| The financial crisis has affected home owners | | | | work up from there. Don't set an unrealistic price, |
| more than any other group in the country. | | | | as you simply won't get it. Remember that people |
| Thousands are desperately trying to answer the | | | | are talking about economic depression here! |
| question on "how do I sell my home with such a | | | | Set your price something like this: |
| bad economy?" First, let me say that it IS | | | | House value when you bought it: $500,000 |
| possible. However, there is one thing you're going | | | | House value now: $350,000 |
| to need in order to sell your house fast - a | | | | Mortgage: $290,000 outstanding |
| proactive, mapped-out game plan. | | | | Mortgage + 15% = 290,000 + 43,500 = 333,500 |
| The One-Month Sales Strategy | | | | Asking price (rounded up) = $335,000 |
| Right, here we go. To sell house quickly in a slow | | | | This is a VERY competitive asking price. Alone it |
| market, there are 2 main things you need to | | | | will generate a lot of interest in the house, which |
| keep in mind. | | | | will generate competition amongst buyers, which |
| 1) Forget about aiming for maximum profit. | | | | will then lead to offers higher than the asking |
| 2) You need to be active in the selling process. | | | | price! |
| You can easily sell house quick within a month | | | | Generating A Sense Of Buyer Competition |
| with a competitive price and a laser targeted | | | | This is the fun part. When showing your property |
| advertising campaign. Remember, plenty of people | | | | to prospects, be sure to give off a sense of |
| wanted your house a couple of years ago, and | | | | bewilderment with the response to your |
| plenty of people want it now! Only for less | | | | advertisements. Mention how tired you are of |
| money.. | | | | saying the same thing to people over and over |
| Setting A Profitable Price | | | | again. In short, SELL your house like a salesperson! |
| Depending on how much you still owe on your | | | | You might even like to hold an open house-type |
| home loan, you're safe to go for a profit of | | | | event to show all of your buyers off to each |
| 10-20%. Think about your bare minimum, and | | | | other. |