Hiring a Realtor from Highest-Price Suggestion
Choosing a real estate agent simply because they suggested a higher price for your home than other agents is not in your best interest. A good agent will know more about the market for your home than you do. Pick an agent who can provide you with real numbers and a solid marketing plans. The person you choose to sell your home should be knowledgeable in the local area, trustworthy, and quick to answer questions or concerns regarding the entire selling process. Avoid this mistake by selecting the one who offers sales data and a strategic listing price, not the highest price by buying a listing. Buying a listing in real estate jargon refers to a practice where an agent offers a home-owner an inflated listing price to secure the listing contract, even if it's unrealistic. Or when an agent agrees with a seller's inflated price just to win the listing, knowing full well that the home is overpriced. This tactic is often used to get the listing, regardless of whether the home will actually sell at that price. Essentially, the agent is buying the listing by selling you on or agreeing to a higher price than a comparable home might actually sell for. Wasting time and an opportunity to sell before the agent talks you into reducing the price. Look for the supporting data on pricing.
Subjective Pricing
Selling your home is a business transaction between a qualified buyer and yourself. If you have enjoyed living in your home for years but have decided to move on, don’t let emotional attachments to the home affect how you price it. The most objective price will come from the CMA provided by your real estate agent. Memorable moments spent in your home are priceless, but they do not add to the selling price. It is also unrealistic to add dollars because of the labor spent making the
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