reader, is how someone with a perfectly good house ends up donating $36K to the “Oops, I Sold Too Low” fund.
Don’t be a Chuck.
Know Your Home’s Worth Before You Name Your Price
Your home is probably one of the biggest financial assets you’ll ever sell. So guessing what it’s worth is like throwing a dart blindfolded while spinning on a chair.
Whether you overprice or underprice, both are dangerous:
Danger Zone #1: Pricing Too Low
Sure, underpricing can trigger a bidding war... but only if your marketing, timing, and cosmic alignment are spot-on.
Otherwise?
Buyers get suspicious. They think something’s wrong. They assume you have a cursed foundation or a haunted attic. You could end up scaring off perfectly good buyers and leaving money on the table.
Danger Zone #2: Pricing Too High
This is the classic “my house is better than everyone else’s because I installed a wine fridge” mistake. You might love your home deeply, but if buyers see a similar house down the street for $20,000 less, guess where they’re going? (Hint: it’s not your place with the fancy bidet.) Overpricing means your house sits. And sits. And soon, buyers start asking “What’s wrong with that one?” while you start
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