6 MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN TRADING UP TO A LARGER ANN ARBOR AREA HOMEUnlike
experience of buying a first home, when you’re looking to move up, and already own a home, there are many factors that can complicate your situation. It’s very important for you to consider these issues before you list your Ann Arbor area home for sale.
Not only is there issue of financing to consider, but you also have to sell your present home at right time in order to avoid either financial burden of owning two homes or, just as bad, dilemma of having no place to live during gap between closings.
In this article, I outline six most common mistakes other Ann Arbor area homeowners have made when moving to a larger home. Knowledge of these six mistakes, and strategies to overcome them, will help you make informed choices before you put your existing home on market. Keep these six points in mind. The Ann Arbor area has a very active home buying market. Ann Arbor area home sellers are getting acceptable offers every day, during any part of year. Proper pricing is always key to selling any home. Help-U-Sell Spectrum Realty in Saline Michigan offers a wonderful menu of services to their clients. Since Help-U-Sell charges thousands less than traditional 6-7% that most of other Ann Arbor area real estate agents are charging, you'll have more pricing flexibility and greater negotiating power. Avoid these common mistakes-
1. Looking though rose-colored glasses.
Most of us dream of improving our lifestyle and moving to a larger home. The problem is that there's sometimes a discrepancy between our hearts and our wallets. You drive by a home that you fall in love with only to find that it's already sold or that it’s more than what you are willing to pay. Most homeowners get caught in this hit or miss strategy of home searching when there's a much easier way of going about it. For example, all Help-U-Sell full service, full time Realtors offer a Home Buyer System that will put you in home that fits your needs and wants. This program cross-matches your criteria with ALL available homes that are on market. A program like this helps homeowners take off their rose-colored glasses and, affordably, move into perfect home.
2. Failing to make necessary repairs and improvements.
If you want to get best price for Ann Arbor area home you're selling, there will certainly be things you can do to enhance it and make it more desirable. These repairs and improvements do not necessarily have to be expensive. But even if you do have to make a minor investment, it will often come back to you ten-fold in price you are able to get when you sell. It's very important that these improvements be made before you put your home on market. If cash is tight, investigate an equity loan that you can repay on closing.
3. Not selling your existing home first.
