Comments on: Top Ten Obstacles to Selling a Home http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-121811 Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:56:36 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-121811 <strong>Preparing to Sell: Part I...</strong> A recent article I published Preparing To Sell in the Spring Surge was about a strategic mindset as a seller. This article is about the tactical side of preparing to sell. In my experience over the last couple of years,...... Preparing to Sell: Part I…

A recent article I published Preparing To Sell in the Spring Surge was about a strategic mindset as a seller. This article is about the tactical side of preparing to sell. In my experience over the last couple of years,……

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]]> By: Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Things I have not had time to read http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4878 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Things I have not had time to read Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:02:02 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4878 [...] Top ten obstacles to selling a home - as always, Ardell writes a story that speaks to me and my clients. [...] [...] Top ten obstacles to selling a home – as always, Ardell writes a story that speaks to me and my clients. [...]

]]> By: Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » What a week! http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4875 Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » What a week! Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:53:57 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4875 [...] Ardell published a great article that has been very well received by other bloggers! [...] [...] Ardell published a great article that has been very well received by other bloggers! [...]

]]> By: 3 cents http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4871 3 cents Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:00:47 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4871 Another perennial obstacle--too high a listing price.. nice list ardell Another perennial obstacle–too high a listing price..
nice list ardell

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4863 ARDELL Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:32:59 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4863 Ed, 1) Most of the "bidding wars" I have seen recently, have been pent- up demand for something in limited supply. Not underpriced listings. I agree with you that a house should not be underpriced simply to cause a multiple bid situation, as that could backfire on the seller who could get ONE full price offer. That would not be good, in fact, I think it could be negligence. 2) Your girlfriend must be buying in a very high price range to be spending 10s of thousands on the buyer agent side. She should be able to negotiate that. 3) Using an attorney "instead of an agent" does not in and of itself save her anything. The listing agent can keep all of the fee if there is no buyer agent to pay. Be careful on that one. Not having a buyer agent does not necessarily mean the commission is less. She could end up paying double that way. Ed,

1) Most of the “bidding wars” I have seen recently, have been pent- up demand for something in limited supply. Not underpriced listings. I agree with you that a house should not be underpriced simply to cause a multiple bid situation, as that could backfire on the seller who could get ONE full price offer. That would not be good, in fact, I think it could be negligence.

2) Your girlfriend must be buying in a very high price range to be spending 10s of thousands on the buyer agent side. She should be able to negotiate that.

3) Using an attorney “instead of an agent” does not in and of itself save her anything. The listing agent can keep all of the fee if there is no buyer agent to pay. Be careful on that one. Not having a buyer agent does not necessarily mean the commission is less. She could end up paying double that way.

]]> By: Ed Turner http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4860 Ed Turner Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:34:55 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4860 For me as a buyer when someone under-prices a house in order to get it bid up I avoid it like the plague. Perhaps this market is moving in that direction but the way the Madison Townhouses were recently sold felt like such a frenzy that I pulled out. Many homes up on the Sammamish plateu are now selling within a day with no contingencies (financing or inspection) so perhaps that is the way we are moving. Just as an FYI, based on reading this blog, my girlfriend was going to use a real estate attorney (she talked to two from this blog) to handle a purchase but they are not able to respond nearly fast enough (a week to get an appointment) and four houses sold the same day they were listed. They also bill by the hour and with multiple offers required to get a house it can rack up rapidly at $400 an hour, so she is going back to using an agent. It galls me to know that she will essentially be paying 10's of thousands to have an agent fill in some blanks but attorneys are sooo slow vs an agent when it comes time to move in this market. For me as a buyer when someone under-prices a house in order to get it bid up I avoid it like the plague. Perhaps this market is moving in that direction but the way the Madison Townhouses were recently sold felt like such a frenzy that I pulled out. Many homes up on the Sammamish plateu are now selling within a day with no contingencies (financing or inspection) so perhaps that is the way we are moving.

Just as an FYI, based on reading this blog, my girlfriend was going to use a real estate attorney (she talked to two from this blog) to handle a purchase but they are not able to respond nearly fast enough (a week to get an appointment) and four houses sold the same day they were listed.

They also bill by the hour and with multiple offers required to get a house it can rack up rapidly at $400 an hour, so she is going back to using an agent. It galls me to know that she will essentially be paying 10’s of thousands to have an agent fill in some blanks but attorneys are sooo slow vs an agent when it comes time to move in this market.

]]> By: Tonja Deegan http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4854 Tonja Deegan Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:04:21 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4854 This is a wonderful post. #3 just happened to me last week! This is a wonderful post. #3 just happened to me last week!

]]> By: Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4852 Northern Virginia Real Estate Guide Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:03:44 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4852 <strong>How NOT to Sell Your Home...</strong> We have written a few articles about Property Presentation to help get sellers top dollar in the shortest period of time. Ardell, writing for the Rain City Guide published this article this last night (it's a must read):... How NOT to Sell Your Home…

We have written a few articles about Property Presentation to help get sellers top dollar in the shortest period of time. Ardell, writing for the Rain City Guide published this article this last night (it’s a must read):…

]]> By: Merv http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4851 Merv Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:50:00 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/19/top-ten-obstacles-to-selling-a-home/#comment-4851 Ardell, I love reading your posts! This one is on my "Ardell Top 10 List." Down to earth, to the point and written in humorous terms. How many times have we taken one step into a home and immediately exited? Too many. What are people thinking? Ardell, I love reading your posts! This one is on my “Ardell Top 10 List.” Down to earth, to the point and written in humorous terms. How many times have we taken one step into a home and immediately exited? Too many. What are people thinking?

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