3 Tips For Selling a House Quickly in Charleston in Today’s Buyer’s Market (Part I of III)
October 7th, 2009 by adminSo just in case you have been living off the land in the middle of the Amazon these last couple of years, here in South Carolina it is definitely a buyer’s market and although this is great news for buyers, it is bad news for sellers. There is nothing worse than putting your house up for sale and watching it sit on the market with all the other bazillion pieces of real estate. This is a very common problem these days in this down real estate market. So, what should you do now? Should you give up your dreams of selling? Wait for the market to rebound? Well, here are a few tips to help you sell your house fast here in Charleston, Dorchester or Berkeley County.
The following tips may help you sell your house quickly, but we need to cover something first. If you have some type of defect with your house, it is going to have to be repaired to sell it to a retail (owner occupant) buyer. There is a difference between making small repairs that prevent a sale versus having a major problem like a cracked foundation or severe termite damage. These tips will only help if your home is in reasonably good shape when compared to those houses selling in your neighborhood. If you have major problems with your house, a buyer will not be able to get a loan and you will therefore be better off selling to a reputable cash buyer like Charleston Home Buyers, LLC that can buy your property quickly “as is” without any bank financing needed.
1. PRICE – Hands down, the number one thing involved in selling your house fast is the price. The price of your home should not be what you personally think it is worth or what that little voice inside your head tells you that you deserve since you “put all that money into improvements……like your new in ground pool”. Buyers simply don’t care about what you paid for your house a few years ago or that you put the best stain-resistant carpet you could buy throughout the house. If you’re asking how do I sell my house fast in this market, the bottom line is that you have to set a price that is very attractive to buyers. The best way to do this is to look for comparable houses in your neighborhood that sold fast. Note I said sold, not what they are currently listed for. Asking price is just that….an “asking” price. And all it means to you is that your price should be below theirs if you want a buyer to choose your home over theirs. Find out how much the homes sold for and compare your price to the prices the other houses sold for while taking into consideration their square footage vs. yours. If you are above those prices, you need to take a deep breath, bite the bullet and lower your price. When it comes to pricing your house for a fast sale, overpricing it in the beginning to just “test” the market will only bite you in the end when you have to chase the market prices downward, your house gets stale to the market and buyers wonder what’s wrong with it. Just follow the lead of others in your area and make sure your home is the best priced and if at all possible the nicest as well. Which leads us to tip number 2 (subscribe to our feed for tips 2 and 3 coming shortly).
Price is just one of the things you can do to try to get your house sold quickly. However, if you’re sick and tired of waiting for your house to sell, have a difficult situation or perhaps just don’t want to deal with the hassle of having to have your home in tip-top shape, and constantly clean in case of unexpected showings that never seem to happen, then selling your home to a professional home buyer like Charleston Home Buyers, LLC may be a great idea. There are many advantages to selling to a local real estate investor: There will only be one showing. They are cash buyers which means you won’t have any surprises the day of closing [after you have the moving truck packed] when your realtor calls to tell you the buyer’s financing fell through. You won’t have to clean or make any repairs. They buy real estate “as is” so you won’t have to worry about your buyer backing out because their home inspector says there are “problems” with the house. It also allows you to go shopping for a new home because you know that you have a solid buyer with very few contingencies ready to cash you out now or whenever is convenient. Another advantage is that they are very adept at handling many difficult situations such as: foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce, probate and inherited property, vacant houses, tired landlords, short sales, multiple lien holders, lost job and behind on payments, needs repairs and updating, already moved and making two mortgage payments, listing is expired, no equity and you can’t afford to continue paying. These are common problems that can happen to anyone. Charleston Home Buyers specializes in finding creative win-win solutions to real estate problems that others won’t touch.
To find out more how you can sell your house “as-is” for a fair price on the date of your choice, get our FREE REPORT “How to Sell My House Fast”. If you are falling behind on payments or facing foreclosure make sure you get our FREE REPORT “How to Stop and Avoid Foreclosure“. If you need to sell your house quickly, please submit your property information via the “Sell My House” form at our website today for a Free, Confidential, No-obligation offer or call our toll free 24 hour recorded message at 888-52-BUYER (888-522-8937) for more information about selling your home to a professional house buyer. You can also always call us direct at 843-72-BUYER (843-722-8937), however we recommend that you take 5 minutes to fill out our property information form first so that we can save you time by having the information we need to get you an offer right away.
