If you have researched home selling techniques at all, you probably already know you need to clean up, stage the house and de-clutter the space for the best possible results. These are the standard selling tips you will find everywhere, and they are good but in today's market, you may want to get even more creative in order to sell your home fast and for something approaching your asking price! Here are a few unusual but effective tips for selling your home quickly.

Facebook

If it isn't on Facebook it is not official! At least that is what the teenagers are claiming, and it is a great place to advertise that your home is for sale. You never know which of your friends will have a friend who has a friend who needs a house! It sounds a bit farfetched but stranger things have happened and best of all it is a free form of advertising that could reach potentially thousands of individuals.

Video

Technology is your best friend when it comes to showing your house in the best possible light and video can be powerful. Try your hand at doing a virtual tour of your home, minus the kids and the pets, and then post it online. YouTube is a great forum for homemade videos and you can link to them on other sites as well. If you are really good at video tours, you might consider a few panoramas of your neighborhood as well, particularly if there is a kid or dog friendly park nearby.

Block Party

What better way to showcase your house than to invite the neighbors to your "open house"? This gives your neighbors the opportunity to help "choose" their new neighbors. Perhaps a friend at work is looking for a new home or a distant relative would love to move back home. This could be an unending source of potential buyers.

Agents

When choosing a real estate agent it is wise to look at some of their other listings. The internet is now a primary advertising space but not all agents are up to date on posting pictures and virtual tours. Check around, if an agent puts shoddy pictures or none at all on your online listing skip them and find someone who does quality work. Potential homebuyers are spending hours online looking at properties and most if not all are going to skip poorly done listings. This is a very important part of selling a home in today's technologically advanced society.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are many ways to make your home stand out in the crowd. Take the time and make the effort to use as many of these unique tips as possible. Remember of course to use the time-honored tips as well. Staging, repairs, neutral décor and curb appeal are still super important; these are just a few tips that will work in conjunction with common real estate practices. When it comes down to making a choice, you want to give buyers as many reasons as possible to choose your home.

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