My Home's Value
Selling your home for the best price within your required time frame requires that it be marketed as widely as possible and at MARKET VALUE. The market value is what someone will pay for your house and reflects the price that similar homes in your area are selling for. We determine this market price by performing a detailed Comparative Market Analysis using tax and MLS data. While there are lots of websites that claim to give you an instant value they are mostly lead generators for multiple Realtors.
If you set the price too high, and you won't get any offers and your home will take too long to sell. Set it too low and you cheat yourself by not getting your home's full, fair value. As experts in the area, we analyze the market and recommend prices every single day. We will do our very best to give you the most information to make an educated decision on the price of your home. We do not set prices, we pride ourselves on consulting and providing you with enough information to make the best decision.
The condition and appearance of your home are also critical factors in getting the best price for your home. We will take the extra time to work with you in your home, giving recommendations of what you can do to properly stage your home most effectively. Some areas are much more important and more likely to pay off than others! Many buyers are motivated by emotional responses as much or more than financial issues. There are usually things we can point out to you that are easy and inexpensive, yet go a long way toward triggering those "buy" emotions.
Next, we will ask you about your goals in selling the house. Everyone who sells a house has different goals that need to be factored in when calculating the selling price.
- Is your goal to get the maximum sales price for your house?
- If so, are you willing to have your house on the market for many months?
- Is your goal to sell your house quickly?
- If so, are you willing to sacrifice some of your potential profits to sell more quickly?
- Would you like to establish a balance between selling your house quickly and selling at the top end of market value?
Market conditions will always play a role in setting the sales price of your house. We will factor in how quickly houses are selling in your area, interest rates, the strength of the school system, and finally whether it is a buyer's or seller's market.
We will then recommend a price at which to list your house to meet your goals in the local market.