How much can I expect to pay total to sell a house here?
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You pay what you negotiate.  Don't sign anything without negotiating or you are needlessly paying thousands of dollars.
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unless u plan to live here for the rest of your life i dont understand y would u want to buy it?  prices r rising, the last few months prices doubled (some areas tripled)\nim not sure about it but i dont think theres no limitation against foreigners to own residential estates\nanyway u can drop me an email if u want.. cant promise anything but i'll see what i can do\ngood luck
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New house price                               $500,000\nEquity of the previous house              (-) $158,000\nYour new loan amount will be approximately:   $342,000.\nDon't forget to add all the costs associate with selling the old house and buyning the new one.
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It depends on how you want to sell your house, there are several ways or other ways to dispose of it and still earn a decent rental from it.\n\nOne way is the conventional method, interview about 3 real estate agents, get a compt of the properties in your nieghborhood,make the best deal you can with one ofthe agents that charge the fewer points for about the same service. Normally the real estate agent will want about 6% of the sales price as commission for selling the property,but that is not meshed in stone so you might be able to get one that will do it for less.\n\nFlat fee agency, they will do about the same,except they charge a flat fee that is normally about 2-3 points below the real estate agent. some are extremely knowledgable and some aren't interview about 2-3 before you make a selection.\n\nThen you can sell it yourself (FSBO) this is not as hard as you might think, you do the advertising in the local paper, prepare flyers and place them in the local stores in your neighborhood.\n\nYou might also contact a local Mortgage Broker for assistance in the services department, he might help if you supply him with a list of individuals that come by to look at your house who is not qualified to purchase a home but need to be pre-approved. He can assist you with escrow or closing agents, title, appraisal, insurance and other necessary things to close your transaction, as a matter of fact he might do a lot of things for you in exchage for a list of the names of the non-approved prospective home buyers.   \n\nYou may lease option, it is the best way that I find to sell a property,collect the rent without having to do anything to the property in the way of minor maintenace since the people moving in plan to purchase it some time in the future, they will do the minor maintenace and put that in your lease option contract.\n\nYou get a sort of non-refundable down payment, a long term lease to purchase.  I normally run an ad in the local paper something like this "lease to own,open house Sat and Sun 11AM-3PM each day, bring your check book,little or no credit check. I have yet to really have any serious problems.\n\nThe worst that can happen is they decide not to exercise their option, the best that can happen is they do exercise their option.\n\nif  they decide not to exercise their option you do the sam thing over again and again if it continue to happen. Someone will eventually get it right.\n\nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON"
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Call a real estate agent in the area.  They can do a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) which should give you a pretty decent idea of property values there.
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I would suggest 20% of the selling price. You must also think about the extra fees, such as taxes, title insurance, lending fees, closing cost, etc. that will add up quickly, and is usually expected out-of-pocket at the time of purchase. \n\nIf you are a first time homebuyer there are programs out there that will deviate some of those fees, but then if you don't have 20% down you will have to pay mortgage insurance, and from asking around I've noticed it's an average of $100 on top of your monthly mortgage. \n\nHope this helps, I am a first time homebuyer and have been investigating this a lot!!! Good luck!!
229196
Not if you have a clause that states when I could sell the property.  If not, where is the property located
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You have to advertise any place you see other ads for homes for sale. A search online as if you wanted to buy such a house would be a good way to find them.\n\nIf you want to do it yourself consider a discount broker where you can pay a flat fee of $300-$500 to get you house listed in the MLS. You might even consider paying the buyers agent commission to get all of them agents out there with people looking for homes for their clients to have a peek at yours.
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Most properties you look up on the interenet are already included in a Multiple Listing Service, which means the seller is already using an agent and you're going to have to pay a commision anyway.  The only way you can get around paying a commission is buying a house that is For Sale By Owner.  There are sites that can help you find those as well.  If you are not familiar with the market in the area you are wanting to buy in, I think you would definately be better off getting the help of a realtor.  They aren't necessarily more aware of properties, but they are more aware of the market, and what is a good deal, and what isn't.  By the way, the commission is included in the price, the agent just takes a percentage, usually 6%.
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Unless your buyers believe in "Feng Shui".Since you have mention that your house is in beautifully conditioned,don't worry about others which are also for sales,must have confident in your house,unless you are selling way above market price.Buyers will pay your price,if they feel your house worth it.\n\nJust don't show that you are desperately looking for a buyer.
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Low end in Orlando seems to be around $65,000 (which seems shockingly low to someone in the DC area) but you would have to check with a realtor in your area to see what, if anything, you can buy for $40,000.
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If you have an agent, have them run a CMA (comparative market analysis) for the property.  This will tell you what other homes the same size, age and location have recently sold for.  From there, you can make a realistic offer.  I've had clients offer full price because of market demands, and I've had clients get $10-20k less because a particular area is slow.  You need more info!  You can email me if you have any further questions.
