| Fact: The single most important factor in selling your | | | | number of ways to settle on the selling price that's |
| home quickly is the selling price that you set.Fact: | | | | right for your home.Consult a RealtorSince selling |
| Houses that are priced at more than 10% to either side | | | | homes is their business, Realtors are more likely than |
| of the average recent home selling price in their area | | | | anyone else to know the best selling price for a home |
| will sell more slowly or not at all.Fact: Setting the right | | | | in your neighborhood. Realtors will use their knowledge |
| price for your home for sale requires more than just | | | | of local home selling prices to make a |
| knowing your tax evaluation.Those are all undisputable | | | | recommendation for the best price range for your |
| facts about home selling prices that any Realtor or real | | | | home. You're not bound to accept it, but it's what |
| estate agent will happily confirm. Choosing a home | | | | you're paying her for, after all.Check Recent Home |
| selling price is more than a matter of wishful thinking, or | | | | Selling Prices YourselfKeep an eye on classifieds and |
| deciding how much you want to make.There's an old | | | | home for sale listings, and note which ones sell and for |
| Realtor's saying: Never buy the nicest house in the | | | | how much. Follow up with research at the county |
| neighborhood. You'll never get the money that it's | | | | Registrar of deeds office, or online at your county's |
| worth when you sell. No matter how much more than | | | | web site. You can also get a free valuation suggested |
| other homes in the area your house is worth, you're | | | | home selling prices for your property at web sites that |
| unlikely to find a buyer willing to pay more than about | | | | offer free online appraisals.Get Your Home |
| 10-15% more than the average home selling price of | | | | Professionally AppraisedIt will cost you between $200 |
| other homes in your neighborhood.If you price your | | | | and $300 depending on where you live, but it is the |
| home too high for the location, whether it's because | | | | most accurate way to determine the value of your |
| the house is worth it, or because you have a mistaken | | | | house. That will help you determine a good price by |
| idea of its value, it will likely linger on the market. And | | | | allowing you to compare it with home selling prices in |
| the longer it's on the market, the less likely it is to sell | | | | your area and make adjustments.Whatever method |
| for its original asking price. Both Realtors and buyers | | | | you choose to find the value of your home, remember |
| will start assuming that 'something must be wrong' with | | | | that the key is adjusting the value to set a home selling |
| it.You can avoid the whole situation by setting the right | | | | price in line with your neighborhood. |
| home selling price in the first place. There are a | | | | |