What To Look For When Selling Real Estate 

You will sell your property at some time in your life and often more than once. Unfortunately, most homeowners are not as educated as they think they are when selling their home even if it is not the first sale. Since I am doing this daily and sold many many homes, I still learn from each sale.  Some of the things I am sharing with you will help you with your sale. ​

Probably the ideal way for most homeowners when selling real estate is trying to get a cash deal. In an all-cash transaction, you will receive the entire amount of money for your property at the closing. At times this may not be an option. For instance, if the value of your property has gone down or for any reason, you cannot sell your property for the price that you want. There are other great options available such as selling via land contract.  ​

One of my favorite ways to sell a house is using land contracts. You may have heard of land contracts also called rent to own, or seller financing. If you want the full sum up front, this is not an option for you. If you can accept a down payment and finance the home for your buyer, you will customarily end up making a lot more money in the long run. Many times you can sell your property for the much higher amount, and you will earn interest on the money that you financed.

f you sell using "land contract" usually, insurance, property taxes and repairs will all be the obligation of the buyer. In case the buyer breaches the land contract for any reason. If you still cannot sell your real estate for the amount you wanted to receive, then you may try the third option; Renting. 

Real Estate markets have its ups and downs just like any other commodity. If you get caught, like so many people around 2008 and 2009, where your mortgage on your house is higher than what you can sell for in a given market, you may need to consider renting it out. If you can rent your home during the storm of economic downturn, you may be able to mitigate your loss on the property.  

​It will allow you to hold your property until the market to go back up and it is very likely that even make some money on it in the meantime. You will plausibly still come out winning. Your tenants paying your mortgage obligation even it is not bringing positive cash flow, your principle is still going down, and you keep your home. Also, you may be overlooking to rent tax benefits. An accountant will give you some more helpful advice with that as well.

As you look to sell your home, remember that there is always more than one possibility. The attraction of real estate is that you have so many possibilities to be able to get it work for you. Do not limit yourself and automatically take less than you hope to receive. If you are creative and do your due diligence, you will be a lot better off in the long run.

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