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Comment on What is the fastest way to sell my home? Even with a drastically reduced price, today’s market is flooded. by HMMMMMM

HMMMMMM — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:27:59 +0000

Increase the commission to the buyer’s agent.

A $5000 drop in price is worth about $30 a month to the typical buyer.

$5000 more to the selling agent is a significant amount of money, considering the average agent nets about $40,000 a year.
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Comment on What is the fastest way to sell my home? Even with a drastically reduced price, today’s market is flooded. by phoenix_arizona_realtor

phoenix_arizona_realtor — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:46:59 +0000

You may need to look at two items:

1) Marketing – How are you or your agent marketing your home? Is your home being exposed to the maximum number of potential buyers?

2) Merchandising – Is your home a show place? This can be difficult as you still have to live there. When you are not home you need to make sure that your home is a show place. Shades open? Lights on? If you know ahead of time that there are people coming it may be a good idea to put on soft music and light a couple of scented candles (I’m told that chocolate, cinnamon and cloves work the best) or you can boil a small pot of cloves and cinnamon.

If you are in the Phoenix area, feel free to drop me a line and I will be happy to discuss this with you further at no cost or obligation to you
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Stephen M. Newman
Realtor
ERA Artizan Realty
stephen.newman@era.com

Comment on What is the fastest way to sell my home? Even with a drastically reduced price, today’s market is flooded. by mybestadventures

mybestadventures — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:18:59 +0000

Have you made the house look inviting? If your house is cluttered, clear it out. If your house is empty, then put in some drapes and small pieces of furniture to make it more appealing. What you are trying to do is make it easy for the home buyer to visualize living there. If some rooms are too small, you can move smaller pieces of furniture in to make the room look larger. Go by some new housing model homes and look how they dress them up. Those houses make you want to buy them. Follow their lead and their color schemes. They have already done their research in what people like.
Spring is a good time to sell a home. Don’t let the Realtors use the excuse of a market slump for their lack of diligence to sell, especially if you are priced to sell.
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Comment on What is the fastest way to sell my home? Even with a drastically reduced price, today’s market is flooded. by adamdiran

adamdiran — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:47:59 +0000

Tough situation. Maybe the best solution, if you have equity, is to take some money out of the house to live on while you wait for the sale. A buyer will come, especially if you’re asking less than comperable houses. A good agent should be able to help you set the price there.

Theres nothing agents love more than selling houses below comperable price, houses sell quick and the agent gets paid fast.

The alternative if you can’t finiance that way is to drop the price of the home still further. My suggestion for doing that would be to take the house off the market for a week than re-list at the lower price. That way the MLS listing doesn’t show the house as having been on the market for months (Which can hurt you).
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Comment on What is the fastest way to sell my home? Even with a drastically reduced price, today’s market is flooded. by marrying_buddha

marrying_buddha — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:57:59 +0000

try all kinds of adverts
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Comment on What is the fastest way to sell my home? Even with a drastically reduced price, today’s market is flooded. by babyjaylin04

babyjaylin04 — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:46:59 +0000

http://www.webuyuglyhouses.com
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Comment on What percentage take is average for realestate agents? by Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:27:59 +0000

5 or 6 percent. If the listing agent sells it she gets half of that. If another company sells it she gets one fourth of that. The companies get the rest. Either way, you pay the whole thing.
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Comment on What percentage take is average for realestate agents? by Rick B

Rick B — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:40:59 +0000

3% to buyers agent and 3% to sellers agent.
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Comment on private investigation while on workers comp laws? Please help.? by Janet Pierce

Janet Pierce — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:05:59 +0000

My dad used to moonlight as a work comp investigator. Yes they can follow you around and photograph you when you are out in public. They can even talk to you.

If your mother is on work comp the insurance company is paying her to rest up or go to therapy. NOT to do volunteer work, regardless of whether she could do it at her job or not. She can sit on her front porch and talk on the phone all day. She cannot play receptionist in a business.

She could easily lose her WC benefits AND her job
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Comment on private investigation while on workers comp laws? Please help.? by Ariaread

Ariaread — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:50:59 +0000

It is not illegal and Worker's comp sends out investigators all the time. Your mom should NOT have been working at her boyfriend's Business.
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