Avoid These Mistakes When Selling Your Home Learn how to get the best price for your house By AMY FONTINELLE Updated May 13, 2024 Reviewed by LEA D. URADU Fact checked by ARIEL COURAGE Fact checked by Ariel Courage Full Bio Ariel Courage is an experienced editor, researcher, and former fact-checker. She has performed editing and fact-checking work for several leading finance publications, including The Motley Fool and Passport to Wall Street. Learn about our editorial policies Selling your home can be surprisingly time-consuming and emotionally challenging. It can feel like an invasion of privacy when strangers open your closets and poke around. They will openly criticize your home and your decorating abilities, and to top it all off, they will offer you less money than you think your home is worth . With no experience and a complex transaction on your hands, it’s easy for home sellers to make mistakes. The best way to sell a house comes down to a few basics: Keep your