This is hardly the time to sell your Cedar Rapids house fast. George C. Ford of The Gazette wrote, “Homebuyers and sellers may be fondly remembering the warmer-than-normal weather in November as more homes changed owners in the Corridor and in the state of Iowa.
The Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors recorded 346 home sales last month, up from 325 in November 2015. The average sale price slipped to $186,144 from $189,834 in the same month of 2015.
Homes were on the market an average 61 days before they were sold last month, an improvement over an average 74 days in November 2015.
Usually the time from the last recession averages 45 months. Maybe we’ve entered a new era where governments can hold recessions at bay. Optimism notwithstanding, I’m concerned that we’ve gotten ahead of ourselves.
If you have plans to make some changes in your life that include selling your house, maybe now is the time to take advantage of the optimism.
Did you notice that houses in Iowa are on the market for an average of 61 days? That’s a lifetime if you want to sell fast. If you are going through a divorce, two to three months can be a lifetime. Imagine your bruised and battered feelings while waiting to sell and then close.
Or, you live in another city in the U.S. trying to get your parents estate settled. Imagine all the long distance phone calls and airline flights to your realtor here in Cedar Rapids and the demands of your job and family at home. “I have to wait for two to three months?”
Or imagine, deciding to downsize. The longer you are in the big house, the more you have to pay for heat and electricity. Maybe, you want to become an expat and move to where it is warm. You want to be gone.
We will do a walk-through of their house, note any deficiencies, and figure out what it would cost us to fix those items and at what price we could sell the refurbished house. Harmony Property Solutions may note the house needs some work, such as replacing a car port with a garage, or renovating the kitchen. We share with the homeowners that today’s buyers want granite counters, double sinks, a dishwasher, stainless appliances, modern lighting, and modern cabinets. Those items may be beyond your budget.
We explain how we calculate the profit we need on our investment and offer the homeowner a price for their house.
We point out that there are no realtor commissions of 5 to 6% to pay out of their proceeds. In fact, there are no fees whatsoever. There are no open houses to live through and no fears that something will go wrong when it’s time to close.
We help homeowners out of distressed situations. While our goal as investors is to make a modest profit on any deal, we help homeowners out of most any situation, no matter what! Harmony Property Solutions doesn’t charge any fees, upfront costs, commissions, or anything else. We give you the simple honest truth about your home and help you sell it fast to resolve any situation.
Harmony Property Solutions, LLC is part of thousands of investors nationwide, and we help tens of thousands of homeowners every year. Ours is not the “traditional” route, but we help and we do it quickly!
Give us a call today at 319-343-6773 and let us know how we can help you!