Sellers
Benefits of Proper Pricing
When your home sells faster, you save carrying costs, mortgage payments and
other ownership costs. A quicker sale creates less inconvenience for you.
If you've moved before, you know the energy it takes to prepare for showings:
keeping the home clean, making childcare arrangements, and altering your
lifestyle. Proper pricing reduces these demands on you, by helping your home
sell faster. At market value your home will gain exposure to more prospects
that can afford the price.
Sellers who list at a high price are looking for that one buyer who will
pay it, often not realizing that they have discouraged many potential buyers
who could have afforded the home. The final sales price is probably one that
will be affordable by more purchasers. This is because sellers many times
accept a much lower price at a much later date since that one buyer willing
to pay the higher price never come.
When salespeople are excited about a home and its price, they make special
efforts to contact all of their potential buyers. Knowing that it is priced
properly for its market, they expect it to sell soon and encourage their
prospects to act quickly. Their excitement is contagious!
Ad calls and sign calls to realtors turn into showings when price is not
a deterrent. Most serious prospects are well educated about asking prices
in the areas they are seeking. They will not waste their time on a home they
consider overpriced.
Buyers fear they might lose out on a good home when it is priced right. They
are less likely to make "low ball offers." Better pricing attracts multiple
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