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Showing posts with label Sell your house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sell your house. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Selling? Seek help from the right people
Although you are selling your house yourself, you shouldn't try and do everything on your own. I guess you already understand this, which is why you are reading this manual.
Selling your home alone can be disheartening and in many ways scary. You have to shoulder the responsibility all by yourself. The key therefore, is to find the "right" people who can help you through the sale and closing process. Accept that you can't do all the things necessary to close the transaction yourself. There is a lot at stake, so it is important to seek help, in order to get things right.
Selling your home alone can be disheartening and in many ways scary. You have to shoulder the responsibility all by yourself. The key therefore, is to find the "right" people who can help you through the sale and closing process. Accept that you can't do all the things necessary to close the transaction yourself. There is a lot at stake, so it is important to seek help, in order to get things right.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Consider all possibilities when selling your home (2)
REASON FOR SELLING #6: Change in your living circumstances.
Alternative Solution: If you are experiencing major life changes you could consider selling your home at a later date.
Pros: Sudden illness, a family mourning, or marriage breakup is stressful and can trigger a rethink in your selling position. Rather than be rushed, it may make more sense financially to hold-off selling right now. This is especially true if the real estate market is depressed. A marriage breakup could require you to refinance to pay off your partner's share of the equity in the property.
Cons: If the market is buoyant and near its peak, a delay may cost you dearly especially if there is a sudden downturn.
Alternative Solution: If you are experiencing major life changes you could consider selling your home at a later date.
Pros: Sudden illness, a family mourning, or marriage breakup is stressful and can trigger a rethink in your selling position. Rather than be rushed, it may make more sense financially to hold-off selling right now. This is especially true if the real estate market is depressed. A marriage breakup could require you to refinance to pay off your partner's share of the equity in the property.
Cons: If the market is buoyant and near its peak, a delay may cost you dearly especially if there is a sudden downturn.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Selling your home? Are you prepared to sell?
If deep down you don't expect your property to sell, then it might be a indication that you are just not prepared enough (or motivated enough) to make the sale happen.
If you don't feel positive enough to sell your house yourself, then you may be better off facing reality and listing your property with an agent... if you can find a good one.
This blog is designed to help you sell your house by yourself or with the help of a real estate agent, and if you do decide to list with an agent, by reading this blog you will be better informed and in a stronger position to make those all-important decisions.
If you're not fully prepared to sell your property yourself... don't even bother trying. Start interviewing agents.
If you don't feel positive enough to sell your house yourself, then you may be better off facing reality and listing your property with an agent... if you can find a good one.
This blog is designed to help you sell your house by yourself or with the help of a real estate agent, and if you do decide to list with an agent, by reading this blog you will be better informed and in a stronger position to make those all-important decisions.
If you're not fully prepared to sell your property yourself... don't even bother trying. Start interviewing agents.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Price: Price your house to sell
There are 3 key factors that determine whether or not a home sells. They are:
• PRICE
• CONDITION
• LOCATION
This blog post is all about price.
Price your house to sell! Why? Because, price is usually the most critical facet in selling a home. Just as you want the best value for your money, your buyer will want the best value for their money too.
Unless your buyer knows something you don't, or unless they are stupid, it is unlikely that any buyer will pay more than what the market says the property is worth.
Again, there are exceptions to the rule. For example, in some cases a "buyer frenzy" can develop when two or more buyers are chasing after the same property. In such cases, the successful buyer may end paying more than the true market value.
However, generally a property will sell for around what similar homes in the same area will sell for. These are homes of a similar size, with similar amenities, similar in style, age etc.
MARKET VALUE is what recent sales will tell you your house is worth TODAY!
This is why it is important to price your house correctly. Base your price around what similar homes have sold for recently, not on some "pie in the sky" dream. It really doesn't matter what you "want to get" or what you "need to get"... you home is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. Recent sales of comparable properties in comparable areas are usually the best indicator of what someone might be prepared to pay.
Lets face it; we are only interested in ourselves. It's the old WIIFM- "What's In It For Me." A buyer really doesn't care about how much you might want or need... they really only care what the property is worth to them.
If you over-price your house above the market value then you might be left sitting there with all those other over - priced homeowners who can't sell either. In cases like this, the agent usually blames the seller and the seller usually blames the agent.
• PRICE
• CONDITION
• LOCATION
This blog post is all about price.
Price your house to sell! Why? Because, price is usually the most critical facet in selling a home. Just as you want the best value for your money, your buyer will want the best value for their money too.
Unless your buyer knows something you don't, or unless they are stupid, it is unlikely that any buyer will pay more than what the market says the property is worth.
Again, there are exceptions to the rule. For example, in some cases a "buyer frenzy" can develop when two or more buyers are chasing after the same property. In such cases, the successful buyer may end paying more than the true market value.
However, generally a property will sell for around what similar homes in the same area will sell for. These are homes of a similar size, with similar amenities, similar in style, age etc.
MARKET VALUE is what recent sales will tell you your house is worth TODAY!
This is why it is important to price your house correctly. Base your price around what similar homes have sold for recently, not on some "pie in the sky" dream. It really doesn't matter what you "want to get" or what you "need to get"... you home is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. Recent sales of comparable properties in comparable areas are usually the best indicator of what someone might be prepared to pay.
Lets face it; we are only interested in ourselves. It's the old WIIFM- "What's In It For Me." A buyer really doesn't care about how much you might want or need... they really only care what the property is worth to them.
If you over-price your house above the market value then you might be left sitting there with all those other over - priced homeowners who can't sell either. In cases like this, the agent usually blames the seller and the seller usually blames the agent.
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