Considering selling? You may be wondering about which is the better option, a direct cash sale vs. hiring a real estate agent when selling your house in McAllen. Life events can change your housing situation, at times despite your wishes. The time required until closing with each option is just as much of a consideration as the effect each has on your finances.
Showing Appointments
You’ll need to ask yourself if you are willing to make yourself and anyone else in your household invisible, while keeping your home spotless at all times? Despite how much you may wish to sell your house in McAllen, nobody enjoys the hassle of strangers getting into your house and preparing constantly for a showing after a long day at work. Likewise, if your buyer falls in love with your furnishings, they may consider one or several of your beloved possessions as deal-breakers. Along with the agent selling your house, you will need to deal with buyers agents, who will be the ones showing the home. It’s highly likely they’ll call to schedule appointments at off-hours.
If you’d like to avoid this inconvenience altogether, you may be happier with a direct sale, you won’t need to remain constantly on top of your home’s appearance or worry about staging. You also won’t have to worry about storing anything you don’t want a buyer to catch sight of and decide they’d like “tossed into the deal.”
Investing More Before Selling
Updates to make your home more attractive on the outside and inside as well as possible repairs add to the expenses of selling your house in McAllen with a real estate agent. If you don’t pass the inspection which is usually ordered, you could be required to spend even more TIME AND MONEY on repairs in order for the property to qualify for the mortgage loan. Don’t forget, you need to concern yourself with exterior curb appeal and may be advised to cover the additional expenses of staging your interior.
When working with DOLFIN RGV, none of the concerns or costs associated with curb appeal or updates will be an issue. Major or minor repairs can be forgotten and worrying in general about your home’s appearance will fly out the window when you sell your house in McAllen through a direct sale.
Professional Expenses
Real estate agents charge commissions as well as other charges. Buyers agents nearly always order inspections and the inspection fee is usually your responsibility as the seller. Appraisers and those handling closings charge fees as well, all adding to the cost to sell your house in McAllen.
Making a direct sale commonly means that there are NO COMMISSIONS, STAGING COSTS, REPAIRS, OR ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
Delays
Due to the nature of traditional listings, it is difficult to define the closing date when selling your house in McAllen through a real estate agent; depending on the buyer’s circumstances, there may be delays in the actual closing date.
An upside of selecting a direct sale for your property is that we can CLOSE the sale of your house in McAllen within a SHORT TIMEFRAME and there won’t be any delays in closing due to failed inspections or financing issues.
We’re here to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have about the choice ahead. Call Dolfin RGV today or send us a message to learn more about a direct sale vs. hiring an agent when selling your house in McAllen. (956) 904 5234