The First Three Questions We Will Try To Answer When Meeting To Discuss Selling Your Home


The First Three Questions We Will Try To Answer When Meeting To Discuss Selling Your Home
By Scott Rogers • January 24, 2023
So, you're planning to sell your home this spring? Perhaps we should meet to discuss! Here are the first three questions we will try to answer, together, when we meet... [1] TIMING We may talk this through forwards -- how soon are you ready to put your house on the market -- or maybe backwards -- how long do you want to be able to stay in your house. We'll talk about how long it will take you to prepare your house for the market... how long it is likely to be on the market before going under contract... and how long it will likely take to then get to closing. We'll map out a few different timeframes to make sure they work with everything else that you have planned -- which could be a simultaneous purchase, or a move out of town, etc. [2] PREPARING We'll walk through your home together to identify any small or large improvements or preparations you will make prior to putting your house on the market for sale. Plenty of this may end up being in the category of "straightening up -- or simplifying -- or decluttering" but we'll also talk about any small fixes or cosmetic improvements that might help your home show better or reduce the number of potential buyer hesitations. [3] PRICING We'll review the main selling attributes of your house (size, age, condition, features, neighborhood) that will both set it apart -- and will determine it's value in the current market. We'll then (during our meeting or as a follow up) build a list of comparable sales of the most similar properties to help guide us towards a pricing strategy. If you're ready to sell this spring, let's start the conversation sooner rather than later so that we can answer these first three questions of timing, preparing and pricing. Oh, and yes, you are welcome to have PLENTY of other questions all along the way... about the process, the market, and more! Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: Is There A Price You WOULD Pay For This House? There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 24, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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