Fast house sale reccomendations

greenface

Where are you ? how are the other houses selling . How much do you need to sell . Whats the drop in discount your willing to take . How soon is soon . Probs look to auction before company / or EA

mark?_3

MarkBargain wrote: »

About 4/5ths of custom is through websites like Rightmove though. So long as it is on those sites and presented well, so long as the agent answers the phone and does a good job, I think a lower asking price would be better than offering an estate agent extra cash. What does "working their !!!! off " mean? They can ring round their client lists etc, true, but I would not pay them more than the 1%.

I get where you're coming from but i don't think we'll ever agree on this one
if you don't incentivise your seller they won't perform above the norm. As long as they can shift it in a couple of months they still get their commission. If you need them to sell it in a matter of weeks you need to put something in place that will drive this performance.

i honestly don't think you can rely on Rightmove and relatively small price drops to sell a house very very fast.
You either need to do a major price drop (20%+) which would make the price accessible to another market segment, or have a hyper engaged seller who will put your house in front of everything else on their books. Ideally do both, but then you may have just gone to the webuyanyhouse people in the first place

joujou

MarkBargain wrote: »

About 4/5ths of custom is through websites like Rightmove though. So long as it is on those sites and presented well, so long as the agent answers the phone and does a good job, I think a lower asking price would be better than offering an estate agent extra cash. What does "working their !!!! off " mean? They can ring round their client lists etc, true, but I would not pay them more than the 1%.

It's not just websites... the EAs have a lot of wiggle room to push a property. They can do things like mass email your property (annoying but works), recommend your property to other buyers who are not particularly looking in the area, etc...

bitsandpieces

If you need a really quick sale, an auction is likely to be a better bet than 'quick buy' companies. Pick a reputable local one - but the buyer will be tied in once the hammer falls and have to complete within a set period. You'll probably get less money than you would from selling normally through an estate agent, but - unlike a 'quick buy' company - at least the market will set a value for the property and you shouldn't get shafted.

If you're not that pushed for time, you'll likely get more money going through an EA. Auctions can be a sensible way to sell property, though, whereas I'd avoid 'quick buy' companies under pretty much any circumstances (these are companies where people are encouraging you to go to estate agents as the more reputable organisations :rotfl:)