Selling On Your Own Terms
- Date: 2007-03-29 - Word Count: 295
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In today's real estate market, whether you are selling or buying it pays to be educated. This is, to know what is happening in the market so you can best take advantage of trends and fluctuations to improve your bottom line profit. After all, with the amount of time and money you have invested or will be investing it only makes sense to try to maximize your profit.
One of the best ways to do this is to start paying close attention to what is happening on your local real estate market long before you put your home up for sale. Take note of homes that are similar to yours and track how long it takes them to sell. Also take note of what they were originally listed for and what they sold for. If you pay close attention to these numbers you should be able to accurately gauge the direction of the local market. If you have the ability and the time on your side you can use this information to assess the best time to put your home up for sale.
Don't hesitate to spend some time with your realtor discussing what is going on in the real estate industry in your area, the more information you have at the beginning of the process the better. Having this info at the outset will allow you to take care of the little things that your realtor would usually have to advise on, thus leaving them more time to dedicate to the marketing of your home. As any agent will tell you, marketing is one of the most important aspects in the sale of a home and the more time that can be dedicated to it the better it's chance of selling quickly and without deductions.
One of the best ways to do this is to start paying close attention to what is happening on your local real estate market long before you put your home up for sale. Take note of homes that are similar to yours and track how long it takes them to sell. Also take note of what they were originally listed for and what they sold for. If you pay close attention to these numbers you should be able to accurately gauge the direction of the local market. If you have the ability and the time on your side you can use this information to assess the best time to put your home up for sale.
Don't hesitate to spend some time with your realtor discussing what is going on in the real estate industry in your area, the more information you have at the beginning of the process the better. Having this info at the outset will allow you to take care of the little things that your realtor would usually have to advise on, thus leaving them more time to dedicate to the marketing of your home. As any agent will tell you, marketing is one of the most important aspects in the sale of a home and the more time that can be dedicated to it the better it's chance of selling quickly and without deductions.
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Greg Smith is the managing Broker of Re/Max Alliance & President of Hinkelman, Smith & associates. Hinkelman, Smith is the premier Colorado real estate company featuring 75 agents to ensure that customers receive nothing but the best service possible. Click here for more info on the Boulder real estate market Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles
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