If you are selling your home or thinking about selling, you need to read this! As many of you know, the market has slowed down a little bit and buyers are no longer paying what you are asking for.
I have a few suggestions about selling your home faster and for the most money possible in a slow market.
Condition. Make the inside and outside of your home look as good as it possibly could. Now I am not suggesting you renovate you property. Even outdated homes can look great if you clean it up.
I don't think that I can count how many houses I have been in that just needed a good cleaning to sell them. That is it! Also, if there is something broken fix it now! Don't wait for the buyer to ask for it. It may never happen because some buyers will automatically assume that the home needs too much work and walk away.
Most buyers don't like to walk into a "project house". They want everything ready to go. If a buyer does want a project house then expect a lower offer.
You need to be realistic about the listing price. These days lenders are less and less likely to just get the loan done. They scrutinize every potential buyer and home more closely than they ever have. Which requires their appraisers to be more conservative. The new rule for appraisers is nothing over 90 days and less than half mile away. That means less comparables that they can work with.
Unfortunately when a buyer is working with a lender, he/she is the one that will decide what you home is worth, not you.
If you over price you home, buyers won't even look at it.
If you would like to learn how I sell homes for more money and quicker than anyone in your neighborhood, then you need to call me today. With my team I will show you a way that you can be the bank and remain in control of how much you sell your property for.
The Bronson Barber TEAM
801-712-1607
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Hi Bronson, great post and it makes a lot of sense, I hope there is a great home inspector in there somewhere. :-) Some times getting the pre-listing inspection can do wonders for the sellers....and it gives them the bargaining power.