Should I sell my Spokane Home?

The Realty Reality is...

In the Year 2008, there were 12,833 homes listed for sale in the Spokane area.

Only 4,911 of those home's actually SOLD!

This means only 38%!

Therefore, nearly 2 out of 3 homes will most likely NOT sell in 2009.

62% of sellers will go to the trouble of trying to sell their homes to no avail.

WHY?

Supply and Demand.

The current market simply cannot "absorb" all of the homes for sale.

So, what can you do as a SELLER?

1.KNOW that this is a PRICE WAR!

Price your home to sell - not to sit.

Be the "hot property" not the cold one.

2. This IS a BEAUTY CONTEST!

Make SURE your home is MARKET READY.

Clean, organized, and nice simple decor and staging.

The Four key factors in selling your home are:

Price

Condition

Location

Marketing

No Realtor, no matter who they are or how many marketing tools they have can sell an overpriced listing.

Please ask yourself these very important questions before considering selling your home:

• What is your motivation (reasons) for selling? Do you have to sell? Want to sell? Need to relocate?
• What is your "time frame" ?
• Have you gotten your home ready for today's extremely competitive market?
• Have you seen your competition? Let's LOOK!

GOOD NEWS! Don't forget, if you feel you are " lowering" your home price based on what your initial expectations were, that the home you want to BUY is most likely more within your reach now because we are all in the same boat!

I pride myself in being a positive Realtor. If this for any reason seems "negative" please know that I am only trying to help you determine what is best for you at this time, by relaying the facts. Whether or not to sell your home is a huge decision, and should be made with all the information you can gather. I want to assist YOU in having your home be one of those that actually SELLS!

Written by :BethAnn Long, Realtor e-PRO 509-362-4607 Tomlinson South, Inc.