All Forum Posts by: Whitney Henderson
Whitney Henderson has started 1 posts and replied 4 times.
Just for info on my original post, we used the realtor we actually bought house with initially.
It's actually interesting because the same street has updated houses for sale but we listed on a Friday (had some chatter before so just let that realtor throw up a sign because we were just waiting on garage door and final inspection)
We had offer that Sunday so just 3 days and over summer weekend so i don't think it really made any waves on RE Apps or even real marketing.
We've closed and got asking price so thanks for insights everyone!!!
Main points we focused on for the flip were:
kitchen- matching appliances and clean backsplash with quartz countertops
Bathrooms: we tiled bath and shower but actually used same tile and same vanities/lighting so seems that different styles aren't major
-original wood floors but first time with contractor that could've done better refinish but think it was major selling point for main floor (used same wood style alternative flooring for kitchen and both baths) then new carpet for basement and spent more for the padding than carpet look/quality, makes huge difference.
We used same grey paint color for all walls with clean white trim and baseboard so think those were huge points for immediate offers!
We have inspectors/contacts/Realtors and everything we already utilize for Properties we look at buying; like I said, was just looking for tips/issues I could run into as far as advertising and doing open house/showings on my own. I'm well aware of market conditions and area (actually my hometown) and our accountant/attorneys are real estate professionals we signed with through Elite Legacy, so we're new but have also spent the last year in education and setting up our contacts... Colorado just blew up so we decided to try our home state.
We like to work with local business as well so we have local contacts we go to for our signs and advertising.
Sorry about location, my first discussion, This property is in Minot North Dakota (U.S)
The market here is pretty neutral, good for both buying and selling. We are right in the tumultuous Oil market , but also have a popular University and Airforce Base. Oil boom brought tons of business and developers but the crash left a lot of newly developed neighborhoods without buyers. We have tons of flip ready flooded homes from 2011 that many are too hesitant to buy or fix up because it's the second time the area has been flooded (first time in 60s, and City has bought out with new plans and prevention, but buyers still weary of mold/foundations etc)
It's a very option versatile house/market, i would love to rent it but hard cash and we're Young with current mortgage on our home with HE credit lines out this last year or so to get our Corp and everything setup and our subscriptions/dues etc for our accountant/attorney packages,education, marketing, and expanding our tools/equipment for the contractor work we do ourselves.
Hey! Currently flipping a property (blast podcast all day every day haha) but we are finishing up here ourselves and we would like to try selling without an agent, legalities aside (we have attorneys and everything for the process) but my question would be more about the marketing. I don't want to put a generic FSBO sign outside, I'd like to show the house myself etc. Anyone have success with this without current interested buyers? Are there any issues/legalities regarding not being a licensed agent/broker?
Thanks! :)
Whitney