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HOW TO SELL YOUR HOUSE FOR THE BEST PRICE!

There are nine steps in selling a home in the Grand Rapids area. If you're having a problem selling your home, review the following to try and determine where the problem lies:

HOME ANALYSIS

The critical element is to accurately predict the price your house will bring in current market conditions in Grand Rapids. When you get the expected value of your home wrong, you're in for trouble from the start. The typical problem is that a house is priced too high for the market. This is the case for the majority of houses currently for sale. It is either the fault of the agent, the seller or both. You decide.

MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS WORDS AND PRICE

The data entered into the Multiple Listing Service or "MLS" computer will affect the number of times your house's information appears in other realtors computer searches of properties to consider. It will also determine whether your house will be shown to a prospective buyer. Carefully make sure the words and the price are correct for the Real Estate Market in Grand Rapids.

HOME TRAFFIC

A house needs at least one or two showings weekly in order to confirm that it is "in tune" with the Grand Rapids Real Estate market. If few realtors call to show your house, the problem is certainly in the steps 1 or 2 above.

 

REMEMBERING

It is important that the prospective buyer is able to remember your house or surrounding area including Byron Center, Grandville, Jension, Kentwood, and Wyoming. The brochure the prospective buyer is given by their realtor in Grand Rapids on your house will help. It is important at this stage for the buyer to rank your home among the best of the 30, 40 or 50 he or she has seen and to keep it under active consideration. Be sure your home's MLS listing is well prepared.

 

RETURN FOR A SECOND VISIT

If the buyer decides to return for a second visit, either he or she has forgotten some detail or, more likely, your house is on his or her "short list." It is most important to alert your agent promptly and to put your home's best foot forward at such an important time for your Grand Rapids home.

 

THE OFFER

When you receive a written offer on your West Michigan home, your house is close to being sold: At this point most buyers have decided your home is the house for them. But be careful: Many buyers will have a second choice for real estate in West Michigan, and a good buyer-broker will not forget to mention this when the contract is presented.

 

HOME AGREEMENT

Assuming you have a serious buyer and you have avoided an emotional conflagration, you will come to an agreement on the sale of your house. What is said during negotiations is often less important than how it is said. What is not said can be just as important sometimes when selling your house.

 

REMOVAL OF CONTINGENCIES

Although you can hit a bump or two at this stage, they normally are not fatal. Possible problems that can surface very late in the game are a low appraisal or lack of loan approval. While these are serious problems indeed, especially in the week or two before settlement, they can usually be resolved with the help of an experienced realtor like myself.

 

FINAL HOME INSPECTION AND SETTLEMENT

When you get to the closing table, the only issue remaining is usually the result of the buyer's final inspection. Any findings are customarily minor. At this point significant problems are unthinkable, so relax and keep signing.



 

So there you have it. There's no excuse for not selling your house in the Grand Rapids area or the West Michigan area. You and I can pinpoint and resolve any problem. Save time and fix the problem today.

contact: Ethan Dozeman