If you’re breaking these rules, you’re probably scaring off buyers regardless of the market. Here are things to avoid!

BEWARE OF: Buyer Math – 35% of homeowners would rather move to another home than remodel their current home. Buyers are looking for move in ready, they don’t want to have to do more work when they’re buying a house.

If you avoid necessary repairs before listing your house, you’ll turn off a portion of buyers. Even offering a credit for the repairs is still a turn off for buyers. In the end it’s better to do the repairs before you list your house.

BEWARE OF: Overpricing – comps not matching up to neighborhood, what does the data show? See what other homes are listed in your price range – how does your home compare?

BEWARE OF: Mis-used Spaces – Formal Dining Rooms used as playrooms, an extra bedroom used as additional living space (or as a closet), a garage used as a room for your reptiles (this is a story for another day!), all of these may make your life in your home make more sense, but they’re distracting and confusing to future buyers. Do your best to make each space in your home make sense so that buyers leave talking about how great your home is, not about the number of reptiles you have