- A great pre-qualification script gets all the facts so you can avoid the drama of the dreaded price reduction discussion.
- Great pricing happens at the listing table with solid scripts and knowledge of market stats.
- Don't let a have-to-sell seller slip by because of a disagreement over price. Check your ego at the door and be flexible.
Lots of listings are nothing to brag about — unless they sell, and they only sell with the right price. In a market that is changing, it’s even more important to sharpen your pricing pencil to avoid the dreaded price reduction phone call — or worse yet — losing the listing after it expires.
So before you head out the door to take those listings, stay put until you know these things:
- What the seller wants, needs or thinks it’s worth. Know before you arrive.
- The average days on market for homes like your subject property. This helps set the sellers’ expectations.
- The list-to-sell price ratio. This helps you combat the “price it high, we can always negotiate” objection — or it helps you know if you can price it right on the mark and expect to get slightly more.
- Know the number of homes competing with your subject property.
There’s more rules to know and scripts to master if you want to become a pricing guru. Tune into the first part of this series to hear how to use them and when.
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