What Are the Associated Costs After You Have Sold Your Home?

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Welcome back. I wanted to thank you for watching our videos and submitting questions. We want to be your real estate resource and we appreciate your responses!

One question we were asked recently was about how much it costs to sell your home. Often we forget about the costs of selling. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

1. Commission - If you use an agent you are responsible for paying their commission.
2. Moving - Are you going to hire a professional mover?
3. Home warranties - While these are negotiable, often times buyers ask sellers to provide a home warranty on the property.
4. Closing - This is negotiable too, but depending on how the offer is structured, a buyer may ask the seller to contribute or pay all of the closing costs.

If you have any questions about the above costs or just about anything real estate, give me a call at 912.658.7255

Why Hasn't My Home Sold Yet?

Welcome back to our video blog. We at the McIntosh Team really appreciate all the questions you are sending to make this blog successful. Today's question is from a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) and they wanted to know why their home isn't selling. While I don't know the exact details of the home, there are five elements to selling a home.

1. Price - Price is the most important factor. Make sure your home is priced competitively with others comparable.
2. Condition - Make sure your home shows well, not only in person but also through marketing.
3. Marketing - Make sure everyone who is looking for a home, knows yours is for sale. Get on as many websites as possibles.Most buyers today start their search online.
4. Location - Obviously we can't change location, but we can make up for location through price and condition.
5. Accessibility - A lot of times it's hard to be as accessible as needed when selling a home. Sometimes buyers don't give much notice, but it's important to let them come.

These are five elements important to selling your home. If you have any questions about your home specifically, please give me a call. Let's figure out what's going on with your property.

Selling with a Contingency

Welcome back to my video blog! Have you ever heard of contingency offers? I get asked about these a lot.

There are different types, but the most popular occurs when a potential buyer wants to purchase a seller’s home, but the buyer must sell their property first; the sale of one home is contingent on the sale of another.

How do you handle this situation as a seller? The good news is you have some options. You can decline their offer or you can accept the offer with the contingency, but you can add a ‘kick out clause’

What’s a ‘kick out clause’? The seller tells the buyer they accept the offer, but they will continue to market their home. If the seller receives another offer they will get the first buyer a deadline to either move forward or withdraw their offer. This way as a seller you have the choice between two solid buyers.

I hope this answers questions you may have about contingencies. If you have any other questions, please give me a call. Thanks so much for watching!

The Importance of First Impressions and Curb Appeal

How important is curb appeal when making a first impression?

Curb appeal is extremely important. Buyers often like to drive by a home so its vital that your lawn is manicured. If you have children, limit the number of toys in the area. Clean up the oil stains on the driveway.

Just as important, if not more, is how your home looks online. Did you know that 95 percent of buyers start their search online? The photographs and virtual tours are the determining factor whether a buyer wants to take the time to see your home in person.

You need good photographs and a proper staging to showcase your home in the best way possible.  Your online profile is like an open house to buyers behind their computer screen. Put your best foot forward.

If you have any questions, please give me a call at 92.272.3463. Thanks for watching!

How to Prepare Your Home for the Market

Welcome back to our video blog! A lot of sellers ask us what they can do to get their home ready for the market.

The most important step in getting your home ready is to make it appealing to the buyers. How do you do that? Imagine your home is a model home. Go ahead and start packing; take down the personal items and remove any clutter. Your buyer should be able to picture their life in the home.

You also want your home to be in good condition. That doesn’t mean just aesthetically, but structurally and mechanically, as well. It’s important to address any repairs before the buyer looks at the home. If you leave it up to the buyer, one of two things could happen: 1) the buyer could disregard your home all together because they don’t think you have the means to fix it or 2) they will automatically reduce their offer because they think the home is worth less than the listed price.

Addressing the problems before can prevent you from losing a bid and losing money.

I hope you found this information helpful. If you have any questions or are thinking about buying, selling, or investing, please give me a call at 912.272.3463

Thanks for watching!