Tail Of A Happy Home Seller

In these times of homes for sale sitting on the market for 90 to 180 days, many times not selling at all, it is such a pleasure when as a REALTOR you get the chance to work with a home seller who is willing to listen to everything you advise them of and actually follow your advice.

I got to experence this once again recently.  I went to the potential clients home, and gave them my honest opinion on the condition of their home and how likely I thought it was that it would even attract a offer at all.  The home owners and I made up a list of improvements which they could complete in 3 weeks time and then we put the list into a priority order.  The home owners worked the list diligently and at the end of the 3 weeks almost everything on the list was completed and the home looked so much better.  They told me they had spent a total of $1,900 but that included a new front door, and a drywall contractor to fix a celling which was cracked and very distracting.

We then sat down again and looked at the competition once more, as well as the sold comps.  I advised and the home owners agreed to price their home about 6% below their active competition.

End result, 35 showings in the first 5 days on the market, multiple offers above asking price, with the final offer higher then most of the active competition. 

Like I said, it is so nice when home sellers take your advice.

James Boyer
NJ REALTOR Associate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-647-0253 Direct
973-539-6300 Office

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