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Home Selling Prices
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:16:36
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Pricing a home realistically is the most important aspect of the entire process of home selling. It pays (literally as well as figuratively) to carry out a self-assessment of the property before putting down a price on it.
The basic determining factor for deciding the price should be the current market value. Some realtors can provide a list of recently sold houses in the neighborhood and the prices at which they were sold. Such knowledge helps to assess the worth of your house. An important point to remember is that prices of houses depend on the area where they are located. A house similar to yours in a different neighborhood could cost differently than yours.
Quoting the price to a prospective buyer can be an arduous process. It must be done gently but without hesitation; and you must have total conviction in the price you are quoting. Factors like whether the buyer will be able to afford it or not should not be taken into consideration. The buyers must have already made a pre-examination in the neighborhood.
If there are estate agents involved, then there is more caution to be used. Once they come to know that you are putting up your house for sale, estate agents will begin to contact you. They will claim to get higher prices for your property. But you should be realistic in your approach. No property is going to get more than what it is worth. Choose your agent wisely.
Another big folly is to overprice your house at the onset. An overpriced house just puts the buyers off. You may lower the price later, but that is not the same thing. After a few weeks, the novelty effect of your house in the market wears down. Buyers and agents will sense that you have become desperate to get rid of your house and they will cash in by quoting much lower prices than they meant to. Consequently, you might have to dispose off your house at an ironically low price if you had overpriced it initially.
A realistically priced house often has no difficulty in selling. It is wise to have a genuine realtor price your property before you put it up for sale. Even while negotiating with buyers, be neither too rigid nor too flexible. A correct approach will get you the price that you expect of your cherished home.
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