It sold for $226k in 2013. Was the house completely remodeled for it to be listed at $280k 2 years later? (Doubt it if the house was built in 2012) Real estate market has gone up, but not that much.
Edit: Or maybe you/they finished the basement since the original purchase? That has to be what it is, but still...
It sold for $226k in 2013. Was the house completely remodeled for it to be listed at $280k 2 years later? (Doubt it if the house was built in 2012) Real estate market has gone up, but not that much.
Edit: Or maybe you/they finished the basement since the original purchase? That has to be what it is, but still...
yea, you probably know way more than realtors do anyway. especially after taking 1 minute to look at a zillow listing.
Thats my guess. half that increase is the market, half from finishing the basement
But if they finished the basement wouldn't it read bigger than 1750 sq. feet? $280k seems a bit steep for a 3 BR and 1750 sq. feet.
Nope. Listings usually list the above ground sqft. Basement space usually isnt included in that.
This home has 862 sq ft on the main level, 889 upstairs, and another 862 sq ft of basement area (unknown how much is finished, though it looks like a large amount of it)
Nope. Listings usually list the above ground sqft. Basement space usually isnt included in that.
This home has 862 sq ft on the main level, 889 upstairs, and another 862 sq ft of basement area (unknown how much is finished, though it looks like a large amount of it)
Approx sq ft finished in basement is 600. Large family room and big bathroom. The remaining unfinished was turned into a storage room with built in shelves. They also added a fully automated sprinkler system, with bypass valve, and there is a cement patio under the deck. I guess that is handy if someone wants to take the deck off and change things up. Saves money to do it themselves.
The market is driving up prices a bit, no doubt, but we also live in PC and this house is listed in line with the comparables in the area.
yea, you probably know way more than realtors do anyway. especially after taking 1 minute to look at a zillow listing.
List it with FsboHomes.com. out of urbandale
great little company.
and yes. many people know way more than realtors, especially explaining why their ridiculous 7% commission is so 1987. The Internet has revolutionalized the industry, and realtors will go by way of the phone book in coming years
Fixed for my fifth grade math teacher.I list homes for as low as 5%. 7% is not the standard anymore in most places.
Having been an agent for 10 years, I and other agents laugh at comments related to real estate agents going away. The public has zero idea of what it takes to properly market and sell homes, let alone keep deals together and get clients to closing. If they saw the fires we constantly put out and all the work that is required to be good at this profession, they would stop talking.
There is a reason that 4 out of 5 for sale by owners end up hiring an agent.
We are starting to look at buying and have watched nearly identical houses in the same neighborhood sell on a day or two when listed with a realtor. Meanwhile the FSBO's sit.
Lack of marketing power in most cases. To each their own though, no dog in the fight.