House Purchasing Tips
Right now we are in a home buyers market. It is usually best to perform some research upfront before submitting an offer. Below are a few tips for purchasers before proceeding to make that first offer.
What's the house essentially worth?
If the house is priced up at $375,000 many buyers will make an offer based mostly on the advertised price. Consumers need to look at area comparables and need to figure out if the home is priced high, low, or at market valuation. Have your real estate agent run comparables on the area and come up with the market value from looking at similar homes that have sold in the last 6 months.
Low Market Value
If you find the house is priced under value and it's new on the market you will have to act quickly. Even in this market there are still plenty of consumers to grab up these superb deals. If the place is priced well you will most probably be bidding on the home with multiple consumers. The best strategy for this situation is usually to not delay. If you find out it's a howling deal try to put in an offer as quickly as possible and don't give the sellers much time to react to your offer. If you wait more than 3 days you will most likely be competing for the home.
At Market Price
For a home priced up at market valuation see how many days it has been on the market. Usually sellers drop the price about every 30 to 45 days. If the home has been on the marketplace for just about the 30 day mark and the price has not yet been dropped you can come in a tiny bit more aggressive. I say a good range would be about 10% under retail price. If recently they adjusted the price downward then there will not be as much room for negotiating. I would like to recommend about 5% and 10% under the list price. Purchasers must have the agent call to see if any other offers have been submitted before hand.
Above Market Price
If the home is overpriced you should have your agent show the sellers your comps and try to convince them they're on the high side. If they do not agree then time will tell. If they really need to sell their home they're going to drop the list price. Track the home once or more a week for any price reductions. If you play this right you can generally pick up a supurb deal since the sellers are chasing after the market downward. The longer on the market the worse off they are and buyers start wondering if there are things wrong with the home. Sometimes its just a problem with the pricing.
Always run comps on a home before submitting an offer. Come up with your own market valuation and then come up with your methodology. When running a CMA on a home try and stay within 1 mile of the subject home and try to find homes that are alike in the size and style and in the same town. If you are looking for Bellevue WA Real Estate then look at only Bellevue properites. Don't pull up solds for other areas.
If you're looking at buying a home on a tiny lot try not to compare it against a home on acreage. Try to find the most similar properties. You can make adjustments for the state of the homes. You can add or take away value for the number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, age of the home, and so on.
What's the house essentially worth?
If the house is priced up at $375,000 many buyers will make an offer based mostly on the advertised price. Consumers need to look at area comparables and need to figure out if the home is priced high, low, or at market valuation. Have your real estate agent run comparables on the area and come up with the market value from looking at similar homes that have sold in the last 6 months.
Low Market Value
If you find the house is priced under value and it's new on the market you will have to act quickly. Even in this market there are still plenty of consumers to grab up these superb deals. If the place is priced well you will most probably be bidding on the home with multiple consumers. The best strategy for this situation is usually to not delay. If you find out it's a howling deal try to put in an offer as quickly as possible and don't give the sellers much time to react to your offer. If you wait more than 3 days you will most likely be competing for the home.
At Market Price
For a home priced up at market valuation see how many days it has been on the market. Usually sellers drop the price about every 30 to 45 days. If the home has been on the marketplace for just about the 30 day mark and the price has not yet been dropped you can come in a tiny bit more aggressive. I say a good range would be about 10% under retail price. If recently they adjusted the price downward then there will not be as much room for negotiating. I would like to recommend about 5% and 10% under the list price. Purchasers must have the agent call to see if any other offers have been submitted before hand.
Above Market Price
If the home is overpriced you should have your agent show the sellers your comps and try to convince them they're on the high side. If they do not agree then time will tell. If they really need to sell their home they're going to drop the list price. Track the home once or more a week for any price reductions. If you play this right you can generally pick up a supurb deal since the sellers are chasing after the market downward. The longer on the market the worse off they are and buyers start wondering if there are things wrong with the home. Sometimes its just a problem with the pricing.
Always run comps on a home before submitting an offer. Come up with your own market valuation and then come up with your methodology. When running a CMA on a home try and stay within 1 mile of the subject home and try to find homes that are alike in the size and style and in the same town. If you are looking for Bellevue WA Real Estate then look at only Bellevue properites. Don't pull up solds for other areas.
If you're looking at buying a home on a tiny lot try not to compare it against a home on acreage. Try to find the most similar properties. You can make adjustments for the state of the homes. You can add or take away value for the number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, age of the home, and so on.
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