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Clifffaith's post about cleaning a cooktop in advance of selling their home reminded me about a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (not posting link because it's unlikely It's accessible) that offered some advice about home sales in today's market,
The three take aways that struck me:
Don't bother with the usual fixes and decluttering recommended prior to listing a home for sale. Demand in most markets is so high buyers are overlooking all the little things that might have been seen as discouraging offers before.
Don't buy a fixer upper, because the cost of materials and shortage of qualified contractors can make the costs higher than in the past.
if you're a senior looking to downsize and don't already have a second home you're moving to, you may be better waiting until the market cools a bit. Finding a new home will be challenging and if you end up having to rent, you may eat up extra dollars you could get selling now.
We're at the downsizing stage and have been looking at stuff we might need to do, so the thought of selling without bothering is appealing, but there is definitely a shortage of homes in the senior development we're Interested in for the future,
Anybody actually in the market right now?
The three take aways that struck me:
Don't bother with the usual fixes and decluttering recommended prior to listing a home for sale. Demand in most markets is so high buyers are overlooking all the little things that might have been seen as discouraging offers before.
Don't buy a fixer upper, because the cost of materials and shortage of qualified contractors can make the costs higher than in the past.
if you're a senior looking to downsize and don't already have a second home you're moving to, you may be better waiting until the market cools a bit. Finding a new home will be challenging and if you end up having to rent, you may eat up extra dollars you could get selling now.
We're at the downsizing stage and have been looking at stuff we might need to do, so the thought of selling without bothering is appealing, but there is definitely a shortage of homes in the senior development we're Interested in for the future,
Anybody actually in the market right now?