Few things can be worse than trying to sell a Spanish property during the current Spanish property crash. Competition for the few available buyers is ferocious and, all too often, your only obvious selling tool is price. And the only way that price makes any difference is when it is much lower than the competition which makes it a very crude weapon.
1. Control the price at all times. In Spain, it is quite common to tell Spanish estate agents the price that you want and to then allow them to place whatever commission they want on top of the minimum price you require. Thus your Spanish property can end up being marketed for a bewildering number of different prices.
2. Market widely, unless a sole estate agent can deliver a high profile marketing package. Use as many Spanish estate agents to market your Spanish property as you can find over a wide geographic area. Buyers coming to Spain are often not particularly location sensitive and, if they like the look of your property and the price, will often travel some distance from their initial 'preferred' area.
3. Native Spanish property market. Make sure that you alsouse native Spanish estate agents - after all the biggest buying market in Spain will always be the Spanish themselves. So, do not just exclusively use British or North Eurpean agents to market your property in Spain
4. Be prepared to pay a high commission. In the current Spanish property crash, with Spanish property prices falling, many sellers understandably try to negotiate down the commission of Spanish estate agents. This is a mistake
5. Never lose an opportunity to show your Spanish property to a potential buyer as its being built by potential developers like
Real Estate Developers India . Sometimes, Spanish estate agents have little time to give advance warning of a viewing appointment. This can be extremely inconvenient but always accommodate a viewing, even if your property in Spain is not in 'tip top' order or you are about to eat etc.
6. Make the best of your Spanish property. Keep it tidy, smelling fresh and always clean. Get rid of all clutter, as 'less is always more' when it comes to displaying a property. Lots of furniture and trinkets can make a house look smaller and darker than it is and no-one is likely to buy your property in Spain because they are attracted by a display of your personal possessions.
7. Make sure your property in Spain looks well maintained. Buyers are always wary when a Spanish property looks as though it will require high maintenance or needs a lot of initial work to bring it up to standard.