How to sell a house fast & for a higher price, San Diego CA
What's the best advice 6 months before you put your home on the market for sale?
*** What causes home sellers to leave $$$ on the table, creates unnecessary stress and expenses?
The 9 common mistakes homeowners & the average Realtor make:
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Assuming the market is hot and buyers will buy regardless of the condition of your property.
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Believing the value of your home today is roughly equal to: A. Zillow Zestimate B. Recent appraisal
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Over-spending on unnecessary fixes/improvements that buyers don’t value
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Not identifying the current home trends that buyers would happily pay top dollar
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Not doing thorough research on direct comparison & price point competition properties in your market area - learning how to do price adjusted comparison.
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Not realizing that a buyer is going to have a home inspector nit-pick your house and point out every potential flaw.
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Generalizing on net profit without understanding costs associated
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Thinking that you can “test” the market to get a higher price
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Confirmation bias, only seeking evidence for why your home is worth more.
*** How to prepare for the move, sell for more $ and get the best terms on your timeline?
What we do for our home selling clients:
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Study all the new listings, under contract (how long it took), price reductions & sold properties within the two different markets:
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Direct comparison/niche
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Price point competition (the buyers options) in the zip-code(s)
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Helping you to understand the different pricing strategies and watch how they work between now and then.
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Identify lowest priced improvements with highest return on your investment and or reviewing the bigger ticket items that could help break a price per square foot record … and reviewing all options to create a plan.
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Understand how & why buyers get emotionally attached to a home
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Prepare the home to be most attractive to the highest # of buyers possible
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Find the best team to help you get all the work done for the cheapest cost and least amount of stress.