Relocation is complicated. There’s an insane amount of details to keep together, plus the stress of why you’re making a move in the first place – often it’s a new job or a sick relative, but the need to move always comes with dramatic changes.
We get local Delaware County home sellers calling us or submitting their house info on this website every week saying “I’m relocating and need to sell my house in Delaware County“. The great thing is that we’re able to help a good many of those sellers sell their house quickly (because we’re actively buying houses in Delaware County PA right now!).
So how do you make the most out of a difficult situation?
Don’t Agonize – Organize.
You don’t want to end up paying to own and maintain an empty house for 2 years. That gets expensive and it doesn’t have to be that way.
Although the market is moving right now in Delaware County, things can change in the blink of an eye. We remember or have heard of the stories over the past couple of decades, and unless you’re rich, you probably can’t afford to wait and see how it goes.
So how do you make the right choices when you’re relocating and need to sell your Delaware County PA house fast?
Relocating And Need To Sell My House Fast In Delaware County… Your Options And Steps
First…
- Find out what your house is worth: To do this you can contact a reputable real estate agent or connect with us and we can give you a no cost – no obligation cost valuation on your property. Once you know what the house may be able to sell for… that sets the basis for how long you may or may not be able to sell the house.
- Decide how fast you need to sell your house after you relocate: This is a biggie. I’ve seen professionals who moved out of state for a job who had their house on the market for over a year before selling it for a much much lower price than they hoped. Decide how fast you need to sell your house… and how long you’re willing to keep making 2 mortgage payments, insurance payments, etc.
- Find a solid real estate agent BEFORE you start packing boxes: Get the ball rolling early so you don’t waste any time. Every month that you wait or every month that it takes to sell the house… costs you money. Or if you don’t want to use a real estate agent to sell… we are a reputable local house buyer and we’d love to make you a fast-fair all cash offer without the cost of commission or closing costs to you. Just fill out the form through this link to get started >>
- Calculate the value of selling your house fast vs. “waiting it out” for a dream price: We all want to sell our houses for as much as possible. But one thing many people forget to do is come up with the $ amount of how much it costs you to hold onto this house. The costs involved include the mortgage, insurance, taxes, maintenance, etc. Lets say you want to sell your house for $200,000… and your mortgage payment is $1,200/mos, taxes $300/mos, $100/mos for insurance, and $100/mos for maintenance (lawn maintenance, repairs while you’re gone, etc.).Those expenses add up to $1,700/mos in “non equity building” expenses. If it takes you 2 months to sell that house through a real estate agent for that $200,000… it cost you $3,400 in DIRECT “holding costs” + you had to pay $10,000 in real estate agent fees (assuming 2.5% for the buyers agent and 2.5% for the sellers agent). Totaling $13,400 in LOST money. That doesn’t even account for the value of your time, your stress waiting to see if the buyers get their financing approved from the bank while your house is off of the market (another month or two ($3,400), and the opportunity of what you could have been doing with that extra money during those 4 months, etc. So the real cost to you was likely closer to $20,000-$25,000 (adding in the other costs you had pay at closing). But, what if you were to sell your house next week and avoid all of that? Even if you sold for a discount below the valued price (lets say… $175,000)… you’re still ahead of the game by selling the house NOW at a discount to a home buyer like our company vs. 2 – 4 months later at full price (and paying holding costs and real estate agent fees). Doesn’t this make more sense?
- Take action!: Whatever you decide… decide and take action. If you want to go the real estate agent route, great! Find a reputable local Delaware County PA agent. I can even recommend some amazing agents that I have worked with in your area! If you’d rather not have to wait and not pay real estate agent commissions or closing costs… then a viable option may be to sell your house to us 🙂
If you’ve got a lot of time and a really great property, you might want to test the market by offering it out at a high price. There’s a small chance someone might just fall in love and be willing to overpay – people have been known to do crazy things.
Most properties are pretty average, in reality. They tend to be like the other houses around them, as well as being built in the same decade. So unless your property is exceptional, as in “magazine-quality extra-special”, you can’t expect to get the most money by pricing it at the highest point for the area.
In certain situations, we may partner with property owners to help secure lease option agreements where pre-qualified purchasers rent the property for an agreed time before buying.
We love helping people solve complicated problems and creative solutions can bridge the gap to get you where you need to be.
Who Is Barb Buys Houses And How Can We Help You If You’re Relocating And Need To Sell In Delaware County?
We support our families and beautify neighborhoods by buying houses from Delaware County home owners who need to sell fast for one reason or another.
The types of sellers who tend to work with us include people who…
- Need to sell fast (we can close in as little as 7 days if you need us to)
- Don’t want to hassle with listing a property with an agent
- Don’t want to pay real estate agent fees
- Can’t sell their house for one reason or another (we buy houses in as-is condition)
- … or a variety of other reasons
But we’re passionate people, we live in and believe in the Delaware County community.
We’re honest and straightforward, always making decisions based on integrity first. The homeowner’s best solution always comes before the profit with us!
We’ll quote you a fair price, and we can close fast with cash.
If you’re prepared to wait and can hire professionals to help, you can manage the sale of your property from a distance. In certain circumstances that risk may pay off.
We’re happy to help you find the answers to your toughest questions about your Delaware County house, so please feel free to call us at 267-225-0506 and chat with us anytime.