And... Now... How Much Does That Cost?!

What is the old adage... "If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it..."  is simply not true.  An advertising medium to get people to call about a product is to NOT put the price in... thus the curiosity is stirred and the seller gets the call... hopefully to make the sale! 

I am not about to say that Real Estate Agents don't use this ploy... many do.  It's a fine line between giving too much information to the public and not giving enough.  Years ago, the agents had all the information and the public had very little... so the agent seemed to have the controls.  In today's society... the "Information Highway" has created an age of public awareness and knowledge.  The public is in the know about everything.  Most shoppers have gone online and done research and have shopped the web to find what they want and know how much they should pay for it prior to setting foot in a store. 

In the housing market it is not very different.  The basics are the same with shopping for most anything.  The key is deciding what you really want and then making a plan to find it.  Online research and investigation is the same...  Pictures are available for most homes.  If you are patient enough and vigorous enough, you can find out prices, how much the previous owner paid for the home, neighborhood price points, and average sales for most any neighborhoods.  OR CAN YOU?!

I visited a seminar a few weeks ago, and discovered that this is not always true.  In retail markets, it is easy to find pricing, but in real estate... it is not so easy.  The speaker in the seminar gave some interesting observations about many of the websites that people use to get information... Realtor.com is the largest website for people that are looking for a home.  They get more hits than any other site on the web.  But, for those that are already living in their homes and thinking about selling, it is not the premiere site.  According to our speaker (which I have not evaluated myself) Trulia.com is the premier website for people who are searching for their home values... both home owners and those who have narrowed their search down. 

The speaker explained how Trulia and other sites just did not have the correct information to make the claims that they make.  There are many websites that give statistics of sales and pricing throughout the United States, and most of their numbers a eschewed.  I recently did a study in a couple neighborhoods in Pelham and discovered that the speaker was right.

So... how much does it cost?!  It costs you NOTHING!  All my services are free for the most part.  If your a buyer wanting to get information about the market... All Buyer Agency is free to the buyer except in special circumstances... and the preliminary search for information is definitely free!  If your a seller, you don't pay any fees until your home closes... and you decide if you want to take the offer or contract to sell before you have to pay anything.

Thus... if your interested in buying or selling and want to get the "Scoop" on the market, what your home is worth, or what you want to purchase... call me!  If you like electronic media... you can text me, email me, or go to my website at www.WilliamPittman.com and leave me a message there.  Or, you can just call me! 

And don't buy this...

Let me know how I can assist you!  Thanks  Pitt