“Help! I’m Trying To Figure Out How To Sell My Home Fast In Atlanta”
5 Tips For Home Sellers
Whether you have lived in your home for 30 years and just need a change or scenery or if you are looking to get rid of a troublesome investment property or if you are facing a divorce and want to sell the home to create separation between you and your ex, sometimes, selling your home fast is the answer to your problem. You’re hoping to move forward with your life and getting funds from the sell of your property can be a real help. If you own a house in Atlanta and want to sell it quickly, read this blog for 5 tips that will help you sell your house sooner!
Tip #1 – Skip The Fix-Up
One of the most time-consuming reasons that homes don’t get sold as quickly as the seller wants to sell is because of the renovations, repairs, and clean-up that needs to happen before the home can go on the market. Real estate agents understand what their buyers are looking for, so they usually urge sellers to make renovations. This totally makes sense because most end buyers that are being represented by real estate agents are looking for a finished porduct. They don’t want to live in a construction zone while they are trying to get acclimated to their new lives in their new home. It’s totally understandable. Unfortunately, the larger the renovation, the longer the sale is delayed and typically, the larger the renovation, the more unseen items will pop up while rehabbing the home. You never really know the extent of a repair or renovation until all the layers have been peeled back. For instance, you might think changing the carpet in your home should be pretty easy until it is ripped up and floor joists need to be replaced as well as subflooring, something that couldn’t be seen until the carpet was taken out. Renovations always take longer than planned and usually cost more than originally agreed upon.
Tip #2 – Forget Retail
When a home is sold “on the market” (usually listed by an agent), the prospective buyers are usually called “retail buyers,” meaning that the buyers are looking to buy a home that they want to live in. Unfortunately, retail buyers are notoriously unpredictable and they buy on their own timeline, which may not be your timeline! Not to mention, all “retail buyers” use conventional lending with a bigger bank that will require a minimum of a 30 day close and most the time pushes 45 days. Listing your home on market with a real estate agent typically takes 45-90 days to close. If you’re looking to sell your house quick, a better option is to think about selling to a professional home-buying company. Cash home buyers like ourselves at ATL Cash Home Buyers, pay with cash and can close in as little as 7 days in some cases.
Tip #3 – Gather Your Data
One surprisingly time-consuming piece of the sales process is when the buyer requires information that the seller needs to find. This might include information such as when the HVAC unit was installed or when the roof was last shingled, etc. Homeowners who anticipate these questions and have the answers at their fingertips can usually accelerate the buyer’s timeline and potentially sell their homes faster. This goes a long way when trying to sell you house on market with an agent as most “retail buyers” need to know this kind of information and don’t know where to begin to look for it. As professional home buyers, if you have that information readily available, thats great. If you don’t have it available, we can figure it out and help save you time and energy.
Tip #4 – Bypass The Agent
An agent is motivated to sell your house and try to get the best price for it. While that is important, it means that they may not always have your preferred timeline in mind – since an agent may choose to delay if they think they can get a higher price. This can get you a little bit more money in your pocket but at what expense? Taking another month to close? If you’re looking to sell your home quickly, bypassing an agent and selling directly to a buyer, such as a buyer like us at ATL Cash Home Buyers will help you to sell your house much faster. (We are home buyers and we have cash on hand to buy your house right now)
Tip #5 – Get Ready To Decide
It is our experience that homeowners who think they are ready to sell are not always truly ready. They WANT to sell but when it comes time to make a decision, they have difficulty moving forward. If you are really interested in selling fast, and you get in touch with a company like us, get ready because we can move very quickly and can even close in and put a check in your hands in about a week!
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