3 Reasons to Call Us Before Listing Your Home

While so many people are spending so much time at home, we want to focus on things you might be thinking about that are otherwise relegated to background noise. Spring is one of the most popular times to put your home on the market, and while that might be delayed this year, you’re probably thinking about it. And by the end of the stay at home order, you might be more ready to list your home than ever before. Here are three reasons you should call us before you do.

You’ll get more offers

When attending an open house or a private showing, the initial tour is crucial. Everyone expects the post-offer inspection to raise a few issues, but lack of red flags on that first walk-through is necessary for most potential buyers to move forward. Opening the entrance to the crawl space and getting a whiff of that musty, damp smell? Red flag. Walking through the basement and seeing water stains or even puddles? Red flag. Finding wall cracks? Major red flag. If there are issues in your home, you’ll lose a good chunk of prospective buyers before they even get to the offer stage.

You’ll get more money

For buyers that do stick around, their offers will probably be lower; this happens for two reasons. First, your home is simply worth less when it has active problems - they’re concerned that it won’t appraise well and assume that other buyers have the same concerns, so there won’t be as much competition to negotiate. Secondly, they’re mentally setting aside money for not only those repairs, but whatever else might come up - those red flags don’t just cause concern, they make buyers wonder what other problems are hiding.

If you don’t, they will

We offer many services related to real estate, but that means all aspects of real estate. For those potential buyers mentioned above, we offer quick turnaround during the 10 day inspection period when an offer has been accepted. That means that if you haven’t gotten a full inspection and quote for the issues in your home, your buyer will, and they can use that to negotiate. On the other hand, if you want to get your house in tip top shape before listing (and enjoy a comfortable home in the meantime) we can give you a full rundown of what it takes to make it safe, secure, and sell-able.

Selling a house can be stressful; doubly so if the house has problems. Call us to schedule your free inspection and have peace of mind as you get ready to list.