How to Compete with Copycat Pittsburgh Homes

If you live in one those Pittsburgh neighborhoods where all the homes seem to look alike, it really is important your Washington County home stand out in the crowd. Especially now that there are so many for sale signs sprouting up in our springtime Pittsburgh real estate market. So what are the secrets to making your home grab the attention of Pittsburgh home buyers with so many look-alike homes on the market?

Highlight the Positives

In todays’ challenging Pittsburgh real estate market you need to bring to the attention the many positive features your Washington County home offers. You might even consider making head-to-head comparisons to other look-alike properties in your neighborhood. That way home buyers will know the difference in your home compared with other similar homes in your neighborhood. Some examples that come to mind include:

• A competing home is located on a busy through street while your home is located on a quite cul-de-sac
• Your home overlooks a pine tree grove while the other home backs up to a business district
• Your home offers solid surface counter tops while the other home has counter tops made of laminate materials

Stage Your Pittsburgh Home

More and more Pittsburgh home sellers are putting home stagers to use and there are many good reasons why. Here are a few:

• Home staging services can actually help sell your home quicker and for more money. Recent studies substantiate this claim
• The cost to stage a home is far less than you think and less expensive than a price reduction
• Staged homes allow buyers to “visualize” their belongings in your space

Like to Know More?

There are many more strategies we implement to make your Pittsburgh home standout in the Pittsburgh real estate market. Click or give us a call (724) 288-8800) today and we will schedule a home selling consultation to review these strategies to help you sale your Pittsburgh real estate quicker and for more money.

Helping you sell smarter and as always Treating You Like Family,

Jim

Your Pittsburgh real estate agent