checked with anyone to find out the value of his home. He didn’t get an appraisal or a second opinion from another real estate agent. Here’s how to avoid having this happen to you. Obtain a second opinion of the value of your home, before you put it on the market. If you don’t price your home correctly, you take the risk of: • Selling your home for less than it’s worth. • Wasting time while your home sits on the market (because it’s not priced correctly.) Price your home so it sells quickly and for the highest price possible. We probably all have skewed ideas of the worth of our homes. Either we think it’s far more marvelous than it really is, or we’re so tired of it that we think it’s a horrendous cross to bear. Add to that your hopes and dreams of what to do with your money once you sell, and pricing your own home is a complete danger zone. This is one area where the aid of a real estate agent really comes in handy. DANGER ZONE #1: Pricing Below Value It’s possible that a home priced too low could eventually aid a seller to start a bidding war so that the price is driven above what the sellers
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