I get a lot of email from people that say “I found this property for sale…what do you think of the asking price?” Well, since I spend my day looking at everything on the market – both active, pending and sold – I have a sense of the price range for certain properties, and where things should fall. That being said, it’s nearly impossible to put an exact price on a property without seeing it first. So with that, here’s what I use to determine market value of a property for sale:
1. Standard Specs – bedrooms & bathrooms
2. Square Footage
3. Lot Square Footage (if the property is not a condo)
4. Type of Property (comparing a bungalow to a colonial is a no-no to me)
5. Comparable sales as a benchmark using the specs above
6. Upgrades/Condition
7. Age
8. Intangibles/Extras (ex. extra parking spot, balcony, gold painted walls – kidding)
There’s a lot that goes into figuring out pricing of a property. There’s no rule of thumb that says your initial offer must be 5-10% under list or 100% of list – each property is different, so the approach will be determined by price and place. I do a complete market analysis on each property before we submit an offer, just to make sure we’re accurate.
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