How Can You Save Money During the Selling Process?

When selling your house, there are a number of ways you can save money during the process.

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If you're selling your home, there are a number of ways you can save money before the sale.

One trend we see a lot now is buyers really scrutinizing homes during the inspection period. Sellers can save time and money by hiring an inspector of their own before selling. We call this a pre-inspection. This will help sellers find issues before buyers or their inspectors have the chance to find them and mitigate any surprises before buyers see them. With a pre-inspection, sellers can save money by making repairs on their own terms.

Get a pre-inspection so you can make repairs on your own terms, not the buyer's.

You can also save up to 50% of the cost by telling the inspector that you don't need a report, which can be time-consuming. Instead, just ask to walk through the property with the inspector so they can point out where issues might arise. No two inspectors are the same, but it's worth the investment.

If you have any more questions about saving money before selling your home, you can always call us or shoot me a text or email. We'd be happy to help!

1 Easy Way to Make a Strong Offer in a Seller’s Market

In this hot seller’s market, writing a personal letter to the seller with your offer is a nice touch. However, here’s how you can take it a step further.

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The Bay Area market is extremely hot for sellers right now, and as a home buyer, you may face more competition for a home now than you may have in the past. What can you do to make your offer stand out and win the home you want?

Many Realtors would suggest writing a personal letter to the seller. Writing a “love letter” to the seller about their home will inform them about who you are, what you love about the home, and why they should choose your offer over others.

Let the seller see who you are and why you’re passionate about the home.

Though we think that this is a great idea, as a cutting-edge brokerage, we’d like to take another step up from this concept.

What we’re doing instead is encouraging home buyers to create a short video to send to the seller to let them see who you are and how passionate you are about their home. This will really help you stand out from all of the offers on the table.

This kind of emotional appeal to the seller will go a long way in getting your offer accepted. If you have any other questions about the best ways to get your offer accepted in a hot market like this one, give me a call or send me an email. I’d be happy to help you!