Holly was a referral from Mary, who was so ecstatic about her quick home sale, that she referred Holly to me. Holly was in a tough predicament. She owned a cute, older, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house. There was nothing wrong with the house. In fact, it had all of the charm that old homes have to offer: brick fireplace, cypress beams in the living room, pecky cypress on the ceilings, an office, walk-in closets, and a half acre lot...nothing to be ashamed of!! However, Holly had her house listed with another agent for over 6 months with no offers. She vacated the house early on in the process, so she was paying 2 house notes and caring for 2 yards by herself!
Her home was located in a decent area, it had a beautiful country setting, but it was in an zip code where there were over 200 homes in the same price range just sitting on the market. When you are selling your home, you have to have more to offer than all of the other homes: more updates, nicer landscaping, and a lower price, just to name a few. But with this many houses on the market, there was no way to compete!...until she met me.
I had a trick up my sleeve that I love to use with difficult properties. We listed the house as a lease purchase. We got an offer within 4 days from a young couple that was dying to get into a home, but just hadn't built up enough credit yet. They made an offer that she couldn't pass up and we went under contract.
Holly never smiled at any of the meetings we had. I think she was so skeptical about Realtors after her first experience that she was not really excited about me. She was at her wits end and feeling very hopeless about ever selling her home. But when I called her to tell her that we had an offer on the fourth day, Holly was nearly screaming with excitement through the phone. I feel such a sense of accomplishment to have proved to her that there are good Realtors out there who care.
Who is a person that you know who is in a similar situation or is having trouble selling their home? Or do you know a person who would love to buy a home, but hasn't built up their credit yet? Please contact me with their name and situation and I promise they will get the excellent customer service they deserve.
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