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anyone have experience selling their home?
Hi everyone. I'm a newlywed and the husband and I are excited to move into a new-build home that is scheduled to be done at the end of February. However, it means I have to sell my house in which we live in now. I'm feeling pretty stressed about it. Right now, we're starting to pack our stuff into three categories: keeping, selling, and donating. We also started contacting realtors.
What makes some realtors different from others? What should I be looking for in a good realtor? Any other tips about this process would be highly appreciated! Thanks!
Re: anyone have experience selling their home?
This question: "How may homes have you sold in the past 6 months? 12 months?" You should go with someone who has sold at least 10 homes in the pasy year, hopefully more.
Most REAs are nice. So don't base your decision on that. Avoid a family member or a friend REA because if things get awkard, and they can, you'll feel weird and uncomfortable.
Also, see how quickly they respond to emails and phone calls. Do they text? Hopefully, yes. And, find out wheother or not they work from home and on weekends...you want someone who does. RE deals happen at all hours. You don't need someone to shut down on a Friday and wake up again on Monday.
Sounds like you're off toa good start on the cleaning and organizing.
The other advice is don't be emotionally attached to your house. See it as an item on eBay you're trying to get rid of. Be realistic on setting your asking prices. Go with what the markets says, not with what you want emotionally.
Lastly, expect that you will be on the market for a few months. Plan for that and if it's less than 6 months, great.
I would say when looking for a realtor one of the most important factors is how they interact with you. Interview them and lay out your expectations. One thing I find that happens a lot is that people have certain ideas in their heads that they dont share with their agent and then get upset when those ideas arent happening. For example if you want your agent to check in with you every day about the activity on your home, you need to tell them that because it is not typical.
I would say that the amount of homes they have sold recently doesn't have a whole lot of bearing on anything. it could just be a slow time or any number of circumstances. Sometimes you have multiple deals fall through based on the other party in the deal. I once had 4 fall apart in 2 months and all 4 were because the buyers financing got messed up at the last minute. Oh, and yes I should have mentioned I am a realtor so I have a different perspective from others on here, but I think hearing all perspectives is valuable. One thing I always tell people is that if you have a Realtor who is a friend or someone YOU personally know well that is always an advantage because they will be the most honest with you. Yes things can get awkward if you disagree or if the person makes a mistake, but trust is paramount with a situation like this. I wouldn't suggest going with your Aunt's good friend that you dont really know because that person is no different to you then a person out of the yellow pages.
Your level of comfort in dealing with the person is really important because it is a stressful process and you want someone who can help guide you through it. In all honesty most Realtors aren't the ones who are going to sell your house because they aren't even the ones who are showing it to buyers in most cases. They need to be able to price the home correctly, so knowing the area is a HUGE factor.
Hope this helped......good luck