Put your business hat on when you decide to sell
Category Selling
Selling your property can be a painstaking experience if you do not have an experienced estate agent by your side. At Property to Link we will guide you effortlessly through the process of selling your property.
Time is not on your side when you want to sell you property, warns Zani van Wyk, Principal of Property to Link.
"When your property first hits the market, the window of opportunity for a successfully sale is three months."
Therefore, your property needs to be priced correctly from the start in order to guarantee a quick and easy sale.
At Property to Link our Property Professionals will give our clients an honest, fair and, above all, factual correct evaluation of your property.
Various factors are taken into consideration when an evaluation gets done. Nevertheless, one of the most important elements is probably comparative prices.
This means comparing your property with other properties in the area to determine the correct selling price; this comparison is not based on asking prices but actual registration prices.
"Value is determined solely by what a buyer is willing to pay in today's market," explains Zani. "Your house needs to be the cream of the crop and your asking price should be just below market value if you want to guarantee a quick and successful sale."
When Property to Link evaluates your property, the stand size, house size, condition of the property (interior and exterior) as well as the number of close-by amenities will be considered.
"The area where the property is located in is another major factor," says Zani. For instance, at this stage, properties in Midstream sell for an average of approximately R 17 000 per square meter while properties in Centurion sell for an average of between R 6 000 and R 8 000 per square meter.
Then there are external influences involved that you as homeowner have little to no control over: The current market conditions (supply and demand), interest rates as well as the social, political and economical conditions of the country.
"We will help sellers to put their business hats on: To make a business decision and not an emotional (heart or sentimental) decision," promises Zani.
Author: Machelene Joubert