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Everything Sells

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Everyone gets to a point in the selling process where they are wondering, “Will my house sell?” Maybe the neighbor’s house sold more quickly. Maybe showings are few and far between. It’s such an emotional process that it’s hard to hear “everything sells” when you’re waiting for a buyer to fall in love with your house and make an offer. Let’s talk about preparation, pricing, and that “one” person for everything to come together for your home sale.

House Preparations: After months of prepping, sorting, cleaning, and updating your house it’s only normal that you are wondering, “Why isn’t my house selling?” The fewer buyer objections the better. Work with an experienced Realtor to prioritize your “to do” list. Often, the items that you see as important are not a high priority. Should you paint your trim or focus on moving out furniture? Good question.

Pricing Your House: Pricing a house involves amassing data and then relying on a real estate professional to bring knowledge, experience, and an understanding of current market conditions. Sounds simple, right? Never underestimate how nerve-wracking it is to home in on a price for your house. Where are the buyers? In the Chittenden County market today, most buyers are looking under $500,000. The higher your price, the fewer the buyers. Most buyers are looking at their monthly payments which include taxes and insurance. Buyers who are financing are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations.

Finding That “One” Buyer: If you have prepared your house, priced it according to market conditions, and you’re still not attracting buyers then “what went wrong?” Short answer, nothing is wrong. You did the work; you hired a real estate professional. Now, you need “one buyer” to fall in love with your location and the house lay out.

With a preparation plan, a well-supported pricing strategy, and patience for the one buyer who sees your home as the right fit, you can approach the selling process with more clarity and confidence. If you’re thinking about selling your home, contact us to get started.

Why You Need a Real Human (Not Just AI) When Selling a Home

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You need a local expert when it’s time to sell your home. If you try ChatGPT or another AI tool you will get a quick “overview.” But at the end of the day, artificial intelligence is just scraping the internet to patch together answers.

All real estate is local. Home values can change street by street and neighborhood by neighborhood. Pricing a home is one of the most difficult parts of helping our clients.

Because Vermont is so small, and there aren’t that many houses, we run into a lack of “comparable sales.”

Here’s an example, if you have a one-level ranch and you want us to run a report showing the value of your house compared to other sales then we will most likely have to adjust our final report if there have not been any other recent sales for that style house. Best practice is to compare house styles that are similar as they attract different buyers.

Spend some time on the internet and then give us a call for our expert opinion to help you reach your selling goals. If you’re interested in talking with us about your house in relation to others that we have seen and sold, reach out – you’ll get in touch with a real person, not a bot 😉

Anxiety and Selling Your Home

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How stressful is selling your home? There are many reasons why selling your home is overwhelming. As a Realtor in Vermont I was overwhelmed with selling a family house out-of-state. The lack of familiarity with the process, the pricing, and the current buyer preferences in the area were all a mystery to me. After choosing a top agent who is a local expert in the area I realized that her job was to alleviate my stress and anxiety and guide me through the process. Let’s explore the major issues that cause anxiety and how we can help alleviate some of your fear and worries.

Here are the top 3 questions that we answer:

1. What do I have to do to my house to get it on the market? It depends. We need to visit your house to see what projects, repairs, updates, etc. would benefit you most with today’s buyers. It’s a good idea to have a budget set aside for these items and we will prioritize your “to do” list.

2. Will I be able to move by a date of my choosing? Most likely, yes. We are experts at getting you out and moving to your next destination in the time frame that works for you. Let us know your plans and we will work with your schedule.

3. How do showings work? With us, we schedule the showings with your lifestyle in mind. If you need to work at home certain days we will schedule around your meetings and work schedule. To minimize the stress of having your house “show ready” all the time we make sure you have enough time to prepare for buyers.

These are just some of the questions that we answer early in the process of selling your home. Make sure you choose a Realtor that has experience to lead you through the entire process, from prepping your house for sale to guiding you through the inspection and closing. If you are thinking about selling, contact us to get started!