Selling your home can be daunting, especially in a challenging economy. However, it is not impossible. Nowadays, buyers are much more strategic when choosing homes.

So, it is ideal to make your home as appealing as possible to ensure it doesn’t stay on the market beyond the 52-day average in metro Atlanta. Here are some quick tips on selling your metro Atlanta home in 2024.

Hire a Knowledgeable Agent

Before selling your house, finding a top-rated listing agent in your area is a good idea. Agents will help you get the most money for your home. They will also give you tips on how to spruce up your place and get it ready to sell by pulling a comparative marketing analysis for your area.

By comparing your home to homes that recently sold in the area, they will provide the best advice for improving your home to get it ready to sell.

Ramp Up Your Curb Appeal

One of the best ways to ensure your home sells is to make it noticeable. This means having optimal curb appeal. Here are some simple techniques for making the exterior of your home more inviting.

• Paint your front door.
• Cut the grass and give your yard a makeover.
• Powerwash the hardscapes and your home’s exterior.
• Improve outdoor lighting.
• Remove dog bowls, towels, or other unsightly items.

Clean and Stage Your Home

Making your outdoor space alluring is just half the battle. You’ll also want to make the interior of your house just as inviting as the outdoors. Start by deep cleaning and decluttering your home.

Organize your clutter into things you want to give away, things you want to throw away, and things you want to take when you move.

You may even want to include a pile for those items you want to sell. Remove as many of your personal items as much as possible to prepare your home for showings.

After cleaning, get your home ready to show by stating it. Hiring a professional staging company to help you get your home ready is ideal.

However, if your budget is tight and you must stage your home yourself, here are some tips to remember.

• Keep all personal items out of sight.
• Remove excess furniture, dishes, or other items creating clutter in various rooms.
• Remove photos and other items from your wall and replace them with basic wall art.
• Include fresh, colorful new pieces such as throws and pillows.

Focus on Valuable Improvements

Besides cleaning and decluttering, upgrading specific areas of your home, particularly your bathroom or kitchen, is a good idea. These are valuable areas of your home, and buyers expect them to look their best.

If your bathroom or kitchen is cramped and outdated, it is a good idea to remodel them. Remember that you don’t have to go all out if you’re pressed for cash.

There are budget remodeling companies that can provide you with a cost-effective kitchen or bathroom remodel that won’t break the bank.

Hire a Professional Photographer

After cleaning and upgrading, it is critical that you hire a professional photographer specializing in real estate photos to take pictures of your home.

Smartphone photos aren’t the best option. A real estate photographer will know the best lighting and angles to take photos so your home shows well online.

Need more real estate tips? Check back for more tips to help you move to or prepare to leave metro Atlanta.

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Mel Childs is the author of this article and the owner of Move Me To Atlanta. She also owns her own writing company in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, she has written freelance for various publications, including Angi, Bob Vila, This Old House, Lawnstarter, WikiLawn, Homelight, Fixr, LeadsForward, Upscale Magazine, Black EOE Journal, Ancient Origins, and many more.