This costly mistake might lead the agent to pressure you to sell the property under its actual market value price, or just because the property remains on the market unsold. They just want to be done with it, and don’t necessarily have the seller’s best interests in mind.
3. EMOTIONS GETTING IN THE WAY.
Sellers and their agents underestimate the power of emotions and how the home-selling process, contrary to many other business transactions, is a highly emotional endeavor. With all the stress and challenges that selling and buying a home can involve, remaining calm, cool, collected, rational, and positive can go a long way and make a difference in whether your home is sold. Here is the advice I give to most of my sellers -- you have a beautiful home with many wonderful memories, but once you put it on the market, you need to think of this as no longer your home, but a house that you are trying to sell; you are selling this house so you can move forward with your plans to move to a new area, purchase a house, and make it into your new home.
4. NOT THINKING LIKE A B G LIKE A BUYER AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT THE POTENTI TENTIAL BUYER.
Lawyers, marketers, salespeople, artists, writers, etc. all negotiate in different ways. It’s critical to know with whom you’re dealing, so you can adopt the best possible approach when talking about your home and negotiating a deal. Remember to think like a buyer and put yourself in their shoes. Try to consider their needs and wants, but most of all, try to
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