10 strategies to sell a house fast in Riverside
While “having a pool is golden” to sell a home fast, according to Rachel, sellers without a pool can implement other successful strategies to attract buyers and help sell a home more quickly.
1. Set your price competitively
In any market, pricing your home right is key to generating interest in a property and bringing in competitive offers. It’s even more important when you’re trying to sell quickly but want to balance proceeds with speed.
An experienced top agent will perform a comparative market analysis (CMA) to help you set the best price to sell a house fast in the Riverside market.
If you’re curious about your home’s current value, try HomeLight’s Home Value Estimator. While it shouldn’t dictate your final pricing strategy, an online home value estimate can give you a ballpark price range. You can get a preliminary estimate in less than two minutes.
2. Refresh your home’s curb appeal
Landscaping your home’s exterior with colorful, sun-friendly plants can increase a home’s sale value by up to 12%. This is an affordable way to spruce up your home’s exterior curb appeal to help make a good first impression with buyers. Top agents agree that buyers will judge a book by its cover — the outside of the home is a reflection of what the inside is going to look like.
3. Showcase your outdoor area
Riverside home shoppers love usable outdoor space. Extending your living space outdoors can be extremely appealing to buyers. Consider how you might transform your outdoor area into an attractive oasis. This might include adding a full furniture set, a cozy fire pit, and a television to watch the Dodgers game.
4. Increase your ROI with faux wood flooring
When it comes to upgrades that increase your investment, Casey recommends installing faux wood flooring. “One of the biggest return on investment upgrades that you could make is hardwood-look flooring, so like luxury vinyl plank or wood-look tile,” he says. New faux wood flooring not only looks beautiful in a home, but it also stands up to wear and tear.
5. Attract young professionals with light and bright materials
When choosing materials, it’s essential to consider the area’s buyer demographic, which according to both Casey and Rachel, includes many young professionals.
“I think younger home buyers tend to gravitate towards light and bright,” says Rachel. “So white oak wood, white cabinetry, things that are light and airy like that farmhouse look from Magnolia Farms is heavily influential for that age bracket,” she says.
Whether you decide to sell your house to a cash investor or work with a top agent, you’ll find that either option will help accelerate your home sale.
6. Make your home stand out
Similar to improving curb appeal and enhancing your outdoor space, it’s important to make your home seem “special” inside before you list it. Add fresh interior paint where needed, update outdated trends in the home, and do a deep clean to make sure the home is in top condition.
7. Wow buyers with expert staging and photography
Professional photos and expert staging can generate buyer interest. Casey talks about the positive impact staging and professional photos have on prospective homebuyers.
“When a home elicits desire among buyers, it can help a home sell more quickly, and staging goes a long way to driving interest in the property,” says Casey. “I know a lot of sellers are hesitant to spend money upfront to do things like staging and good photography, but those things make all the difference when marketing your product.”
According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors, 41% of recent homebuyers say their first step in the home-buying process was browsing for-sale homes online. That means buyers’ first impressions of your home will likely be based on the photos and videos you include in your listing.
8. Advertise your neighborhood’s walkability
Walkability is important for many Riverside buyers. This makes it important for sellers to highlight parks, coffee shops, and local restaurants in the neighborhood.
9. Promote additional space for lodging
If your property has an auxiliary dwelling unit (ADU), such as a mother-in-law cottage, emphasize this in your listing. If you are selling a home with ample land or square footage, leverage this.
10. Take advantage of market timing
Along with the recommendations above, it can be helpful to know the level of market activity in your area during different times of the year. HomeLight’s Best Time to Sell Calculator uses housing market data for your area to show you the best and worst months to sell your home. See when is the best time to sell a house if you want to make the most money and which months are best to sell your house fast.
