There are many advantages in owning smaller properties for senior homeowners. Many find out that less space is desirable during their golden years. Cleaning and maintaining a smaller home results in lower expenses and reduces the time needed to clean. Many times seniors spend part time in their home and the rest of the year they travel to a warmer place (and with lower cost of living) where they avoid the hassle of snow and constant cold. When deciding on how to sell your larger home you need to take into account the potencial costs associated with the different sales methods. Understanding these theses 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 McAllen.
Inconvenient
Especially during your golden years, when you are ready to begin downsizing your home in McAllen, the thought of a traditional listing may seem too complicated to take on by yourself, especially since nowadays most of the potential buyers use the internet as the main method to search for a new home. The other option for listing means paying agent 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 disturbing at best, especially during the Covid-19 Pandemia. 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 and when you finally find a potential buyer having to make the necessary repairs to be able to pass inspections required by the lenders.
Clean Out
Cleaning out a house can be both physically and emotionally difficult when seniors are downsizing their homes in McAllen, 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. It can become a stressful or overwhelming experience, or a task difficult to accomplish on your own.
Expensive Repairs
Inspections and appraisals are an integral part of the traditional home selling process, leading to spend thousands of dollars when they are ready to begin downsizing their homes in McAllen. 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. Somethimes inspector require electrical upgrades, that require rewiring the home or changing the electrical pannel from a bedroom to the garage, other times, the heater needs to be elevated, there are some plumbing issues, or they find some other hazards that need to be fixed by an expert. 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 carpets or 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 completed before ever listing the home for sale. As time passes, you keep paying utilities and property taxes and your bills only continue to mount as more and more of your potential profits slip away.
Another Option
Consider a direct sale to Dolfin RGV, 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 Dolfin RGV 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 Dolfin RGV you can just pack what you want to keep when you are downsizing, by selling your home in McAllen 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 Dolfin RGV means eliminating most of the normal fees associated with traditional closings. The price Dolfin RGV 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 Dolfin RGV today at (956) 904 5234 to learn just how quickly we can help you start saving money!