Price, Price, Price
Posted in Sellers by Karen Rhodes on September 8th, 2007 Today buyers have many, many choices when deciding on which home to make an offer. With so many homes on
the market it’s all about price. I know people hate to hear that but it’s true.
I’m going back to good ole Bloodhound Blog because once again I think one of Gregs posts says it all:
What should you do as a seller? Whatever it takes.
Here are a couple of ideas:
First, have the house appraised, price the home below that appraisal and leave the appraisal report out where buyers can see it.
Second, have the home professionally inspected. Do all of the repairs in the inspection report, then have the inspector back to confirm your work. When everything is ship-shape, leave that report out where buyers can see it.
You can’t control lenders or interest rates. You can’t control the price of homes into the future. What you can do is take away every buyer objection over which you have control.
Nothing matters more than price, so if you won’t price your home to the current market, you needn’t bother with anything else. Your house will not sell. But if you’re committed to doing whatever it takes, these ideas could swing the balance.
Well said.
