pursue getting licensed for that. I was also head underwriter for a bank mortgage department before opening my own mortgage company and have underwritten over 8,000 appraisals in my 40+ years of being in real estate. My extensive real estate background makes me uniquely qualified to provide you a very accurate valuation for your home. Please refer to the section towards the end of this book entitled "What is Your Home Truly Worth?" if you would like to request a free home valuation from me.
THE SECOND STEP (SELLING YOUR HOME FOR MORE)
Prior discussion showed that there is no calculable certainty in setting the value of a home or even getting to a final exact negotiated price. There are just too many variables. There can be wide differences between the county's assessed valuation, the asking or listing price, the appraised value and the price at which the home ultimately sells for. Let’s turn to what the homeowner/ seller can do to elicit offers at the listing price, or even above, in a competitive market. The seller’s time, effort, and investment are the most important parts of the process. The seller’s willingness to adequately prepare the home for presentation by improving, freshening, adding or manicuring the landscaping, and generally making the home pristine — and to live in that presentation-readiness state for the time it takes to sell the property — will greatly affect both the sale period as well as the price at which the home sells. A market in which homes normally sell in no more than six months of listing date is considered balanced or neutral, which means a good number of homeowners are selling and buyers are purchasing; therefore, neither has an upper hand. A variable, for instance, like a major company entering or moving from the area can easily tip the scales in either direction. The typical selling
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