50 blog post ideas that’ll attract homesellers

Topics that attract homesellers

1. The basics for getting a house ready to sell
2. How to declutter a house in anticipation of putting it on the market
3. How to sell, donate, recycle or dispose of unwanted items
4. When is the best day, week, month or season to put your house on the market?
5. Staging tips
6. Popular paint color combinations
7. How to paint an exterior door (What color and what kind of paint work best)
8. How the listing price of a home is determined
9. The dangers of overpricing your home
10. Advice about locking up valuables and prescription drugs before holding an open house
11. Keeping your children safe by removing items from your home before the photographer arrives
12. Removing personal calendars from the refrigerator and keeping checkbooks and tax returns where they cannot be viewed by people touring your home
13. The truth about open houses
14. How to prepare for showings once your home is on the market
15. How to choose a real estate agent (or how not to)
16. What questions to ask when interviewing agents. (These should be insider tips, not the generic questions that are published in advice columns for sellers.)
17. How many showings to expect before there is an offer (I have data that I use to shows averages.)
18. The average and the median number of days on the market in your area by neighborhood
19. The average and the median number of days on the market in your area by housing type
20. The average and the median number of days on the market in your area by price range
21. The importance of having your home listed on the MLS (if that is a thing in your area)
22. How to sell a home you have inherited
23. How to help elderly parents sell their home
24. Packing tips for homesellers
25. Realtor isn’t a job title
26. Tips on handling multiple offers so that you choose the best one without losing the second-best offer
27. Information about advertising a home for sale and fair housing rules
28. Common deficiencies found by city housing inspections (Many municipalities require inspections)
29. Pros and cons of having your home “pre-listing inspected” before putting it on the market
30. The ROI of replacing kitchen appliances before putting your home on the market
31. How to keep your lawn and gardens looking their best while your home is on the market
32. What to do if your home is listed by a Realtor and someone knocks on your door and asks for a tour?
33. What you should and should not say about your home on social media
34. The importance of photography, videography and virtual tours in the home selling process
35. Pros and cons of selling a vacant home versus a furnished home
36. Keeping the home well-lit during the shortest days of the year
37. A list of reasons buyers might not like your home
38. Old carpeting, versus old hardwood floors, versus new carpeting and getting the most for your home
39. What is a disclosure, and why is it important?
40. What to do with pets while your home is on the market
41. Should your home be listed as “coming soon?”
42. Can you get multiple offers that are all below the listing price? Why does that happen?
43. What are some of the red flags when it comes to financing?
44. What happens at closing?
45. Understanding broker reciprocity
46. Understanding agency and dual agency
47. Does real estate company size matter to homebuyers?
48. What happens if I change my mind about selling my home after it is on the market?
49. What happens if the buyers back out after all contingencies have been removed?
50. What happens if the buyer or the seller dies before closing?

BY TERESA BOARDMAN

INMAN NEWS