One of the hardest parts of selling a home is waiting for the offers to come in. That's why it helps to follow these tips that will help the sale of your home go faster.

Schedule Evening Open Houses

It is quite common for sellers to host open house events on the weekends. However, summertime is typically when families spend their time outside in the nice weather, not touring homes for sale. Consider hosting an open house on a weekday, right after work finishes for most people between 6 pm and 8 pm. You'll get a different crowd of people that typically don't come on the weekends if they have a busy family schedule.

Price The Home Competitively

The pricing of your home plays a key role in how quickly it is going to sell. Even though buyers can negotiate a lower price, they may not want to negotiate if they feel like your home is priced too high to begin with. Try to price your home competitively by performing an analysis of recently sold homes in the area. This will give you a clear picture of what your home is actually worth.

You should also know that you can price your home low and see if it spurs multiple offers that increase the price. If you do get an offer on your home that is at list price, and you don't want to sell it at that price, you can always reject the offer. Having a buyer come in at the list price does not mean that you have to sell the home to them.

Be aware of the psychological aspects of pricing a home as well. A home that costs $300,000 is going to be less appealing than a home listed at $290,000. In addition, you may be losing out on people that filter their search results at a certain price threshold if you are priced too high.

Advertise The Home Aggressively

Don't assume that people are going to find your home by searching for it in the various real estate search engines that are out there. Your realtor should be aggressively advertising your home so that it stands out to others. There are various ways that they can get the job done, such as paying for preferred listings or targeting specific users on social media. This can be an effective way to get your home in front of as many eyes as possible if your goal is to sell your home quickly. 

For more information about real estate for sale, contact a local real estate agent to learn more.