Comments on: Sound Advice for Sellers http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html Redfin Los Angeles Sweet Digs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jessica freeman http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html/comment-page-1#comment-14309 jessica freeman Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:58:34 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html#comment-14309 Hello i really enjoyed reading youru blog. i wish i read it when i was trying to sale my house in this market.. to make a long story short at an open house one day an inspector from http://www.homeinspectionspecialist.com came and talked to my agent regarding doing a pre-inspection to be able to market the house. well i called them a few days later and they did a home inspection for me. so then everytime a buyer came we showed the pre-inspection to confirm the quality of the house, hence a few weeks later we got an offer and we sold. i look forward to all the updates. thanks again. Jessica Hello

i really enjoyed reading youru blog. i wish i read it when i was trying to sale my house in this market.. to make a long story short at an open house one day an inspector from http://www.homeinspectionspecialist.com came and talked to my agent regarding doing a pre-inspection to be able to market the house. well i called them a few days later and they did a home inspection for me. so then everytime a buyer came we showed the pre-inspection to confirm the quality of the house, hence a few weeks later we got an offer and we sold. i look forward to all the updates. thanks again.

Jessica

]]> By: Christina Chan http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html/comment-page-1#comment-14306 Christina Chan Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:41:18 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html#comment-14306 Ah, too true, Tim. My situation was a bit different. Of course, I did need to sell, but I certainly had my own timeline. Anyways, great insight, regardless. Ah, too true, Tim. My situation was a bit different. Of course, I did need to sell, but I certainly had my own timeline. Anyways, great insight, regardless.

]]> By: Tim Hebb http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html/comment-page-1#comment-14305 Tim Hebb Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:25:47 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html#comment-14305 Christina, I didn't really emphasize that the WSJ piece is entitled "How to Sell a House, When You HAVE TO Sell It." (see illustration) My impression is that your situation was more elective, so you could afford to ignore #7, or at least be more relaxed with it. Some sellers may not have the time to be. Tim Christina,

I didn’t really emphasize that the WSJ piece is entitled “How to Sell a House, When You HAVE TO Sell It.” (see illustration)

My impression is that your situation was more elective, so you could afford to ignore #7, or at least be more relaxed with it. Some sellers may not have the time to be.

Tim

]]> By: Phyllis Harb http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html/comment-page-1#comment-14303 Phyllis Harb Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:07:38 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html#comment-14303 All sound advice except: do not play the banker! Qualfied home buyers (those with good credit and a down payment) can still easily obtain cheap fixed rate financing. Why would a seller want to loan their money for 30 years on a fixed rate? Why would most smart buyers not opt for a fixed rate? The seller does not want to compete with lenders; the seller does not want to take the property back. Sell the house and be done with it UNLESS you have tax ramifications and because of that need to take a mortgage back. All sound advice except: do not play the banker! Qualfied home buyers (those with good credit and a down payment) can still easily obtain cheap fixed rate financing. Why would a seller want to loan their money for 30 years on a fixed rate? Why would most smart buyers not opt for a fixed rate?

The seller does not want to compete with lenders; the seller does not want to take the property back. Sell the house and be done with it UNLESS you have tax ramifications and because of that need to take a mortgage back.

]]> By: Christina Chan http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html/comment-page-1#comment-14302 Christina Chan Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:49:14 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/losangeles/2008/07/sound_advice_for_sellers.html#comment-14302 Hi Tim- I just saw that article! Great advice in there. Though I'd have to say in my case, I really didn't listen to #7. I didn't take the first offer that came along. Nor the second. And I think I got as much as I could in this sluggish market when I sold. But more on that in the coming weeks.... Hi Tim-

I just saw that article! Great advice in there. Though I’d have to say in my case, I really didn’t listen to #7. I didn’t take the first offer that came along. Nor the second. And I think I got as much as I could in this sluggish market when I sold. But more on that in the coming weeks….

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