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I am amazed at some of the responses:\n\n1. "Its' pretty rare to get more than 90% of the property's value."  This is plain wrong! It is rare to get financing greater than 100% of loan-to-value, but it's very common to get financing for 95%, 97%, and 100%.\n\n2. "It has to appraise out at $200,000 [to get a loan for $200,000]." This quote needs clarification. If the agreed upon sales price is $185,000, conforming/conventional (FNMA) lenders will loan a max of $185,000.  Conforming lenders will loan on the LESSER of the appraised value or agreed upon sales price.  There may be some non-conforming lenders that will lender on the greater of the two, but you will pay through the nose for a high rate.\n\n*** Guys, if you haven't worked in the mortgage business, please be very careful as to the information you pass along.
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The customer will decide within the first minute whether your house is a contender.  They'll continue to talk themselves into or out of buying your home while they're there.  Assuming you're talking about the average home size (and not a palatial estate), 10 to 15 minutes per home is about average for a "walk through" view.  Longer than that would indicate strong interest, less than that and there's not much chance they'll come back for a second look.  \n\nIf you're looking to sell, make sure you declutter your home and make the entrance, foyer, kitchen and master bed/bath as perfect as possible, as these are the key selling features.  Put out fresh flowers, put away your personal belongings/clutter as much as possible, clean up and clean out where you can.  People want to see themselves living in the home; seeing your stuff makes it more difficult for them to imagine themselves living there.
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You can offer what ever you want.\nThe realtor is required by law to present your offer.\nDon't listen to mental cases who tell you that you have to offer so close to the asking price- forget what they have to say.\n\n          Alot of people end up saving thousands by starting lower.. if you're in a hot area where property sells within days, sure, a low offer won't do you much good.\n\n                  But don't ever feel that you have to, for example, offer 380k just because some asshat has his property listed at 400. That's the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard of.\n\n                          If you offer 300 what is the worst that can happen... turned down or maybe a counter offer? If you go in like an idiot offering almost their asking price when they might have taken 340 for example you'll be making a $40,000 mistake just by listening to bad advice on the internet\n\n\n        Offer what YOU think is fair... start LOW. Period.\nI don't care what anyone gets on here and says.\nJust start low and offer what you think is fair.
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If the contract shows in writing that he is buying it for 2.4M and the appraisal show the same, messing with legalities with the sellers and their not wanting the full amount mentioned.....it is a messy legal problem.  If it is in writing for 2.4 then 2.4 it will be, not 1.3M, who cares?  Not the bank, not the buyer if the seller is willing to sell for 1.3M.  Then 1.3M should be on the contract not 2.4M   You can't put anything on paper where it shows over and above what both the buyer and seller are going to want to settle for.  It sounds real messy to me. Could have some problems down the road if anything goes wrong.  Who knows WHAT might go wrong but there is nearly 1M at stake here!  I'd try hard to not fudge with the paperwork it could fall back on you too!  And who is this "buddy" to say what he should or shouldn't do when there is a million dollars at stake.  I'm sure if the buddy was in his shoes he'd be wary too.  Check it all out OK?  Don't jump into anything, it seems everyone is wheeling and dealing "off the books" and that is crazy-a million dollars difference? I wouldn't get involved even if it might mean a nice commission.  Are you working for yourself or a Real Estate company.  Will the Real Estate Company want this type of activity going on in all the paperwork? I doubt it, sorry.
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Your commission as an agent usually only ranges between 2.5% and 4% of each house, since the total commission (typically between 5-8%) has to be split between the selling/listing agent.  Then, this has to be split with your broker.  So, let's say you sell one $200,000 house with a 5% commission, total commission is $10,000.  Your SIDE will be $5000, and the amount that goes in your pocket will be about $2500, assuming as a new agent you will have a 50/50 split with your broker.  \n\nThis might sound great, to make $2500 off of just one house, but you have to carefully consider:  where are you going to get these people who need to buy and sell houses?  Trust me, no one just walks up to you (especially as a new agent) and says, hey, can you sell my house?  You have to spend money and time prospecting and marketing. There is a LOT of competition between agents, and don't be surprised when at least one of your clients gets "stolen" by another agent.  You also have to remember that typically a closing can last 30-60 days, meaning when you sell the house, you don't get paid for it for months, and you still have to carefully hold the contract together to make sure the closing still happens. Not to mention, you will find yourself working with a lot of "tire kickers" who will drag you all over the place to look at houses to never actually buy anything.\n\nFactor in gas mileage prices, office equipment, advertising, marketing expenses, mls fees, E & O insurance, and licensing requirements for your state, you very well may actually LOSE money your first year or so.\n\nI'm not saying its impossible to come out ahead, but in order to do well for your first year you need to already be established with people who are able to buy/sell, have at least 6 months of savings, be agressive, and not afraid of rejection.  I don't mean to be depressing here, but I think a realistic viewpoint is important, also.  In my office alone I have seen several people come in thinking they'll be million dollar producers, only to drop out in 3-4 months, wasting a lot of time, energy, and money in the process.\n\nYou might also want to check out this site:\n\nwww.agentsonline.net