Getting the house ready to show I can't imagine would happen before the end of June, anyway. There's landscaping, there are repairs that I know I have to complete, there's other stuff that needs to get done. Getting the house on the market in July would be wonderful but maybe even that would be optimistic.
I'm in the midst of buying. A few things I noticed this round:
* It's a seller's market right now, at least for the kinds of houses I looked for.
* The realtors were doing this thing where they talked up their clients who weren't quite on the market yet. We got a followup email or two just before they were listed. When the house finally went up on MLS, it was almost too late - it went quickly. So a realtor might be able to lay groundwork before your house is 100% ready.
* Your realtor may see some ways to reduce your house prep. We bought something that was priced under market with the understanding the seller wasn't going to fix anything or lower the price. We were allowed to do a home inspection before making an offer so it wasn't a leap of faith. That seemed like a good deal to me, not least because other things in perfect condition were going so quickly. Maybe there's some room to make repairs the buyer's problem.
On an unrelated note, it looked like there was a box of dead CFL bulbs in the pantry. Home Depot has a collection box for them, and if they'r still e there next time I'm up I'll take care of it for you. Waltham has household hazardous waste in mid-June, should that be helpful later.
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Date: 2014-05-13 01:51 am (UTC)Getting the house ready to show I can't imagine would happen before the end of June, anyway. There's landscaping, there are repairs that I know I have to complete, there's other stuff that needs to get done. Getting the house on the market in July would be wonderful but maybe even that would be optimistic.
I'm in the midst of buying. A few things I noticed this round:
* It's a seller's market right now, at least for the kinds of houses I looked for.
* The realtors were doing this thing where they talked up their clients who weren't quite on the market yet. We got a followup email or two just before they were listed. When the house finally went up on MLS, it was almost too late - it went quickly. So a realtor might be able to lay groundwork before your house is 100% ready.
* Your realtor may see some ways to reduce your house prep. We bought something that was priced under market with the understanding the seller wasn't going to fix anything or lower the price. We were allowed to do a home inspection before making an offer so it wasn't a leap of faith. That seemed like a good deal to me, not least because other things in perfect condition were going so quickly. Maybe there's some room to make repairs the buyer's problem.
On an unrelated note, it looked like there was a box of dead CFL bulbs in the pantry. Home Depot has a collection box for them, and if they'r still e there next time I'm up I'll take care of it for you. Waltham has household hazardous waste in mid-June, should that be helpful later.