PRICING
YOUR HOME
Setting the proper asking price for your home is the single
biggest factor that will determine the success or failure of your home
sale.
The consequences of making
the wrong decision can be painful. If you price your home too low, you
will literally give away thousands of dollars that could have been in
your pocket.
Price it too high, and your
home will sit unsold for months, developing the reputation of a problem
property (Realtors and potential buyers may think that there is
something wrong with it).
Failure to understand market
conditions and properly price your home can cost you thousands of
dollars and cause your home not to sell.
You
can't
afford any
"guesswork" in this critical step!
PRICING
GUIDELINES
What you paid for your property
does not effect its value.
The amount of money you need
to get out of the sale of your property does not effect its value.
What you think it should be
worth has no effect on value.
What another real estate
agent says your property is worth does not effect its value.
An appraisal does not always
indicate what your property is worth on the open market.
The value of your property
is determined by what a ready willing and able buyer will pay for it in
the open market, which will be based upon the value of other recent
closed sales.
BUYERS DETERMINE VALUE!
BENEFITS
OF PROPER PRICING
FASTER
SALE:
The proper
price
gets a faster sale, which means you save on mortgage payments,
insurance, and other carrying costs.
LESS
INCONVENIENCE:
As you may
know,
it takes a lot of time and energy to prepare your home for showings,
keep the property clean, make arrangements for children, and generally
alter your lifestyle. Proper pricing shortens market time.
INCREASED
SALESPERSON RESPONSE:
When
salespeople
are excited about a property and its price, they make special efforts
to contact all their potential buyers and show the property whenever
possible.
EXPOSURE
TO MORE PROSPECTS:
Pricing at
market
value will open your home up to more people who can afford it.
BETTER
RESPONSE FROM ADVERTISING:
Buyer
inquiry
calls are more readily converted into showing appointments when the
price is not a deterrent.
HIGHER
OFFERS:
When a
property is
priced right, buyers are much less likely to make a low offer, for
fear of losing out on a great value.
MORE
MONEY TO SELLERS:
When a
property is
priced right, the excitement of the market produces a higher sales
price in less time. You NET more due to the higher sales price and
lower
carrying costs.
DRAWBACKS
OF OVERPRICING
REDUCES
ACTIVITY:
Agents won't
show the property if they feel it is priced too high.
LOWER
ADVERTISING RESPONSE:
Buyer
excitement
will be with other properties that offer better value.
LOSS
OF
INTERESTED BUYERS:
The property
will seem inferior in amenities to other properties in the same price
range that are correctly priced.
ATTRACTS
THE WRONG PROSPECTS:
Serious
buyers
will feel that they should be getting more for their money.
HELPS
THE COMPETITION:
The high
price
makes the others look like a good deal.
ELIMINATES
OFFERS:
Since a fair
priced offer will be lower than asking price and may insult the seller,
many buyers will just move on to another property.
CAUSES
APPRAISAL PROBLEMS:
Appraisers
must
base their value on what comparable properties have sold for.
LOWER
NET PROCEEDS:
Most of the
time
an overpriced property will eventually end up selling for less than if
it had been properly priced to begin with, not to mention the extra
carrying costs.
REALTY-MART AMERICA / RANDY
BESS REAL ESTATE
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker
DATA INPUT LOCATION
3557 SW 19 Avenue, #9
Gainesville,
Florida 32607
MlsCountry.com
877-367-9486
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