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Frustrated? Let’s Try This Approach

For Today’s Buyer, it is tough. The Market remains tight, and nothing at the present moment is showing that it will loosen any time soon.

Yes, some houses are sitting for a while, while others are getting 20 offers in a weekend. And winning a bid when you are 1 of 20 is a nightmare. So the struggle is very real and very frustrating.

Last month, I sat down with a client to have a ❤️ heart-to-heart. Since time was not in his favor, we needed a new approach. What did that look like: He needed to look at properties that were winnable.

What do Winnable Homes look like:

Not built within the last 30 years
Not in pristine condition
Need about 10-20K of home improvements

Hey, I get it…it doesn’t sound very appealing at first. And it didn’t sit well with him until we started talking through the details. Like many, he was looking for a move-in-ready home. With this new approach, he could still get that move-in ready home, and it would be exactly what he was looking for.

Seem like a pipe dream? Let me assure you that it is possible when you have the right partner with experience in all aspects of the industry.

If you are interested in hearing more, give me a call at 317-625-0655 . Let’s start looking at properties that are winnable instead of going to war!

And only 10% accept??

iBuyers companies continue to make the news with their gimmicks on offering a faster, more convenient way to sell a home. I just saw an interview with the Zillow CEO, stating, “…while people would come to our site (iBuyer) and we’d give them a good offer, only about 10% accepted the offer.”

Let that sink in…. “A good offer” and “Only 10% accepted”

I’ll bet that less than 5% of people who received offers actually sold their homes. That’s less than 1/10 of what a good Realtor would get done for their clients.

There’s a whole LOT more to taking a property from “For Sale” to a successful closing than the technocrats understand.

At Top Choice Real Estate, we are with you every step of your journey. We have a long track record of getting the job done for our clients. So give me a call to see how we can help!

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Just Released: January Market Report

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The January numbers for central Indiana are up, and they look to be a little of this and a little of that.

Median sales price was up 17% from a year ago, BUT down 4% compared to December
Days on market increased to 29 from 24 in December
Closed sales and new listings were both up over a year ago, 4 & 2%
Inventory remains limited— with only 1738 houses to choose from. That’s down 11% from a year ago

We’ve got our fingers on the pulse and finding ways to help our clients buy and sell homes successfully. So if that’s what you’d like to do, well, give us a call!