Best way to sell a house?

[vi edit]

I have found that the fsbo is VERY market and price range sensitive. The cheaper the house the better chance you have going fsbo.

The first house I sold I was on a street of townhomes. All built the same time and virtually identical. My neighbor was fsbo @ 135k and had sat there for weeks unsold. I went realtor and sold @ 143k in less than 36 hours on the market.

The second house I sold I tried fsbo @ 180k. Sat three weeks and not a nibble. Listed with a realtor and had an offer @ 185k in a week. Lost my ass after commision but at least it sold quick.

The longer a place sits the worse your chance to sell gets.

I'm fully in belief that most places will in fact sell quicker with a realtor. Between the listing services and the proxy negotiating it's just something more buyers prefer.

 

[ViviTheMage]

How do people sell a house, and buy a house right after?

Seems difficult, haha... I found a house I love, but how do I get it, when I can't get a mortgage when I already have one?

 

[vi edit]

How do people sell a house, and buy a house right after?

Seems difficult, haha... I found a house I love, but how do I get it, when I can't get a mortgage when I already have one?

It's getting harder. You'll have to work off of contingency offers. Just be warry of how strung put those can get.

 

[ViviTheMage]

It's getting harder. You'll have to work off of contingency offers. Just be warry of how strung put those can get.

I've never had to do it .... but I found a house I REALLY want ... but selling my condo might be a shot in the dark right now. I tried appying for a second mortgage, to rent out my condo (which i've got people lined up for), but that income cannot be included to reduce overall debt ... it's bs .

I wish the bank would work with me, I make plenty of money to afford the new house....if I could get rid of the condo, or rent it.