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Hey, Your Basement Smells! An Article for People Looking to Sell Their Home
Thinking about selling your home? As real estate agents, the condition we find homes in when we are showing them to clients never ceases to amaze us. Although you want your home as clean and neat as possible when showing it, most potential buyers will ...

Hype Makes The World Go 'Round!
Human beings are a fickle species. We're always looking for the next new and exciting thing to do, eat, see, work at, or whatever. We never have been satisfied with leaving things as they are. I'm sure you'll agree to that, but have you ever thought ...

Simple Teenage Discipline
I don't mean teenage discipline is simple by no means. There are ways to deal with teenagers in a more calm way.A Dyfus social worker visited a person I know and don't want to put her name on a Blog. I thought it was fantastic information.This information ...




What You Can Do To Sell Your Home Fast
 
Yes, you want to sell your home and you want to sell it fast. It may be a seller's market and every other home in your neighbourhood is selling and you think it's going to be a cakewalk selling your home. You put your house up for sale, people come, a few offers pour in, negotiations take place and then something happens that the deal falls through. This happens more than not when it comes to selling homes. The critical stage is when someone's given you an offer and when the negotiation starts. First thing, when you get an offer, which in your opinion is ridiculously low don't just reject it outright. In most cases, the buyer's just testing the waters to see the best he can get. Always give a counter-offer however disparate your figure may be with the buyer's offer. Once that's done, you want to make sure the deal doesn't fall through. There are many ways in which you can close the deal fast and ensure that both you and the buyer are satisfied. What you can do is negotiate with some other items. Here below are a few examples:

  • Include a few items or appliances along with the price like your alarm system, dishwasher, dressing table, etc. This may also be a way to rid yourself of the items you were in any case not intent on using for yourself.
  • Offer a decorating allowance. This may be particularly applicable if the buyer likes everything but the way you've done up your home.
  • Offer pre-sale inspection and home warranty. A comprehensive home inspection combined with a home warranty reassures buyers that the property is in good condition and that certain repairs will be covered by insurance.
  • Offer a lease option where the buyer may rent the property with an option to buy later on. A percentage of the rent may be set aside as the buyer's down payment.
  • Offer to pay for some of the closing costs such as the prepaid interest charges or the first year's property taxes.

Feel free to be a little innovative with your negotiation and you may just find yourself with a deal faster than you thought.

About The Author

Sameer S Panjwani is the CEO and Founder of ChoiceOfHomes.com - Real estate listings of homes on sale and rent. Visit http://www.choiceofhomes.com.



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