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Factors That DO NOT Influence The Value of Your Northwest Indiana Home

When we meet with Northwest Indiana Home Sellers and present them with a Comparative Market Analysis of home values in their neighborhood, sometimes the following handful of factors that sellers want us to consider in pricing their property come up in conversation..These Factors have NO IMPACT on the Value of Northwest Indiana Homes.
 "I paid x number of dollars $ for this home a few years ago! "If you bought your home at the peak of real estate market prices and there has been a depreciation in your area's home values since then, your home's current market price may be less than what you paid for it. "I need to NET at least $ (fill in the dollar amount)  out of this home."  Realistic pricing produces showings and offers - The Market Determines The Price not what you want to net from the sale. If you have cash advanced your net proceeds by pulling the equity out of your property (HELOC), you may even have to bring money to close escrow. "I put x number of thousands of dollars $ into Home Improvements - I want to get that all back." Your investment in the property was a choice in which the cost of improvements ... more

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