Sell your house this Spring!

  With talk of more snow this week, it   doesn't  seem like Spring will ever come, but in reality, the Spring real estate market is well underway and savvy sellers are busy preparing their homes while their agents research comparable    sales to properly   position them in the market .   Right now, inventory is at its lowest it has been in many years, but rising consumer confidence will surely prompt more sellers to enter the market this year. You want to get in   the game early and make sure your home stands out in the market.  Properly pricing your home from the beginning is crucial, you will get more online   traffic the first week you list   than you will the   rest of the month combined. A properly staged, well priced home will give you an advantage in the market.  You don’t have to spend a lot of money, but some basic clean up and some smart improvements will go a long way to differentiate your home this spring. De-cluttering is one of the simplest, most cost-effective changes to make in any home and according to HomeGain.com and can increase a home's value by as much as $2,000.  Oversized furniture can make even well-proportioned rooms look smaller, consider selling or donating them before your house hits the market. Now is a great time to get deals on new furniture because retailers are clearing out inventory to make room for the latest designs. This week’s Real Estate Insight: You need to choose a Realtor who has a good web presence; virtually everyone uses the internet to search for homes today.   Google has more real estate searches than other search engines combined, and gets   more unique visitors than all real estate specific web sites, so winning the Google war will win the game. Property Videos,  stand alone web sites, and high quality photos will greatly improve your SEO and help expose your property to the most people to help get you the most money for your home in the shortest time.