Greg Holt's Blog

So, now that you have listed your property on all the sites on the internet, what do you do next?  Most people are going to sit, wait and hope that someone will see their listing, call and purchase their property.  Not likely unless you are willing to price your home below market and still be willing to negotiate.  This is the trend that we are seeing in Denver.  The market is flooded with buyers who are looking for the "Great Deal".  Well, not on my dime.  If you have your home priced fair, why should you have to give it away?  You shouldn't.  This is where swapping could become a perfect strategy to help you sell your home. 

My suggestion is to be proactive.  Don't just sit and wait for the buyer to come to you, take the sale to the buyer.  Especially now that winter is approaching, the housing market is going to slow substantially.  This is when you should be turning up the heat in your marketing as there are many sellers in the same boat as you.  They want to sell their homes but can't.  There are many ways you can market your home to other sellers.  Contact real estate agents in the area you are looking to move.  Send them the link to your listing on Pad4Pad and let them know your intentions.  They might have a seller who is interested or they might know another agent who has a client that might be interested.  You will not believe the activity that a few emails can get you.  You can find their email addresses on their companys home page.  Just type in the city you are lookg to move to and start the emails.  This tactic brought me two potential buyers for my property.  Good luck and get started.