| Selling your home is not easy. There are thousands of | | | | common sense. It is common sense. As a real estate |
| homes for sale at anytime in your area. The | | | | investor I would buy the homes at such a discount I |
| competition is ruthless. There are real estate agents | | | | was able to fix it up and sell it for 95% of the normal |
| who spend thousands of dollars marketing their listings | | | | retail price. Why would I sell it for 95% of the normal |
| hoping to get any interested buyers. There are sellers | | | | retail price? Because I know the cost of money. I didn't |
| who spend a couple of thousand dollars to stage their | | | | want to hold on to the property and have to wait |
| homes so that they look like magazine show homes. | | | | months to sell it. Why would I want to compete with |
| People spend thousands of dollars making repairs and | | | | thousands of other three bedroom two bath homes? I |
| upgrades to their homes in hopes of selling today. How | | | | wanted to sell my home, get my money, and buy |
| do you compete? Do you have the money to market | | | | another property. I can hear you now. Why would you |
| your home so that the buyers see it? Does your | | | | want to sell for less than retail? Well you are assuming |
| home look like a model home? Have I discouraged you | | | | that you priced your home fairly and that all of your |
| from selling your home? Don't worry; I have the | | | | competition priced their home fairly. The truth is most |
| answer to your problems. I can tell you from | | | | people don't know how much there home will appraise |
| experience what the sells homes. I can tell you every | | | | for. Most homes don't sell for list price. The national |
| secret but the question is will you believe me? | | | | average is between 95% to 97% of listing price and it |
| I started off as a real estate investor and learned how | | | | normally takes on average four months to sell a home. |
| to buy and sell homes fast. Most of the late night | | | | Think about these numbers. You could list your home |
| shows just show people how to buy homes, but rarely | | | | for several months only to sell the home for 95% of |
| talk about how to sell the home. Buying a home at a | | | | list. Why not just price it lower than everyone else and |
| discount is easy. Selling a home fast is the hard part. I | | | | get the process over with? Before listing your home |
| can tell you from experience what sells homes. Sure | | | | for sale consider getting a home appraisal. There are |
| having a clean home is important. Good curb appeal is | | | | several free home appraisal services on the internet. I |
| necessary to get people to look at your home inside. | | | | suggest you try several and average the home |
| Having a well staged home will definitely help you sell | | | | appraisals. Once you have this number then subtract |
| your home. Making upgrades and improvements to | | | | 3% from the appraisal and then list your home for the |
| your home can't hurt. Marketing your home is | | | | final number. |
| extremely important, because you have to let people | | | | Find out how much your home is worth, discount the |
| know your home is for sale. But what really sells | | | | appraisal and list your home at this price. Price sells |
| homes? | | | | homes. People want value and you will sell your home |
| PRICE | | | | fast if it is priced right. |
| Sounds too simple. Sounds generic. Sounds like | | | | |