Gustav's advice on selling your property
Selling a property can be even more difficult than buying. After years of good memories associated with raising a family it is often difficult to be realistic when deciding how much to market your property for. Another equally hazardous trap many sellers fall into is to determine the selling price by calculating the cost of the new property.
The facts are:
THE BUYER IS ONLY INTERESTED TO GET GOOD VALUE FOR HIS MONEY.
Therefore the buyer will compare properties before making a decision – a buyer becomes in expert in property prices before getting to a stage that an offer on a property is made.
The initial marketing period of a property is usually the time when the most interest in the property is also experienced. This is the reason that it is so important to price the property correctly from the start – reducing the price later is often a case of too little too late.
Unfortunately it is also often true that estate agents sometimes avoid price counselling for various reasons such as.
Any reputable estate agent will be able to show you the sales statistics for the area and hereby determine a marketing price for your property.
To find out more about us and the services we offer, simply complete the form below and one of our agents will make contact with you.
The facts are:
- The buyer will not pay for your memories.
- The buyer is not interested or concerned about what you must do with the proceeds from selling the property.
- The buyer will not sponsor your next property in the more expensive area.
THE BUYER IS ONLY INTERESTED TO GET GOOD VALUE FOR HIS MONEY.
Therefore the buyer will compare properties before making a decision – a buyer becomes in expert in property prices before getting to a stage that an offer on a property is made.
The initial marketing period of a property is usually the time when the most interest in the property is also experienced. This is the reason that it is so important to price the property correctly from the start – reducing the price later is often a case of too little too late.
Unfortunately it is also often true that estate agents sometimes avoid price counselling for various reasons such as.
- Fear of losing the listing – most agents has a target number of listings that they have to bring in per week, as long as they keep the principal happy they couldn’t be bothered.
- They shy away from confrontation because of a lack of confidence – not knowing the area that well or not being in the profession for long enough.
- They want to spare the seller’s feelings – this is truly cruel as a false sense of property value will severely harm the seller in the end.
- They don’t mind overpriced properties as this will assist in selling other properties – they actually use your property to sell others!
Any reputable estate agent will be able to show you the sales statistics for the area and hereby determine a marketing price for your property.
To find out more about us and the services we offer, simply complete the form below and one of our agents will make contact with you.
