There are many advantages in owning smaller properties for senior homeowners. Many find much less space is desirable during their golden years. Cleaning and maintaining less home equates to less overall work and lowers expenses, some rather dramatically. The decision on how you sell your larger home needs to include all of the potential costs that accompany each type of sales method. Understanding these expenses can help you to make the best choice for your situation. Should you find yourself at this stage of life, read on to learn these 5 things seniors should know about downsizing their homes in Dallas.
Inconvenient
Especially during your golden years, when you are ready to begin downsizing your home in Dallas, the thought of a traditional listing may seem too complicated to take on by yourself. Most especially since the internet is where most buyers search for housing on today’s market. The other option for listing means paying outrageous commissions and fees, so that someone else can handle all of the legal paperwork, marketing, and showing appointments. In either event, the thought of strangers touring your home and personal possessions is disquieting at best. And let’s face it, keeping everything picture perfect at all times is not easy on the best of days. Not to mention sitting at the bargaining table while buyer after buyer makes insultingly low offers.
Clean Out
Cleaning out a house can be both physically and emotionally difficult when seniors are downsizing their homes in Dallas, especially if they have lived there for a long time. Part of the very reason you may be selling is the fact that your home is already too much for you to maintain, add in clearing and packing and you may find yourself exhausted. If you are not able to do the work yourself, it is likely you will need to hire someone to help you, which can be costly, depending on how large your home is and how many possessions you own. Because every corner is filled with happy memories that you are leaving behind you may become emotionally drained as well. When you know you are letting go of these things, it is very easy for valuable time to slip away as you go back in time, looking through each room, emptying closets, and sorting through boxes full of belongings.
Expensive Repairs
Inspections and appraisals are an integral part of the traditional home selling process, leading many to spend thousands of dollars when they are ready to begin downsizing their homes in Dallas. In order to pass inspections, it is entirely possible that you could end up facing overwhelming repair bills for an issue you were not even aware of previously. Real estate professionals know that many buyers lack the imagination required to realize the potential you may feel your property possesses, with no ability to see past anything that is in a state of disrepair, simply worn or even outdated. The upgrades required to modernize and refresh a home can be anything from replacing aging cabinetry to installing new flooring in part or all of the property. You may need to replace woodwork or paint the interior and exterior of the home. All of these costs can add up very quickly and must be met prior to ever realizing a profit on the home. For that matter, it must be complete before ever listing the home for sale. As time passes, your bills only continue to rise as more and more of your potential profits slip away.
If you want to sell your TX property … we’re ready to give you a complete buyout offer.
Even if an agent can’t sell your house, we can help. (Sometimes selling a house through a real estate agent is not for everyone.)
And as a bonus…
- You don’t need to clean up and repair the property
- Don’t waste time finding an agent who you trust and who can deliver on their promise of selling your property quickly
- You won’t need to sign a contract that binds you to an agent for a certain term
- Or deal with the paperwork and the waiting and wondering (and hoping)
We work differently at Hill REI Estate Sales. When you contact us and submit the short property information form (below), we’ll give you a fair all-cash offer on your property within 24 hours… and the best part is: we can close whenever YOU choose to close – it’s entirely up to you. It doesn’t matter what condition the property is in, or even if there are tenants in there that you can’t get rid of… don’t worry about it. We’ll take care of it for you. And if you need the cash quickly, we can close in as little as 7 days because we buy any property with cash and don’t have to rely on traditional bank financing.
Another Option
Consider a direct sale to Hill REI Estate Sales, which can be a much better option for you! We take the time to listen to your situation and understand your goals for now and the future. At Hill REI Estate Sales we are happy to help you with this decision, if listing with an agent is a better option for you, we will tell you so. Should you choose to work with Hill REI Estate Sales you can just pack what you want to keep when you are downsizing, by selling your home in Dallas directly, without any more showings to worry about. You can also save all the time and costs involved in a deep clean of your larger home when you sell directly. In many cases you can just leave behind any items you would rather not take along to your new residence. You can leave the monthly payments behind too. Working with Hill REI Estate Sales means eliminating most of the normal fees associated with traditional closings. The price Hill REI Estate Sales offers is the price you get. You will also forego the fees normally associated with the required reports from appraisals and inspections in most cases. Especially on newer or more recently renovated properties. Send us a message or call Hill REI Estate Sales today at 817-442-2669 to learn just how quickly we can help you start saving money!
Estate sales:
Hill REI provides complete buyouts of all the items and gives fair market values!
• Complete buy out of the entire estate (including the real estate).
• We provide a cash offer, we pay all normal closing cost – we close when you are ready!