Without a doubt, we're in a very challenging real estate market right now --- we've seen
fewer and fewer home sales over the past several years. Thankfully,
we haven't seen a significant decline in home values (as has been seen in most areas of the country) --- but it's still a difficult time to sell a home.
Amidst this, it's great to be working with seller clients who are dedicated to working hard to do everything possible to sell their home:
- The owners of one of my current listings spent multiple late, late (2am) evenings cleaning, organizing, painting, and doing small carpentry to prepare their home for sale.
- The owners of one of my upcoming listings is currently working their way down a list of 15-20 repairs and improvements to make their townhome ready to sell.
- The owners of another of my upcoming listings are moving some of their belongings out to to storage, painting, changing light fixtures and more to prepare their duplex for sale.
This isn't to say that my buyer clients aren't also working hard --- to make sure they are getting a great deal on on the homes they are purchasing:
- One of my current buyer clients has a detailed spreadsheet that they use to keep track of homes they might potentially buy, and they are conducting a detailed analysis of comparable sales and listings as they decide on an offering price for the home for which they will make an offer to purchase.
- Another set of my buyer clients takes multiple (20+) photos of each home that we view, and then sorts and archives those photos after the showings to keep track of each home they might potentially buy.
If you're willing to work hard, and become educated on our local real estate market, you can find a good buying opportunity, or maximize the value of your home when you sell.
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