The
National Property Conveyancing Company
for New Zealand
Tips for Private Property Sales
Are you selling your property privately? If so this information will be of great value and will assist you achieve a successful sale.
No one knows their property better than you. You know the strengths and the weakness of the home and property. Use this knowledge.
There are many things to consider in the process of marketing your property privately.
1. Make a list of the strengths and weakness of the property.
2. Prepare a marketing plan.
- What is your budget?
- What mediums will you use to give the best exposure of your property to the market?
- Will it be the local newspaper?
- Trademe or other web media?
- Signage?
3. Will you be conducting open home?
4. Consider using the Internet as a way to market your home - sites like trademe.co.nz have a constant stream of buyers.
5. What type of Purchaser are you trying to attract? Use language that will resonate with your target audience.
6. Research the existing sales in your area - this will give a guage of what perceived value of your property maybe.
7. Check out the statistics with the Real Institute of NZ or Quotable Value - it's low cost and can be VERY insightful.
8. Prepare a brochure about the property with photos for potential Purchasers to take away, you may even include information such as the annual rates. Be creative.
9. Check out your property file at your local Council to make sure all Building Permits or a Code of Compliance are on the file. In many instances Purchasers will have a clause in the Agreement for Sale and Purchase which will give them the right to check the file out. If the appropriate Building Permits or Code Compliance Certificates or Reports are not on the file this may present a problem.
10. Presentation will be the key. Ensure any repairs that need to be completed are done.
11. Ensure your garden is maintained and tidy.
12. Open your windows on a sunny day to allow as much sunlight in, and fresh air.
13. Fresh flowers assist, put the coffee pot on.
14. Ensure no valuables are left lying around.
15. Allow the Purchaser’s to inspect the property freely. Don’t follow them around.
More importantly before you sign any Agreement for Sale and Purchase have it checked by your Conveyancing Practitioner. We can prepare the Agreement. To get a free, no obligation quote to perform the conveyancing on your property click here.
To contact us, toll free, to discuss your connveyancing and property settlement requirements, click here.
Wishing you a successful sale.
