The Uber life on the beach
My wife and I went down to the beach Sunday to look at the water. October is the best time of the year. Usually we have the beach to ourselves, and the weather is perfect: low humidity, low 80’s. I noticed the fish where working on the top, so I ran back to get my fishing rig and started casting. I didn’t catch a fish. What I figured out was that I was using the wrong lure. It was too large for the fish that where biting at the time. I know what you’re thinking, how does this relate to Real Estate? Everything. If your price is too high, the buyers, like the fish, go after the one they can eat: (buy). You will do yourself a disservice and cost yourself time, money, and aggravation; and you won’t accomplish your goal to catch the fish: (find a buyer for your home). Remember these things when selling your home:
1. Price it at market value. A good realtor can do a comparative market analysis that will give you a value of what your house would sell for at this time. 2. Make sure it is in the best condition possible. Clean, uncluttered, in good repair. 3. Make it accessible. Make it easy for a Realtor to show it at the last minute. They are not always in control of the schedule.4. Know what you are willing to offer to make the deal happen. Would you be willing to help with the closing cost? repairs? requests? 5. Never reject any offer. It’s an offer!!! Make a reasonable counter offer that they can’t refuse.6. Look for the net out of the deal; not the gross. A few years ago the status symbol was how much you sold your home for The new status is that you have actually sold your home! 7. Find out what the failure rate of new home listings are in your neighborhood.8. The moratorium on foreclosures might actual help you sell your home. If that inventory is off the market, it goes to supply and demand. 9. Check to see how your house looks on the Internet. Are the pictures a true representation of your home?10. Keep a positive attitude. Your attitude is a reflection of your home. If you are upbeat and happy, it makes people have a better impression of your home.Jim
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