You are probably wondering why you would want to sell your home to a real estate investor instead of listing your home with a real estate agent or selling it yourself. There are many very good reasons why you should consider selling to a real estate investor. I’m going to share with you some different options that you probably never thought of or knew you could do before. I’ll give you the top 5 reasons why you should consider selling your home to a real estate investor.
1) A real estate investor will buy your home no matter what condition your homes are in. What this means to you is that you won’t have to make expensive repairs to your home. Now, if you listed your home with a real estate agent, they will want you to do all the necessary repairs to your home before they list it. The other reason is that most lenders in today’s market will not lend money to buyers who are buying a home that needs major repairs. Now, secondly, if you try to sell your house yourself, you may have to change the flooring and repaint the walls. Most buyers in today’s market will not want to move into a home and start making repairs. Therefore, you will have a limited number of buyers who might show interest in your home, but will want to get your home at a deep discount.
2) Real estate investors will buy your house for all cash “as is”, or they can give you up to the full market value of your house if you are a little flexible on your terms. A real estate investor will work with you to figure out all of your goals for selling your home. Then they will do everything they can to meet or exceed all of your goals to sell your home. They are professional homebuyers who help people solve their real estate problems. They have a lot of experience buying houses from people just like you in all kinds of situations. Just to name a few of the situations in which they can help you: If your home is simply not selling in the current market, Inherited Homes, Distressed Properties, Vacant Homes, Probate Homes, Late Payments, Divorce, Liens and Home Judgments , rental property , expired real estate listing, bankruptcy, or if you are just facing foreclosure. No matter what the condition, area, or situation you have with your home, a real estate investor can provide you with many viable options to sell your home quickly.
3) If you sell your home to a real estate investor, they can close on your home quickly, usually in 10 days or less. You’ll be able to get cash in your hand quickly without any of the hassle of selling your home the traditional way. Real estate investors are professionals with extensive experience in helping homeowners navigate the process of selling their home quickly. The reason they can close on your home quickly is that they work with a large network of buyers who have cash and are ready to buy homes in your area fast. This is not like a traditional buyer you would get by selling your home yourself or from a real estate agent. These types of buyers will take at least 30-60 days to close and that would only be if they make it through the loan process.
4) Real estate investors don’t want to list their house, they want to buy it fast. When you sell your home to a real estate investor, you will be marketing your home to your buyers at high speed. By this I mean if you sold your house yourself, you would probably put up a sign in front of your house, put an ad in the newspaper, or even be able to list your house on the MLS for a flat fee. These things are nice, but at best, you’ll probably only get a small number of people to come see your house, but most of them will be tire kickers. In today’s market there are more houses for sale than there are people willing to buy them all. The same is true if you were to list your home with a real estate agent; they’ll put up a sign in their yard, list it on the MLS, and wait for people to call. Most real estate agents don’t continually market their property through other avenues beyond that. A real estate investor will market your property immediately after you agree on the price and terms. They will market your house with all the advertising available so that your house sells fast. Also, they have a huge list of buyers who are currently buying houses and have the money to do it fast. Therefore, selling to a real estate investor is your best option if you want to sell your home quickly in today’s market.
5) When you sell your house to a real estate investor you will not have to pay anything out of pocket. In fact, they work hard for you and with you to sell your house at no cost to you and very fast. The reason they can do this is that they actually get a fee from the buyer they sell the property for, and therefore eliminate any cost to you, the seller. Not to mention, real estate investors will give you a net offer on your house. What this means to you is that you will receive that net offer at closing. Now if you sold your home the traditional way, buy it yourself or through a real estate agent, at closing you will only get an average of 80-85% of your home’s listing price. The reason this is true is that your real estate agent will take his 6% commissions, then you have to pay 2-3% loss costs, then the buyer will want a discount of at least 5% on the current market. After all those discounts, the buyer will do a home ownership inspection, and the inspector will come back with a big list of potential issues the buyer will want a discount on. This is usually another 3-5% discount. Most sellers don’t realize that this is actually the amount of money they will get at closing, having waited 4-8 months through this entire process to sell their home the traditional way.
As you’ve probably realized by now, there are many more benefits to selling your home to a real estate investor than selling your home the traditional way of selling it by owner or with a real estate agent. Is all the hassle and hassle of selling your house the traditional way really worth your time and money? If you sell your home to a real estate investor, you’ll have a quick, friendly, and hassle-free sale of your home.
