How to Choose the Best Offer For Your Home

There are many great Truckee area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (530) 582-6900 for a FREE home buying consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

How do you pick the best offer on your home when you’re selling?

As most people have experienced in the Bay Area, we’re starting to see multiple offers on properties. What we’re talking about today will even be helpful if you don’t have multiple offers! When you get multiple offers, there are three other factors to consider other than just price.

The financing terms: How much are buyers putting down, and are they pre-qualified or pre-approved by a lender? Is the lender local and reputable, or a fly-by-night online lender?
Contingency periods: Contingencies can be for inspections and appraisals, among other things. The standard time in California for a contract is 17 days - how much time is the buyer offering? Is the buyer making it shorter or longer? We prefer these periods to be as short as possible.
What are the fees and costs buyers are asking you to pay? We’ll take a close look and make sure that what they’re asking for is the normal charges that we’ve reviewed from the beginning.
What is the closing time, and will it work for you? Is there enough time between removing the contingencies (and the deposit becomes at risk) to the time buyers want to close?

With all four of these things considered, it’s a balancing act. If you get multiple offers or just one, it’s good to look at all four.

Thanks for watching today, I hope this information is helpful. If you’re interested in talking about real estate at all, we’re always here to help!

About

Christy, a Truckee/North Tahoe resident since1988, stands out as a leader in the area’s real estate market. Her pro-active business approach keeps her consistently ranked in the top 1% of local agents. With nearly $40 million in sales over the past ten years, Christy knows how to get the job done.  Christy’s mission is to bring buyers and sellers together in order for them to reach their investment,financial, and personal goals. By working closely with buyers and productive real estate agents in the area, Christy is able to give your property the maximum amount of exposure so that you can net the most money possible on the sale.

“There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional – integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of my business philosophy. In my experience as a real estate professional, I’ve also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs.

This “client first” philosophy has always been my approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I’ve found the latest technologies enable me reach more buyers or sellers much more quickly and efficiently and also help me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients. So when you decide that you’d like to buy or sell a home in the Truckee North Tahoe area, please contact me. I look forward to providing you with an exceptional real estate experience.”

Christy Morrison
Oliver Luxury Real Estate
Truckee, CA
Phone:530-582-6900
Fax:530-582-0193
christy@oliverlux.com

What our pleased Lake Tahoe clients have to say

"Thank you so much for taking the extra effort to make our first home purchase successful. You were there guiding us through all the crucial and important steps! You really listened to what we wanted in our home and you found exactly what we were looking for - at an amazing price! If we ever outgrow this home, we'll definitely be calling you!"

"You made buying a home so easy for my wife and I. We were grateful for how much patience you used in answering all of our questions and taking us to look at so many houses. You never pushed us into looking at something we were not interested in. We strongly recommend you to anyone looking at buying a new home."

Click here for even more Testimonials