Well after reading article after article my eyes are about as blurry as you can get without being totally blind. I have come to the conclusion that we as Real Estate Professionals are the ones that have to really get our sellers to realize that if they REALLY want to sell their homes THEY have to make their homes more attractive to buyers by offering what they can.
First they can offer all or part of the down payment for the buyer. As someone who has worked with alot of First time home buyers that is one of the major problems is not any or very much money for a downpayment.
Second have the seller offer a one year home warranty FREE for the buyer. That way the buyer will feel better about the purchase knowing that if anything goes wrong with the kitchen appliances or heat/A/C or electrical it will be under the warranty. If you want to help your seller, I just offer to pay for the home warranty for the seller. Then you have a happy seller and buyer.
Third the seller could offer to pay for the buyers closing costs. That's a big plus for the buyer because taxes and title insurance can add up.
These are just a few of the things we have done to help sell a house but not all sellers are reseptive to these things. Believe me, we have and had seller's who just think their homes are worth so much more and don't want to give an inch. The worse part about it is if the seller is a friend or relative it's even harder sometimes. They usually want you to pay for everything including you pay them for listing THEIR house. Okay......that's a joke but I feel that way sometimes.
I would love to hear anything that you have tried and worked really well.
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