Rate Your Motivation to Sell Your Home

By
Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Platinum Properties

When it comes to selling a home in Orange County, California, my prospective home sellers and I will discuss the level of motivation and the respective results at the time of listing the home for sale. Occasionally motivations change during the listing period, but most sellers know where they fit on this scale. I do not take listings with motivation levels 1-4. But if you are at at the 5-6 level, I am open to discuss your goals. If you are in the 7-10 scale, I am here to help you get where you want to go.

Motivation to sell chart

Comments (4)

Not a real person
San Diego, CA

A very useful table. I feel an intense desire to push the suggest button on this one!

Happy Hump Day!

Jul 26, 2011 06:29 PM
Sylvia Jonathan
Coldwell Banker Platinum Properties - Irvine, CA
Broker Associate, SFR

Russel: Push away! The chart was compiled with years of experiencing some seller's ambivalence about selling. The last deal I just closed was a 10 (seller's statement) and he truly meant it and followed all my instructions.

Jul 27, 2011 07:48 AM
Harrison K. Long
HomeSmart, Evergreen Realty - Irvine, CA
REALTOR , GRI, Broker associate, Attorney

Sylvia ... I like that you talk with your clients about seller motivation and even ask for them to rate sellers and themselves on the chart.  Very good idea, and I will think about that for our situations.

Aug 01, 2011 12:53 PM
Sylvia Jonathan
Coldwell Banker Platinum Properties - Irvine, CA
Broker Associate, SFR

Harrison: I believe making the sellers rate their own motivation makes them think about it in more concrete terms.

Aug 01, 2011 02:03 PM