A common questions most real estate agents get: “Is now a good time to sell my house?” Well… it depends. Let me start by a disclaimer of sorts. As Steve Jobs once famously said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” So… is now a good time to sell your house? It depends. Good compared to when? When did you buy your house? Why are you considering selling your house? What are your plans after you sell? Are you downsizing? Upsizing? Retiring to an island? These are just a few of the reasons why I say, it depends.
The first think I suggest you do if you are thinking of selling you house is find out what your house is worth. In fact, I suggest you do that even if you aren’t thinking of selling now. It’s a good idea to know what your home is worth. After you talk this first step in the decision process of finding out if now is a good time to sell your house, talk to a local real estate expert. An expert real estate agent in your area can give you an accurate picture of the current real estate marketing your area. Don’t you want to know what other houses are on the market? How long those houses have been on the market? What recent houses in your area have sold for? These are just a few of the mysteries a local real estate expert can shed light on.
A true professional can offer unbiased advise without pressuring you to do what’s in their interest. While there are many do-it-yourself options what it comes to selling your house, do not fall into the short-sighted trap of losing a lot of money on the sale of your home just to save a little of commission expenses. There’s far more to the house selling process than is initially apparent. So, now what?
Next Steps
- Get your free home valuation
- Talk to a local expert
- Take your custom advice
- Decide: is now is a good time to sell your house?