You may believe that selling your home is impossible in
today’s market. You may feel powerless to the process. What could YOU possibly
do to turn this housing market around? There is no doubt that today s real
estate market is extremely difficult to navigate. However, we want you to know
that thousands of homes sold yesterday, thousands will sell today and
thousands will sell each and every day from now until the end of the
year.
It is totally within your power to guarantee that your house will
sell even in the current market.
How you ask? Let s look at the simplicity of the famous Serenity
Prayer and apply it to selling a home in today s real estate market.
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage
to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Accept the things you cannot change
The two main reasons that the housing prices have softened:
- the current economy
- the inventory of distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales)
As an individual homeowner there is no way for you to impact either of those
two situations. The best think-tanks in the country are struggling to discover
solutions.
Have the courage to change the things you can
There is not a vacuum of buyers in the market.
There is a vacuum of homes a buyer in today s market will purchase. Let us
explain: could you sell your home today for $1? & $1,000 & $10,000? Of
course you could. There are plenty of buyers in the market for a home they
consider priced correctly. You have to decide what the correct price is for your
home if you truly want to sell. If you want your house sold, you must list it at
a price a buyer will pay for it. Not a buyer from 2006 but today s buyer who
has plenty of homes from which to choose.
It will take courage to sit with a real estate professional and honestly
decipher the true value of your home. If you want to sell, you must have that
courage.
The wisdom to know the difference
We all realize that the economic situation will take some time to correct. If
we want to wait for prices to return to 2006 levels, we will probably have to
wait for 5-7 years.
Look at the reason you decided to sell in the first place and decide whether
the extra money you would get from the sale is worth that wait. Is money more
important than being with family? Is money more important than your health? Is
money more important than having the freedom to go on with your life the way you
think you should?
This is where your wisdom must kick in. You already know the
answers to the questions we just asked. You have the power to take back control
of the situation by pricing your home to guarantee it sells. The time has come
for you and your family to move on and start living the life you desire. That is
what is truly important.