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Should I Sell my Home to a Professional Home Buyer? -We Buy Houses Fast in Charleston South Carolina
October 4th, 2009 by adminDue to the current down market, more and more people are looking for alternate, non-traditional ways to sell their home. The days of sticking a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) sign in the yard or simply listing it with the realtor that your friend at work used, just isn’t having much effect these days. Depending on your selling situation, selling your home to a professional home buyer can be the right selling decision. As with other home selling options, selling your home to a real estate investor has benefits.
Working with an experienced investor can really simplify and expedite the process. Some of the great benefits of selling your house to a professional property buyer are: you are able to sell your house fast, “as is” on the date or your choice, you do not have to pay large real estate commissions to a Realtor, you do not have to spend your time, energy and money updating and making repairs and you only have to have one showing. There are many other benefits that an honest, experienced and well trained Charleston real estate investor can provide, such as knowing exactly how to handle problem properties or situations where Low Country folks are taking the brunt of the current economy on the chin and are facing many of the more and more common financial problems like foreclosure that need short sales in order to sell their over leveraged home and avoid foreclosure.
I would recommend selling your house to a local real estate investor if you are in any of the following selling situations:
I am behind on monthly mortgage payments I need to sell my home fast I am moving out of state or out of my local area and can’t afford two mortgage payments I have been transferred by my job I am going through a Divorce and need to sell my house My home is 100% financed and I do not have enough equity to list my home with a Realtor I need to Stop Foreclosure and avoid ruining my credit I am currently in Bankruptcy Someone in our family has health problems and can not work, therefore we can not pay our bills I am tired of being a Landlord and do not want to deal with tenants anymore My home needs lots of repairs and I do not have the time or money to fix it up My home is in pre-forclosure I want to cash out of my investment property My home has been on the market with a realtor for many months and my listing agreement is now expired, I want to sell my house fast, now We recently inherited a property and want to sell it quickly and want someone familiar with an estate sale and the probate process I own my house free and clear and am willing to wait for the market to turn around but would consider taking payments for my equity if I can get my asking price now
As you can see there are many reasons why you should consider selling your home to a local home buyer, and these are not all of them. Simply put, listing your home with a Realtor or trying to sell your home FSBO cost you money and time, it also does not get you offers within just a few hours/days. If you do not have time, do not have money, or simply do not want to deal with the hassles of selling your home, then sell it to a real estate investor. You may be happily surprised by the offer you get.
Before calling some random number on the side of the road off one of those “We Buy Houses” signs, it is important to make sure you know who you are dealing with. Unfortunately, there are a few unethical investors, like in any business, and currently the real estate market is a prime target. Thanks to the Internet it is relatively easy to locate information about a legItimate business. South Carolina business owners are required to register with the South Carolina Secretary of State and you can see if they the business you are calling has bypassed even that basic requirement. The Attorney General’s office handles consumer complaints, as does the Better Business Bureau. Realtors and brokers are licensed through the Real Estate Commission. These agencies can help to ensure you are working with a licensed, legitimate, complaint-free business or real estate investor.
Charleston Home Buyers, LLC is an Accredited Member of the Better Business Bureau, a registered LLC with the South Carolina Secretary of State, and an active member of the Charleston Real Estate Investors Association. “We pride ourselves on our integrity and conduct business under strict ethical principles. We say what we mean and do what we say!” Many references and testimonials are available upon request and some of which are posted on our website. We buy houses in Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley County and work with a group of nationwide investors. We currently are looking to buy more real estate in Summerville, Goose Creek, North Charleston, Ladson, Hanahan, West Ashley, James Island, Johns Island, Mt. Pleasant, Downtown and all other area in the tri-county area.
If you need to sell your house quick, submit your property information via the “Sell My House” form at our website today for a Free, Confidential, No-obligation offer or call our toll free 24 hour recorded message at 888-52-BUYER (888-522-8937) for more information about selling your home to a professional house buyer. You can also always call us direct 843-72-BUYER (843-722-8937), however it is usually better to take 5 minutes to fill out our property information form first so that we can save you time by having the information already and do some research so that we can get an offer to you right away.
Here’s what some of our sellers have had to say:
“I had been trying unsuccessfully to sell my house for 9 months with a realtor…tired of having the house perfect… we closed the following week” Frank P. – North Charleston
“In less than a week
