Selling for Top Dollar starts with pricing your home correctly; your home will sell faster and save you time and costs of ownership. Pricing your at a competitive price around market value will draw more potential buyers to view your property. Within the first two week is when you will receive the most traffic and with your home priced competitively should likely sale.
Sellers that list their property at a high price are usually hoping on that one buyer that is willing to pay that price. The high priced seller may not be aware that the higher price set on the home may discourage many potential buyers. Thus crippling many chances the seller has of gaining Top Dollar for their home. Due to pricing to high the property may sit on the market and begin to stagnate with fewer showings and maybe eventually receive a low offer.
When buyers and agents know that your home is priced competitively there is like this buzz that goes around. Informing more potential buyers than a property priced to high. Agents and buyers alike are excited to view and act quickly when the property is at fair market value.
Pricing your property right the first time; will attract more buyers and with the added exposure they may fear they may lose out on a property priced competitively. And less likely to make low offers. Proper pricing may attract multiple offers.