The Insider's Guide To Selling Your Home By Owner- Rocio Fausto I | Page 21

overpaying. It didn’t happen.

The place successfully sold for $549,000,
which was a record high.
The price was $110,000 higher than the previous condo that
had sold 2.5 months earlier for $439,000. The higher price wasn't
because prices were rapidly increasing.
The next unit that sold afterwards (28 days later) sold for
$435,000. (It was a less desirable second floor unit.) 5 months
later, another similar condo sold for $450,000.
This all sounds crazy. I didn’t believe it until I checked the
sales data myself. Everything checked out.

I have a question for you.
Would you like to use this secret strategy to sell your home
for more money? It does take some extra time and some extra
work. But, the payoff is well worth the effort.

So, what is the secret strategy?
What was the special request that the wealthy home seller
had for his agent? It was simple. He wanted to stage the condo.
Staging is where you spruce up a home to make it as
appealing as possible. It might sound crazy, but it causes homes
to sell for more money. In fact, a whole lot more.
Now, there are a million people that will tell you how to
stage your home. But, very few will show you case studies that
prove it will cause your home to sell for more money.
Fortunately, an agent I know put together a case study for
this. Here it is:

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