Honesty is the Best Policy when Selling a Home, Right?

When the average seller sits down to interview real estate agents, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement over choosing a sales price. More money means more financial opportunities for the homeowner. Perhaps it means the seller can afford to buy a more expensive home, help pay for her child's college education  or take that greatly overdue vacation. Unfortunately, uninformed sellers often choose the listing agent  who suggests the highest list price, which is the worst mistake a seller can make.

The truth is it doesn't really matter how much money you think your home is worth. Nor does it matter what your agent thinks or ten other agents just like her. The person whose opinion matters is the buyer who makes an offer. Pricing homes  is part art and part science. It involves comparing similar properties, making adjustments for the differences among them, tracking market movements and taking stock of present inventory, all in an attempt to come up with a range of value, an educated opinion. This method is the same way an appraiser evaluates a home.

Some Agents will tell you your home is worth more than it actually is just because that is what you want to hear and she wants the listing. A GOOD Agent will tell you the truth no matter what.  Honesty Is The Best Policy, your home will sell faster and for more money if listed RIGHT the First Time!

The longer a home sits on the market the less money it will sell for.

Call an Agent who CARES .. One that will work FOR YOU , One that will be HONEST.

When Experience Matters
                   call JoAnn Deville Smith 318.451.2385

 

Licensed in the State of Louisiana.

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated