Should I Hire A Real Estate Agent To Sell My Home In Stockton Or Sell To An Investor?

August 15, 2016

The Decision to Sell a House in Stockton has a lot to do with “what you want to accomplish and who you hire”.

Real Estate is a people business and like other industries it is important that you hire the right person for the job. The problem is that most real estate agents are not the right fit for 40% of the market and the numbers bear that out. We’ll come back to that 40% number later.

If you thinking about selling your house there are many things that need to be taken into consideration to accomplish your goal. Believe it or not, you have many alternatives to just hiring a real estate agent and if you are wondering, “Should I Hire A Real Estate Agent To Sell My Home In Stockton Or Just Sell it to a Cash Home Buyer?” this blog post may help you think through that process.

It’s not so much that selling a house is a big, complex decision, most people are smart enough to take that on themselves. It’s much more than that because if you hire a real estate agent they become a partner advisor of sorts to help guide you through the process. The problem, however, is that most real Estate agents don’t have the experience to help many homeowners with unique and challenging home ownership issues navigate the challenges that they will surely face.

Most real estate agents are in fact not the real sellers at all and while that may surprise you to read that, most real estate agents that list your house are counting on some other unknown real estate agent to actually sell it for them so that they can collect a commission. To them its a numbers game and no matter how much marketing is done, believe it or not, over 40% of houses that get listed on the MLS with a real Estate Agent do not sell within the initial listing period.

For those houses, the homeowners are stuck and pretty much left on their own to decide to relist with another real estate agent (and start the process all over again) or create another sales plan. Unfortunately most real estate agents don’t really care one way or another.

Should I Hire A Real Estate Agent To Sell My Home In Stockton Or Just Sell it Myself To An Investor (Cash Home Buyer)?

Pros And Cons Of hiring a Real Estate Agent

Pros:

Experienced Real Estate Agents understand the selling process
You’ll never meet the prospective buyers
You won’t have to do the actual negotiating – the agent will take care of that for you
The agent will offer advice
You might get a price closer to your asking price

Cons:

There are no definite time frames or guarantees to sell
You’ll never meet the prospective buyers
You’ll have to pay to fix up your house
You’ll have to interview, hire and pay Contractors
You’ll have to clean up your house
You’ll have to wait for all of the work to get done
You’ll have to vacate the house during showings
You’ll have to wait while an agent shows your house to prospective buyers – this could take months
You’ll have holding Cost which means that you’ll have to pay bills, taxes, and insurance on the property the whole time the house is on the market (These holding cost need to be subtracted from your profit)
You’ll have to pay the agent’s commissions (usually 5% to 6%)
You might not get the price you are looking for
the listing may expire and your house may not sell
You may never get full Market Price for your house and your investment may end up costing you money

Should I Hire A Real Estate Agent To Sell My Home In Stockton Or Sell To An Investor?

Pros And Cons Of Working With An Investor

Pros:

The experienced investor will have done this often and will know what they are doing
You’ll know exactly what the offer is – there’s no guesswork or gambling on the market or the experience of a rookie real estate agent
You don’t have to pay to fix up your house
You don’t have to clean up your house
You don’t have to wait months
… which means you don’t have to pay bills, taxes, and insurance on the property that whole time. (There are NO Holding Cost)
You don’t have any commissions or fees to pay

Cons:

You might not get “full market price” for your house – an investor may pay less but you will get your cash out now without waiting for inspections, appraisers, more negotiations, buyers demands and price concessions.

Which Is Better For You?

For many property owners it comes down to just a few simple questions:

How soon do you want to sell and get paid?
Would you rather gamble and see IF you can get full market price (but pay more in bills and holding cost) or know right away exactly how much you’ll get (and save money in all those expenses)?

When you answer these questions, you’ll know whats appropriate for you and your situation: So the bigger question “Should I Hire A Real Estate Agent To Sell My Home In Stockton Or Sell To An Investor?” will become self evident as you speak to the people that can actually help you.

Ready To Sell Now?

If you’re thinking of selling and have questions about the process or to see how much we can offer for your property, just call us and talk to us at (209)481-7780 about your house and we’ll see how we can help – we will be able to give you a cash offer to buy your house immediately or we might be able to refer you to a great real estate agent that we know and work with. You can also visit us at http://www.IBuyHousesStockton.com or click here now and fill out the form and we’ll get back to you right away.

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For those of you that already know me or have already called me you can attest that I answer my own phone and I return all phone calls. When you call me at 209-481-7780 you are calling me on the same number that my mother and my closest friends call me at.

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What Customers Say

The City of Stockton was getting ready to tear down my old house. I was no longer able to maintain the Stockton House and after years of trying to keep up with code violations, needed repairs and vandalism, I finally called Peter

Westbrook. He came right out and told me what he could do. He contacted the city and county and even cleaned up the property before he bought it. He paid the back taxes for me and gave me an advance on the purchase of the house. Without his help I would have lost everything. I called real estate agents and other investors but no one wanted to help and no one offered to pay as much as Peter Westbrook. He completely remodeled the house and I smile every time I go by. Thank you Peter.

Leonard S

We inherited our parents house with one of our brothers living there . The property taxes had not been paid and it was in Tax default. We called Peter Westbrook and he found that the title was still in our parents name, so the Stockton House never went through probate. Peter also found that there was an old auto loan that had a lien on the

title and an old bankruptcy ruling to take care of that lien had never been filed with the courts. Peter handled everything including paying the back taxes, paying for the hiring a Probate Attorney and filing the probate and paying for and hiring a Bankruptcy Attorney to finalize the removal of the lien. He was patient, understanding and he took care of everything including evicting the tenants that were living in the house. We talked to real estate agents and other I buy house people. None of them had the answers for our situation. Without peter we would have lost everything. We got paid cash.

Steve H

We inherited my parents Stockton house with a mortgage. We decided to rent it out. The tenants destroyed the house. I didn’t know what to do, I didn’t have the money to fix it and the city had already issued code violations.. I called an “I Buy Houses Stockton Sign” on a telephone pole and Peter Westbrook answered. In 4 days he paid the bank and bought my house. We would have lost everything if it weren’t for Peter Westbrook.

Mike B

I inherited my mothers house with a mortgage. When my husband and I lost our jobs, we got behind in payments. Then the Bank posted a default with a auction date we didn’t know what to do.

We didn’t have the $15,000.00 and we only had two weeks to do something. We called Peter Westbrook and form the beginning he was confident he could stop the bank. Within 4 days he bought the house with cash, paid off the bank and stopped the Foreclosure. Without Peter we would have lost everything.

Brenda T

I saw a sign on a telephone pole and against my better judgement I called. The last thing I expected was a person answering the phone. I was surprised, Peter Westbrook answered the phone. I had a lot of questions and Peter had the right answers. My mother needed to get as much as possible out of the house and we had talked to several real estate agents and they all wanted to sell it cheap and wanted a 6% commission. They all told us unless we put thousands of dollars into it could not be sold for what we wanted. Not Peter. He made a fair cash offer and since then we have sold him another house. Peter and the title company handled everything. I couldn’t be happier and I would recommend Peter Westbrook to anyone.

Cathy W

I needed to sell my Stockton House. I called a phone number I saw on a sign and talked to Peter Westbrook. The City of Stockton said that they were going to take away my vacant Stockton house, knock it down and send me the

bill to do it. I did everything that I could to try to make them happy. A neighbor offered to buy the house and then Peter offered me twice as much. He did everything he said he would do and I just had to go to the Title Company and sign the papers. He did all of the work and now the City of Stockton is his problem. Thank you Peter.

Ann C

I inherited my Fathers Stockton house. The front porch was falling in, the walls had holes from being vacant and vandalized. The City of Stockton fined us, red tagged the property and forced us to put on a new roof so we had to get loans and we still couldn’t rent it out.

I called one of those “I Buy Houses” signs and Peter Westbrook came out and made a cash offer. The House closed escrow and we got our money for a house we though was worthless. Thanks Peter!”

Broderick R.

“Our Grandfather passed away and my brother, sister and I inherited his Stockton house. He was a junkman and hoarder. He was also 90 years old and had not made a repair to the house in years. He had garage sales almost every day. The house and the yard were full of junk. We tried to get everything out so we could just see the house. We had family and friends come over on the weekends but the cost and effort was consuming all of our time.The house was a mess.

I called Peter Westbrook and he made us a cash offer for the house and he said he would take care of all of the clean up. Thank God I called. The City had issued code violations and fines on the property and even before we closed escrow Peter and his crew had the house and yard cleaned (4 large Dumpsters later) . I recommend Peter Westbrook to anyone that has a problem house. They were fast and professional”

Connie J.

“I had tried to sell my Mothers Stockton house for two years. Realtor’s told me to tear it down. I didn’t have the money for that and my Brother and his family were living there. Peter Westbrook made me a cash offer and closed escrow with my brother still in the house. Peter Westbrook is my savior. I don’t have to worry about the house any more. If you have a Stockton house that has become a burden and you don’t have the money to fix it to sell it, call Peter Westbrook.”

Rosemary R.