted because I had one of the military occupations that did not have many supporting locations so I did not have to deploy as often or move as often as many of my peers. However when it was time for me to reenlist the first time I had a choice of the duty station I wanted to spend the next four years at and I decided to move from North Carolina to Maryland. My wife and I had met in Maryland and we thought it would be nice to go back, so packed up and moved.
Doing this move of ours I was in one those military schools where I was not allowed to leave and because I knew I had orders. I told my wife that it might be a good idea for her to start looking for a job in that area because the cost of living in Maryland is much more than North Carolina. She got hired within a few days of beginning her search but it required her to move to the area almost a month before I could leave. We had to make preparations very fast and we drove to Maryland during Thanksgiving weekend and found ourselves a brand new split level home it was quite large compared to what we were used to. However it was in a price range that we could afford and we bought it in 1 weekend. Every thing was going great for our first year there in Maryland and out of the blue I get a notification that I will be sent back to the Fleet Marine Force within 6 months and my next duty station was clear on the other side of the country so once again we had to act fast, we decided to sell our home and this is where I tell you the steps that we took to sell our home in less than 30 days and not only sell the house in 30 days or less but make profit in doing so.
1st thing is to find a realtor who is popular in the area that you are selling your home because if they have a lot of signs in your area it is a good chance they are taking clients through there on a regular basis.
2nd. If you have decorated your home to your taste then it might be a good idea to repaint and choose a more neutral color because many people will want to change the look of the home and it's better for them to get a visual if they have a blank canvas to use.
3rd. Make sure there is nothing broken or damaged because if you do get an offer the buyer will want what ever is broken or damaged to be repaired before they finalize the deal.
4th. If you can find a real estate agent that is both the seller and the buyer your home will sell faster. It's in the agency's best interest to sell your home because there is a higher commission for the agency. We used a family owned agency and our home sold in only 7 days from putting it up on the market.
5th. Do some research on what a competitive price is if you are way out in left field you will never sell your home it will just sit there, and be flexible to what kind of offer you might get set a limit and try to stick to the lowest price you could afford to sell your home without losing money.
6th. Make sure the grass and lawn are well manicured prior to the realtor coming over because if your home has curb appeal it will sell faster.
7th. Make sure the home is clutter free and clean people want to see that you are taken care of your property and you care about its appearance.
8th. Make sure any animals that you have are kept at a neighbor's when the real estate agent comes over with potential customers. We had a very large husky stay a couple houses down we heard the real estate agent was coming by.
9th. Do not let your prospects move in until their loan is finalized we made this mistake and we then became land lords without a signed lease agreement, we had been told everything was done and we let the new owners move in and then their funding fell through. We didn't have a signed lease agreement so in reality we as land lords had no rights, we had a good couple take our home so we where able to work it out but it could have become a real nightmare.
10th. If you can't sell your home it's better to become a land lord and have a potential source of rental income then letting the home sit and be foreclosed on.
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