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Priced Right and Under Contract in 3 Days, Actually 2!

By
Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President

Here's a sign of a shift in the real estate market.

NOT A FORECLOSURE OR A SHORT SALE -- important to note that because they are typically priced below market.

Last Thursday, I placed this home on the market:

Poplar Street - Sterling, VA

Family Room - Poplar Street

The 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home in the Sterling Park subdivision of Sterling, VA (out near Washington Dulles Airport) shows great and was priced at $225,000.

But, guess what, none of that matters here, since I'm no longer marketing the house.  It's not necessary.

No sooner did I finish typing the information about the home into the MLS and uploading the photos at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday than I got a call at 2 p.m. from an agent who had shown the home and was ready to submit an offer. 

By the next day we had a total of 3 offers (and about 8 other interested phone calls from agents!)

The sellers chose the best offer, and it was signed, sealed and delivered on Sunday.

LISTED AND UNDER CONTRACT IN 3 DAYS! 

Give me a call at 703-626-0715.  I can do the same with yours! * *

 

**  Fine print:  You must agree to price your home correctly.  The home must show well.  There's no guarantee that we will have 3 offers, let alone a ratified contract in 3 days, but we'll try our best.

Heather Adkinson
Windermere K-2 Realty LLC www.propertiesinmoseslake.com - Moses Lake, WA
Real Estate Agent - Moses Lake

Thats a fantastic sale, I hope the rest of the process goes as smooth.

Sep 24, 2009 05:18 PM
Diane Donnelly
Keller Williams Flagship - Annapolis, MD
Anne Arundel County, MD Real Estate

Love those properties! Congratulations Brian! Here's to pricing a house to sell!

Best,

Diane

Sep 24, 2009 05:23 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

WOW!  Congratulations!  Excellent job of pricing it to SELL!

Have a fabulous Friday...

Debe in Charlotte

Sep 24, 2009 05:27 PM
Howard Goff
Keller Williams Realty - Vancouver, WA

Great! In our county we have a shortage of properly priced homes under $225,000 and once one goes on the market (or gets reduced to the price buyers are willing to pay) the home goes under contract quickly. We are even seeing some multiple offer situations.

Sep 24, 2009 05:29 PM
Ginger S
Wilkinson & Associates, Wilmington NC - Wilmington, NC
Wilmington NC Real Estate & Relocation~

Price it right & they will come! Congrats Brian & good luck with it!

Sep 24, 2009 05:40 PM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

And as you mention, the market might be turning . . . a shift!

Sep 24, 2009 05:41 PM
Mark Velasco
West Shores Realty - Whittier, CA
Top Producing Broker Associate

Great job Brian. It always feels good when we do a great job.

Sep 24, 2009 05:42 PM
Eric Villaverde
DoubleTree Home Inspection Services L.L.C. - Phoenix, AZ

Thanks for sharing another interesting post with us tonight. Have a great weekend.

Sep 24, 2009 07:47 PM
Sasha Miletic - Windsor Real Estate
RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. - Windsor, ON

Hi Brian, Good post. Thanks for shring.

Best - Sash

Sep 24, 2009 08:30 PM
Sasha Miletic - Windsor Real Estate
RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. - Windsor, ON

Hi Brian, Good post. Thanks for shring.

Best - Sash

Sep 24, 2009 08:31 PM
Will Nesbitt
Nesbitt Realty at Condo Alexandria - Alexandria, VA
Nesbitt Realty is a family-run brokerage.

Great work, Brian!

Sep 24, 2009 11:07 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Great work Brian...You know I am expecting the same on the referral I sent you:)

Sep 24, 2009 11:36 PM
Jim Crawford
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

That is the way real estate should be done.  Price sells and in this market it sells fast!

Sep 25, 2009 01:06 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

It has been that type of summer.  Congratulations on another great sale!

Sep 25, 2009 01:19 AM
Peggy Duffy
The Bailey Team Real Estate - Chantilly, VA

Good for your getting your clients to price at a competitive saleable price. Congratulations on the contract.

Sep 26, 2009 12:30 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Brian, when you price it right, a listing will fly off the shelf!  Same thing happened to me this week.

Sep 26, 2009 05:42 AM
Renee Thompson
Premier Sotheby's International Realty - Tampa, FL

Congratulations! It's always a great feeling to have a good solid contract quickly on one of your listings!

Sep 27, 2009 12:23 PM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Hi Brian, Great job on your part! When these properties are priced right, the buyers will grab it!

Sep 27, 2009 11:52 PM
Gina Tufano
Ask Gina & Company with Pearson Smith Realty - Sterling, VA
Ask Gina & Company, Northern Virginia Real Estate

Congrats! Thanks for sharing your success story. Looks like it could have been a hard sell with only having one bathroom. Picking the right price from day one pays off!!

Sep 30, 2009 02:36 AM