Monday, December 13, 2010

Maryland Real Estate Authority

Maryland Real Estate Authority

Choose Words Carefully When Listing Your Home Sale

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:00 AM PST

There is plenty of information to warn people shopping for a home about what may be coded words in a listing and it would do you well to pay attention to these warnings if you want to sell Maryland real estate. You may not realize that the very common real estate phrase you have selected could send a message that you did not intend.

For example, the meaning of the phrase “As-is” is pretty clear: you are telling anyone who is interested in buying your property that you do not intend to make repairs. However some as-is homes are lot worse off than others. If you are selling your home as-is, make sure that you have enough other descriptors to assure potentional buyers that you are not trying to sell them a house that is in a stateof disrepair.

Also, saying in a listing that your home has “lots of potential” may signal to some buyers that your home is in a less than desirable state and that they will have to do a lot of work to get it up to par. This may not be the case at all, and while you are not responsible for every possible reaction to your listing, it pays be careful in the way you describe your home.

If you want to sell your home or have tried to sell your home and wonder why it did not generated interest, why not talk to a top Maryland real estate agent? John Day can help. Contact him at 410-507-2909.
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