Sold Our Home in One Weekend for Fair Price
Submitted by: Caroline Clark - Mesa, AZ
Hello George,
We had our open house last Sat. and Sun. May 6th and 7th. And we sold our home! The sale went very well! The market here has changed...I don't know much about real estate, but I was told that compared to last year, there are 5 times the homes on the market. Therefore, many were very skeptical that I could sell our home in a weekend for a fair price...but we did.
We had about 60-70 people come through the home. We had 17 people/couples bid on the home. It quickly went down to the 4 serious buyers! I had a reserve of $224,500 on all my signs and ads - we did get all types come through...Investors, Agents, etc. We sold our home for $255,000. I am very pleased!
I work out of my home and have very tight deadlines...I just could not handle the stress of having to show the home at the drop of a hat. Plus, I have two young girls - the stress of keeping the house "viewable" would have been too much for all of us. For those that are considering doing this, I must emphasise the importance of a website. I see now how critical that was and it made a HUGE difference. I would encourage everyone planning a 5 Day Sale to make sure they have a website!
P.S. - Those who were really serious about buying the home asked me about this process and said they thought they may do this in the future! We got such a positive response, it was amazing. Again, those who REALLY wanted the house...didn't care that it was being sold this way. In fact, they liked it and were willing to play the game.
