Understanding Your Home’s Value
A smart home seller knows that a proper understanding of a home’s value and competitive pricing can lead to a faster, more lucrative sale. If a home is priced right, buyers fear they might lose out on a good home and become quicker to act as well as less likely to “low ball.” Competitive pricing also attracts multiple offers that lead to high seller return and lower seller costs.
If you've moved before, you are already aware of draining it is, both financial and physically, to prepare for showings: the constant cleaning, the child care arrangements, and the overall inconvenience on your lifestyle. Having an accurate picture of your home’s true value can help reduce this hassle and move your property faster through proper pricing. Conversely, sellers who list at a high price are often unaware that they are discouraging many ideal buyers from even considering their homes. Holding out for that one buyer willing to pay the higher price can often cost more in the long run and force you to settle for lower offers over time. At market value your home gains greater exposure and generates reasonable offers in a shorter time frame.
When salespeople are excited about a home and its price, they become highly motivated to contact all of their potential buyers. Knowing that the home is priced properly for its market, they expect quick turnover and advise prospects to act. When your salesperson gets excited, your buyers get excited too!
Comparative Market Analysis
If you are thinking about selling your home in the near future, or if you are simply interested in finding out how much your home is worth on today's market, we can do a Comparative Market Analysis of your home.
Remember, the more details you give us, the more accurate the results will be.
Choosing your Realtor
A knowledgeable, effective realtor can have a positive financial impact on the sale of your home. Because of their personal importance to you, realtors must be selected carefully and with regard to how comfortable you feel around them. If it doesn’t seem like you’re in control or that you can ask question, you have the wrong realtor. Backed with thorough research, he/she should provide detailed information about recent sales, current listings and recent expired listings in your neighborhood. A good realtor should offer far more than mere recommendations.
Look close to home. A local realtor will know your area better than an outsider and will be seen as an authority by people interested in relocating to your neighborhood. A knowledgeable local will foster a greater degree of cooperation with other agents too. An ideal realtor should also speak from market experience rather than simply express what he/she thinks you want to hear.
Friends and acquaintances can provide valuable realtor testimony. Take their advice seriously, but ultimately the final decision is yours. Collect references as well. Any honorable realtor should always be willing to provide names of previous clients.
When deciding on a realtor, it is important to ask questions. What kind company backing and support does he or she have? Can the realtor guarantee a minimum offer? What will the realtor do to market your home? Whatever you decide, do not take the selection of your realtor lightly. The right realtor can make the difference between smooth transaction and total debacle.
