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Time = Money

If you watch any bit of TV, you know that “Do-It-Yourself” Projects are still going strong. My favorite is still “This Old House.” I tell my clients that they can do a lot of projects themselves, but one “project” that you should NOT tackle is Selling/Buying Your Home. I say this not because I am a Broker and want your business. Instead, I speak with over 40 years of real-life experiences with Today’s Buyers and Sellers.

It comes down to Time = Money.

A perfect example is speaking with a client last month as they tried to line up surveyors and zoning boards for a piece of land they wanted to sell. It took them over a month to finally call me. They were exhausted and frustrated, to say the least. I was able to get the ball rolling in a week.

By contacting me first and leveraging our network and experience, I could have saved him three weeks. The bottom line is time = money. So give us a call before you embark on the journey.

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OCT 2021 | Market Insights Report

MIBOR just released October numbers for the Central Indiana housing market. Key takeaways are:

Has the market topped? Or paused? We probably need a couple more months of data to know that one way or another. But one thing is for certain, the panic that ruled the market earlier this year left the market over the course of the past four months. It is just not there. That is a good thing, a positive step towards a healthier and more balanced market. So Buyers who got frustrated and put their plans on the shelf may want to dust them off! If you fall into this category, I am a phone call away!

Click here for the Full MIBOR Report

Who Doesn’t Want a CA$H Offer and a Quick Close

A past client asked me to weigh in and I wanted to share – in case this may also apply to you.

They received an unsolicited letter in the mail offering to buy their house for $255,000. Cash with a Quick Close. They claimed to be a local real estate investor.

After a bit of digging, here are my initial findings/thoughts:

The letter writer, Simba Growth LLC, turned out not to be a local real estate investment company. Instead, they are a California-registered company, and the principle is a California-licensed real estate agent. 🚩
Now, I am not biased toward investment companies. During the past year, I’ve had many clients receive offers from investment companies. Some were reputable, and some were not. We have successfully closed with a number of them. However, we have sent more packing. There are many reasons for that which I’d be glad to talk over with you. There are pros and cons to every deal. While the pros can be pretty darn enticing, the cons can be really bad. So it is extremely important to vet them carefully
The purchase contract they put forth was poorly written 🚩and not one that provides the Seller many protections 🚩that a standard Indiana form would. Worse, it gave the Buyer many outs and the Seller very little control over the whole process. Thus, the odds of this proposed transaction being closed timely or at the price offered were very slim. IMHO.
This proposed transaction would require the Seller to find a new home (not always an easy task, esp in this market) and move within 30 days. That’s a very short timeline from several angles. For example: Find a New Home, Get Financed, and Move All Within 30 Days. (Remember this Offer was unsolicited…) And all the while, Simba Growth still has the right to back out. Ouch!
Now for the Offer itself, I found three very similar homes in the Seller’s subdivision that sold during the past six months. All were considerably smaller in size and sold for $11-28,000 more. 🚩So the 255K purchase price offered was not a good deal. The Seller could, in all likelihood, net more dollars (even after paying realtor fees) going a different route- and have more security and comfort in the process.

So if something doesn’t seem right, call a Trusted Resource. Always happy to weigh in!

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