Phone (530) 209-6840
LIC #01847398
405 Redcliff Dr. Suite #210
Redding, CA 96002

Meridian Pointe Realty, Inc.

Meridian Pointe Realty, Inc.

(530) 209-6840

Resources

  • Your Home's Worth?
  • Getting Ready to Show
  • Reasons to Use an Agent
  • Dropping Your Price
  • 1031 Exchanges
  • Real Estate Glossary
  • Useful Links
  • Getting Rid of Clutter
  • Improving the Interior
  • Improving the Exterior

  • Dropping Your Price

    Later, when you drop your price, your house is "old news." You will never be able to recapture that flurry of initial activity you would have had with a realistic price. Your house could take longer to sell.

    Even if you do successfully sell at an above market price, your buyer will need a mortgage. The mortgage lender requires an appraisal. If comparable sales for the last six months and current market conditions do not support your sales price, the house won’t appraise. Your deal falls apart. Of course, you can always attempt to renegotiate the price, but only if the buyer is willing to listen. Your house could go "back on the market."

    Once your home has fallen out of escrow or sits on the market awhile, it is harder to get a good offer. Potential buyers will think you might be getting desperate, so they will make lower offers. By overpricing your home in the beginning, you could actually end up settling for a lower price than you would have normally received.