A Clause of Your Own
If you are selling a home in today's market, you will likely be presented with offers that have contingencies. One contingency typically tacked on by buyers is the one that makes the sale contingent on their selling their own home. There is also a financing contingency, which allows buyers a certain amount of time to get a loan commitment.
While these contingencies are perfectly proper, seller's agents may suggest strategies for protecting their clients' best interests. For instance, experienced agents know that sellers may counter with a kick-out clause, which allows them to continue showing the home and consider other offers.
When you list your home for sale, you and your agent must work as partners to ensure it sells as quickly as possible, and for the best price. Accepting the contract with some contingencies is part of the process and your Realtor should help you decide how to respond.
For more information, please call ROY WHEELER REALTY CO. Our reputation for hard work, diligence and unsurpassed service to our clients has stood the test of time throughout the Central Virginia area.
Pricing your home correctly
Back in October, 2006, we wrote that the market was in transition and sellers and their Realtors had to be smart about pricing. 10 months later, this advice is more important than ever. The Charlottesville area now has a year’s worth of inventory meaning if noone else put their home on the market, it would take a year for everything to sell.
Because of this, find out how many homes are in your price range and how many of those homes have sold. Assuming, there are 30 homes on the market and 6 have sold in the last 3 months, a seller should do whatever it takes (especially in their pricing) to make theirs one of the next 6 to go under contract in the next few months.
