The best way of marketing and selling
Off-market – a great real estate agent will use their database to find you the best current buyers out there. You want people who will pay a premium price and help make your transition as easy as possible. One negative of selling off-market is that a new hot buyer entering the market may miss out on this opportunity and could have paid more.
Private treaty – selling with a listed price or price guide
Typically, a private treaty sale is the best option. Buyers hate property marketed without a price, for example, writing Contact Agent instead of an actual asking price.
Marketing a property with an Offers Over $ price works very well in a hot market as the buyer knows the starting point. Therefore, sellers don’t waste their time and effort with buyers who can’t afford their property. Property marketed without a price generally takes a lot longer to sell, which shows with days on the market.
Auction – can work very well in a hot market
Auctions are most successful when there is a high demand for properties in a particular price range, including when there is very little stock or when a property is in a sought-after location with a ‘waiting list’ of people wanting to buy into the area.
An auction may also be the right choice when a property has unique features that make it unlike anything else currently for sale or recently sold. In this circumstance, it may be hard to determine the value of the property.
Moving Day
The first step is to book a reputable removalist to do as much as possible for you. Once you declutter and let go of STUFF, you can arrange for the removalist to help pack up as much as possible. Removalists can pack a whole house up in a day or so, where it will take you weeks or months, and you don’t need all the grief at this time of your life. The removalist can also do the full unpack for you, which is fantastic, as it just happens!
Settling In
The big thing we hear all the time is, “I just wish I downsized years ago”. Most people will settle into their new environment and lifestyle pretty quickly. Sometimes it can take longer than you expect, especially if you lived in your family home for decades. You may need to be patient, make the most of your new surroundings and remember that “Rome was not built in a day”. However, once you do settle in, we know you will love it.
