Selling Lake Chelan Real Estate or Vacation Homes?

Let Tim and Mary Flood help you sell your home, property or lot in the Chelan Valley.  We know you have many choices when it comes to selecting a Lake Chelan real estate agent and trusting Tim and Mary, with their extensive knowledge of the area and over 40 years of experience, will help you sell your home fast-and for the best price..

Take a moment and read over these tips to know how and when to sell more effectively.

1. Get free valuations and priceless advice.

 Real estate agents will give you a home valuation for free because ultimately they hope you'll engage their services when it comes to selling your home.  Therefore use the experience of a handful of local and trusted agents who are renowned for their selling success and invite them to come and value your home.  Then, ask them their opinion on what if anything can be done to raise the value of your property to the maximum. (visit my yuma real estate connection for more on selling your home.)

  Real estate agents spend their entire professional lives examining properties, they know what attracts a buyer, what turns a buyer away and what can and should be done to a property to enable the seller to get maximum returns from his property — request advice based on the benefit of their experience.  Most real estate agents will be happy to give you any tips they feel are applicable to your home because if you can increase the value of it, they can raise the price of it and if they are asked to represent you they will ultimately make more from the sale! 

2. Speak to your current mortgage lender.

You need to contact your current mortgage lender and ask them what penalties and fees you will incur for early repayment.  Inform them that you are intending to sell your home and they will give you an up to date statement of the amount remaining and exactly how much selling up is going to cost you in real terms. (visit our  Southern Utah real estate affiliates for more on lending help)

 3. Work out total selling, buying and moving costs.

 To assist you with this step ask your Lake Chelan  real estate agents to give you a break down of all the local fees, taxes and costs you will likely incur when selling and buying.  These will most likely include the real estate agent's fees, a lawyer's fees, surveyor's costs, potential gain taxation and also consider factoring in the percentage of any annual taxes or charges on your home that you will have to pay.

 Add to these expenses the costs you will incur when buying Chelan real estate and remember to include any deposit, mortgage arrangement fees, survey costs and insurances.

And last but not least, get a rough quotation for removal costs which are easy to gauge based on the size of your home and the distance you are likely to move. (for additional help on your selling costs see our Sedona real estate market professionals)

4. Work out your budget.

By taking the original valuation sum given to you by your Chelan real estate agent and then deducting all of the totals from step 3 you will (hopefully) be left with a positive number!  This is your clear profit, this is what you can then use towards your new home. 

At this stage, if you have additional sums saved and you wish to add them to the above to increase your purchasing power you should do so.  You will be left with an amount you can use as a down payment on your new home. (Learn more on budgeting from our Great Falls Montana Real Estate connection.)

5. Get a loan agreed in theory.

Now you have to approach a mortgage lender and work with him to determine exactly how much you can comfortably afford to borrow.  He will take into account many factors but these will include the amount you have as a down payment and the amount you earn.  Ultimately he will arm you with a budget with which you can now work when searching for your new home. (visit my Ruidoso real estate affiliate with this new article on mortgage calculators)

6. Begin searching for your new house.

 Now you have a budget to work with you can begin the exciting process of searching for a new home.  It may seem dull to have to get all the financial facts and figures in place before heading off to find that dream house, but by doing all the ground work first you will be less likely to fall in love with an unsuitable, unaffordable home.  You will not have set yourself up for a fall; you will once again have set yourself up for success.

 7. Give your home a makeover!

We can provide tips and strategies for your home layout and then you can get to work with the repairs, renovations and heavy work needed to bring your house up to the top of the market.  Learn more here about staging kids' rooms.

8. Remember - first impressions count!

 Now the time has come for buyers to begin viewing your home.  You have to go over every single aspect of your home with a very critical eye and consider what the potential buyer will make of every aspect.  Their first impression of your home will be as they look at it from the sidewalk, ensure the outside of your home is as clean, tidy and well presented as possible and then walk through every room and the garden and look at it with fresh eyes.  What will a buyer's eye be drawn to, the beautiful proportions of the room or the dirty window and vase of dead flowers? Need to sell fast? Check out these tips on selling Lake Chelan real estate fast.

Because first impressions count so very much take the time to consider every aspect of your home and then make time to clean, polish and present your home in the very best light possible.

9. Be as flexible as possible.

 If you can be quick to react to a viewing request and flexible when it comes to a contract completion date you will be doing everything within your power to enable your buyer.  By remaining on top of the upkeep of your home you should be able to say 'yes' to a viewing request at the drop of a hat.  And if you remain on top of your home search and are at least mentally prepared to move out swiftly — even if this means moving into rental accommodation for a short period — you will be doing absolutely everything within your power for home selling success.

Search Lake Chelan Real Estate and trust Tim and Mary Flood to provide all your real estate needs in Chelan County Real Estate and Manson Real Estate.

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