Which Should I Do First - List My Home or Find A New Home?

Homeowners often are afraid of listing their home for sale without finding their next home first. Shopping for a home, when you are not in a position to buy can be a painful experience.Let's say you visit 10 homes, and finally find a great new home! But wait, you are not in a position to buy. The seller of the great new home (as with most sellers) will not accept an offer from you based upon the contingent sale of your home. Thus, the dream home is sold to someone else and you miss the opportunity.The best homeowners list their home first and then look for a new home. You can always list your home "subject to finding home of choice". This means if you don't find a great new home, you don't have to sell. Remember, every neighborhood has an "average market time" meaning the average days on market to sale. In Northwest Indiana, the average is about 120 days or 4 months. So even if you list your home today, it could take a few months to find a buyer.The best advise is to list first and shop for the new great home second.

Lights On - Selling your home faster

Today is a rare sunny day in Northwest Indiana as we tend to have more gray skies than blue. What home sellers may not realize is how a drab, gray day can darken the image and interior of their home. Furthermore, sometimes real estate agents and buyers have difficulty locating hidden light switches and can view the room at it's best.

To help sell your home faster, make sure to leave a light on in every room of your home. Even if it's in the daytime, lights add warmth and give potential buyers a much better view.

So if your looking to encourage buyers and waiting for a great offer, my suggestion is to leave the lights on!

Help SELL Your Home FASTER

There is one thing that every home seller can do to assist their REALTOR in selling their home - TALK ABOUT IT!

When your REALTOR is out and about, we are always looking for opportunities to talk about home sales, share market data and look for potential home buyers. The bigger the net(work) the more fish you will catch.

So if you want to help your home sell FASTER, be sure to tell everyone you know that your home is for sale and talk about your moving plans. You get the conversation started by asking for moving company references, or if they know of anyone who has used the home buyer tax credit.

Just start the conversation - remember the more people who KNOW that your home is for sale - increases the opportunities for sale!

Take Advantage - Home Buyer Tax Credit 2009 - 2010

Are you ready to take advantage of this "final offer" to make home buyer easier? Don't be fooled, there will NOT be an extension of this program. Buyers must be under contract to purchase by April 30, 2010 and closed purchase by June 30, 2010 to receive the tax credit. Now existing home owners are eligible to receive up to $6,500 on a purchase of a residence. You do NOT have to sell the existing home. First time home buyers are eligible for up to $8,000.Call me today at 219 462 2090 ext 205 for additional information.