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You’re ready to sell your home, but you’re hesitating. Your home isn’t in perfect condition. Can you still sell it? The answer is yes, but here are the things you need to consider.
There may be times when you will be forced to sell your home without doing any preparation. For example, if you don’t have the money to fix a leaky roof or make other major repairs, or if your health is failing and you can’t oversee making the repairs, you may decide to sell the house as is. Before making that decision, though, you need to understand what the term “as is” means in the state of Florida.
A common misconception is that if you sell your home as is, the buyer is accepting the home unconditionally, whether they are aware of problems with the home or not. Nothing could be further from the truth.
In Florida, there are disclosure laws that protect real estate buyers. Those laws require that you tell prospective buyers about any existing defects. Therefore, while you may sell your home even if it has some problems, it’s not something you can hide.
As a seller, you must disclose anything about the house that affects its value, even if those issues aren’t easily observable by a buyer. We always suggest that you make those disclosures in writing to create a record you can refer to later. If you simply discuss a problem with the buyer, you’re putting yourself at risk.
Let’s say your buyer discovers a problem after the sale is completed, and doesn’t recall that you mentioned it to them. The buyer can sue and it’s likely they’ll win. Having disclosures done in writing will protect you if things go wrong.
As Davie REALTORS®, we have an easy-to-complete disclosure form that lists the most common types of disclosures that homeowners need to make. We can work with you to determine how to disclose any issues that aren’t already listed on the form.
When a home is listed as is, all that really means is that the owner will not be willing to fix any problems or defects. In a typical sale, the buyer may discover defects through the disclosure, or problems during the home inspection they ordered. In that situation, the buyer and seller will very often work together to get those issues fixed. If a home is sold as is, it indicates that the seller won’t, or isn’t able to, negotiate on making repairs.
Any Davie REALTOR® will tell you that you’re competing with all the other homes on the market that are similar to yours. If there are well-maintained homes for sale in your area, your home won’t bring the same market price. In addition, it will take longer to find the right buyer. Buyers are often wary of a home that looks like it will need a lot of work.
The best strategy for selling your home is to prepare it for sale by fixing any problems you can. Typically, you’ll get the cost of the repairs back because you’ll sell your home for a higher price. Painting the walls in neutral colors, fixing leaky faucets, oiling squeaky doors, replacing tattered weather stripping, freshening tired-looking landscaping, and any other types of minor repairs will make a big difference in how buyers respond to your home.
If your home needs major repairs, you’ll need to decide how best to handle those issues.
We’re top Davie REALTORS®, and we can offer our knowledge and expertise to help you make the best decision possible. Give us a call at 954-242-8030 or send an email for more information!
Most Davie schools will have a two-week winter break toward the end of December. You can make this time together a memorable one if you take advantage of all the kid-friendly things to do in Davie, Florida.
You may think that you’ll need to travel to Fort Lauderdale, but you don’t even need to leave Davie to find great family fun! Here are some examples.
Laser Jump is located at 6555 Nova Drive in Davie. You can visit the location on a walk-in basis and find a wonderland for kids. Make sure your kids are wearing socks – no shoes are allowed in the jump areas. Little ones love the toddler area, older kids can climb on the play structures, jump all over the giant inflatables and play laser tag. Check out the Facebook reviews; it’s a great family activity.
Children of all ages will enjoy trying to figure out how to get the ball down the lane and keep it out of the gutters. You don’t have to be an expert to have fun bowling. Sparez Bowling is located at 5325 South University Drive in Davie.
This year, they’re offering a School Holiday Pass, for two free games every day of the winter break. Ask for more information as there are some restrictions.
Take your kids to see the night sky like they’ve never seen it before. The Broward College Observatory telescopes are located just outside the Buehler Planetarium at the college. When the weather is clear, you can see planets and the moon in amazing detail. Use of the telescopes is free dudring evening observation hours.
The Buehler Planetarium is undergoing a renovation to make your next experience there even more wondrous. It is scheduled to reopen in January of 2017.
If you’re familiar with Marando Farm in Fort Lauderdale, you already know how much fun visiting the Marando Ranch at Davie can be. The Marando family opened the Davie location in October, 2016 as a second location run by the Marando family. The new ranch is located at the site of the former Batten’s Farmer’s Market and Davie Agri-Tourism Center at 5151 Southwest 64th Avenue in Davie.
The Ranch hosts a farmer’s market, pony rides, a petting zoo, and you can pick your own eggs produced by the farm’s free-range chickens.
Visit YAA at 751 SW 121st Ave in Davie. If you want to capture the entire family’s imagination, the YAA is the place to be. YAA is a 55,000 square foot facility just full of amazing exhibits that let you and your kids participate in fun and educational activities. Here are just a few examples:
Living in Davie, Florida gives you and your family everything you could want: great schools, lots of family-oriented activities and beautiful surroundings.
If you’re looking for Davie homes for sale, we’d love to help you find the home that will best match your lifestyle. Use the link above to see all the homes for sale in Davie, or to find out more about hot neighborhoods, including Imagination Farms, Riverstone, Forest Ridge, Poinciana Parc and more.
As you make decisions about buying or selling in Davie, Florida, contact us at 954-242-8030 or send an email. Get the right outcomes working with the best Davie REALTORS® on the Teri Arbogast Team.
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