How and Why
We Price your Door County Property For a Sale
Door County property Sellers, I’m not pricing your property to LIST, I’m pricing your property to SELL. This post is about pricing your Door County property to sell quickly—and why we do it—to get you the most money in the least amount of time possible.
DOOR COUNTY WATERFRONT HOME FOR SALE
One of my biggest fears is the Seller that comes with unrealistic expectations based on market conditions from “before” or the “expert knowledge” they have gleaned from other sources, including the dreaded Zestimate (which can be so horrifically inaccurate). That’s the Seller that is relying on comments from friends that “you actually have a MILLION DOLLAR VIEW!” or the Seller that is relying on an old appraisal (and any appraisal that is older than 12 months is an old appraisal here).
The Door County real estate market is no different than the stock market, and we remind our clients of this fact daily. In fact, the only constant in our market is actually the fact that it is constantly changing. The Door County real estate market changes daily, weekly and monthly based on new listings and where they are priced, and the actual sales that come onto the market each week. Door County real estate for sale can be a roller coaster—with ups and downs every month that change the market significantly.
DOOR COUNTY LOG HOMES FOR SALE
The demand for realistically-priced properties in Door County, Wisconsin is extremely significant right now for several reasons, but basically we know that well-priced properties in Sister Bay, Fish Creek, Ephraim and Baileys Harbor (and the City of Sturgeon Bay) are selling within DAYS of coming on market. So what do I need to consider when pricing your Door County property to sell? Here are some tips below:
Properties that get offers with financing need to appraise out (and properties that get cash offers may contain appraisal contingencies, too). I don’t like arguing with appraisers (which is something that is necessary from time to time on a property) because I simply may not win that argument on where your property is priced.
Properties that are well-priced spend SIGNIFICANTLY less time on market and command close to full price or FULL PRICE Offers (and are actually receiving multiple offers right now); and
As someone that regularly works with Buyers on my own Door County properties for sale, it is very evident Buyers are looking to work with Brokers with a realistic picture of the market and market conditions. Find out more about why Door County Buyers work with me here.
While as a Door County listing agent, I wish ALL of my properties could be million dollar properties, the reality is that they are NOT (although I have had a few million-plus sales this year). The reality is that properties need to be properly priced to sell. I appreciate the Sellers who listen to me and read our reports weekly as to Door County real estate market conditions, and look at our newsletter and monthly reports for Door County property sales.
DOOR COUNTY WATERFRONT LAND FOR SALE
My biggest fear is overpricing a property. The other Door County MLS agents in our market and our state are the barometer of the first warning sign that a property may be overpriced---when the agents don’t call me and a listing sits, it means there is something wrong with location, condition or price.
Overpricing Door County properties means that I am spending my hard-earned money on a weekly basis on NOTHING, and it is something that is frustrating to both me and to my clients---the listings that get no calls, no showings, and no offers. Some Sellers ask, when advised that the listing price is high, to “bring us low-ball offers!” Well, I can’t bring low-ball offers if I can’t get buyers or Door County Realtors in the door, because the property is overpriced.
We do an extensive Comparative Market Analysis on ALL of our Door County properties that are new to market, and advise our clients regularly of market conditions, but the realism is that the appraisal you had done in 2010 is NOT applicable to today’s market. Also, please remember that your Estimated Market Value as given on your tax bill is NOT necessarily your true market value---that is a snapshot in time of the last time the appraiser looked at your property. Remember, things change weekly in the Door County real estate market.
FISH CREEK CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE
Properly priced properties for sale in Door County sell. And we have had many sales in 2017 because Sellers are realizing that our Door County real estate market is red-hot in some areas, including Sister Bay, Fish Creek, Ephraim, Egg Harbor, Baileys Harbor and Ellison Bay and they are LISTING TO SELL. We also have had a much larger pool of Door County property buyers in 2017 than in 2016 for residential homes. Find out WHY you should list your Door County home with me.
It is true, Door County Seller, that you will be in competition with a lot of inventory (some of this inventory has been on market for years, with price reduction after price reduction (showing that the property wasn’t properly priced in the first place))…but some Sellers only hear what they want to hear from an agent that will overprice their Door County property based on obsolete or incorrect data. Real data and sales facts make no difference to these Sellers. In fact, one actually said to me “Why don’t we re-list next year at the same price, I’m in no real hurry to sell”. Oh, my….Mr. or Mrs. Seller—I know that prices go up and down, and we’ve discussed the market. I’ve spent money all year on your property and we need a price reduction based on current market conditions of NOW.
SISTER BAY CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE
Is it time to Seller your Door County property? Please contact us for a Comparative Market Analysis today. And if you want to review the entire Door County Multiple Listing Service to see other homes that are similar to yours in size, location, age, number of bedrooms and baths, visit our website at door-county-properties.com
Our goal is not to list, our goal is to sell. Door County property Sellers, we are not pricing your property to LIST, we are pricing your property to SELL. Contact me for more information on selling your Door County property today. Let's acheive our mutual goal of getting you the MOST money for your Door County property for sale in the LEAST amount of time possible!!
How and Why
We Price your Door County Property For a Sale
BAILEYS HARBOR WATERFRONT HOME FOR SALE
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