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Jan 3, 2022, 3:47 PM
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So should I hire an agent or sell my house myself? Looks like houses in Greenville are selling like hot cakes. I live in a desirable side of town and there's hardly anything on the market.
Should I just list it and see what sort of hits I get first before trying an agent?
The estimate on Zillow is $277K...should I list at $290?
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Scout Team [152]
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for sale by owner
Jan 3, 2022, 3:50 PM
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makes you more money
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Oculus Spirit [82043]
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Now this is a good scok.***
Jan 3, 2022, 3:56 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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Welcome to 2020!***
Jan 3, 2022, 3:51 PM
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Lot o points [156366]
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I know Greenville like the back of my hand.
Jan 3, 2022, 3:51 PM
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I’ll represent you as your agent, but to get my services you’ll need to buy at least one of my limited edition NFT’s of my torso on a horse’s body. They’re $26k and should increase rapidly in value. T mail me if interested.
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Heisman Winner [137177]
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Paging our resident expert -
Jan 3, 2022, 3:51 PM
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FBCoachSC®
His motto is-
“Agents are for chumps.”
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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If I remember right, so are home inspectors and structural
Jan 3, 2022, 3:53 PM
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engineers.
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Structural engineers are a scam
Jan 4, 2022, 8:11 AM
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Our buyers had the guy come in and add 20 piers to a home that doesn't even have a settling crack in the 57 years it's been built
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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yeah lol at all that science and stuff***
Jan 4, 2022, 9:22 AM
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You're telling me adding 20 piers to a house
Jan 4, 2022, 9:23 AM
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that hasn't had a single issue in over 50 years is not this dude trying to rip them off?
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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I have no idea what it needs and doesn't need
Jan 4, 2022, 9:25 AM
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Maybe that was cheaper than replacing a lot of rotted floor joists? Maybe the existing piers need to be replaced?
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No floor joists issues. No peirs needing replaced
Jan 4, 2022, 9:27 AM
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only issue was one pier that was leaning.
I'm not an engineer but I know a scam when I see it.
Dude told me I needed 10 of those piers in the hallway which is 5 feet long.
That's why I told them I would pay for the ductwork replacement (which it did desperately need) but I was not paying a dime for piers and warned the buyer this dude is trying to scam them.
Sounds like they didn't listen.
Remember I got the same report they did
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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How big are these "piers"? 10 in a 5' hallway?
Jan 4, 2022, 9:30 AM
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Honestly, I'm not sure I want to go down this rabbit hole with you.
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Normal piers you put under a house
Jan 4, 2022, 9:30 AM
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exactly. When he said that my ######## meter went haywire.
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zillow is clueless about your house
Jan 3, 2022, 3:53 PM
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they don't know if you have new hardwood floors or old carpet a flat lot or a hilly lot 10 year old vinyl or new italian tile.
get a professional, worth the 6%
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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well they want people to use their product
Jan 3, 2022, 4:12 PM
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are they going to over value or under value?
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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Neither one really helps.***
Jan 3, 2022, 4:17 PM
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Zillow says my house is between 240 and 680
Jan 3, 2022, 4:03 PM
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Don't use zillow.
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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Re: Zillow says my house is between 240 and 680
Jan 3, 2022, 4:12 PM
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Zillow says the house I'm in is worth $864K...that was in the mid $600's 15 months ago. The cheapest house I've seen around here sell in teh last 6 months was down the street that closed for $925K, is 1000 sq ft and made out of cinder block on a smaller lot that this one is on.
It also says the rent should be about $900/month cheaper than it is (it will going up at least 2x in April).
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Oculus Spirit [98028]
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Yeah, Zillow is too high.
Jan 3, 2022, 4:34 PM
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Well, I said that until neighbor sold their house for $530K, 25-30K over zestimate after a bidding war. It never made it onto the market. So who knows. I'd hate to stick a price on our house. I'd probably do Zillow price, then wait and see. Can always drop it, can't increase it. Our neighborhood is up 30% since pandemic hit, according to Zillow, and honestly Zillow has proven accurate only in the past 2 years. Before that it was inflated. Still is inflated, but the houses seem to have caught up.
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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It not necessarily high or low...its just wrong.
Jan 3, 2022, 4:36 PM
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It's probably $150-$200K low on this house, and about $1500-2K/month wrong on the rent.
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We already knew Zillow was off by X%, plus or minus.
Jan 3, 2022, 4:16 PM
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At least 5-10%, if not more. When I refinanced this summer, the "Zestimate" (lulz, dumb) was nearly $130K lower than the appraised value, which had 6 comps immediately around me. So....nah. I wouldn't. List it like 30 or 40% higher, or more, and see what happens. No bites, and you'll know you're too high. Take it off for a couple weeks or a month or whatever, and slide down the scale a little.
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Appraisals are a scam
Jan 4, 2022, 8:06 AM
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I've had refi appraisal dudes tell me "what do you want it to appraise at? Ok, I'll find the right comps for it"
If the lender needs $x for the loan, they will get $x for the loan
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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This is not always true***
Jan 4, 2022, 9:21 AM
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Not true at all lmao
Jan 4, 2022, 9:23 AM
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He just makes things up as he goes.
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I've never had an appraisal not land at exactly the amount
Jan 4, 2022, 9:28 AM
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I needed it to.
Literally to the cent.
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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How many have you had?
Jan 4, 2022, 9:31 AM
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I got out of a contract on a house in September because the house didn't appraise, and the buyer wouldn't adjust their price.
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4***
Jan 4, 2022, 9:53 AM
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Lot o points [163016]
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Zillow sucks, but you can find houses near you
Jan 3, 2022, 4:22 PM
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and look at their prices per sq foot.
We did a sell by owner and it was a piece of cake, other than dealing with realtors who wanted to come by to look at our house to see if their clients would want it - lol - do not let them come, they just want to sign you up.
Word of mouth will get it sold in Greenville if you are in a hot area.
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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Thats the weird thing with zillow
Jan 3, 2022, 4:23 PM
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For some reason, sometimes it will randomly just stop showing houses that are for sale. The houses will still be for sale, but they just stop showing up as available on zillow.
Until like a week or month later when the house goes under contract.
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Only thing you may miss out on going FSBO
Jan 4, 2022, 8:10 AM
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is all of the great told-you-so posts on Tnet when everybody said you would never sell for asking price.
But seriously. The biggest mistake would be asking too much or too little. But like some on here have said, you can do the comp appraisal yourself to get a good idea.
We knew what our house was worth and it was enough equity that we were fine with it because we needed to sell quick. A realtor would have probably listed our house a little higher but still take 6% so it would be a wash anyways.
Also, what Father G said. If a realtor wants to come view your house FOR a client, decline. Either bring a client or GFYS.
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Lot o points [156366]
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Zillow is a great comfort to me to look at.
Jan 4, 2022, 8:29 AM
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Right now it tells me that if I had to sell my house (bought quite reasonably 8+ years ago), I might even be able to move to Mt. Pleasant. #feelsgoodman
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Oculus Spirit [75936]
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Tells me my old place in Charleston
Jan 4, 2022, 8:32 AM
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is worth 100k more than I sold it for 8 years ago. Must be the magic of 2 beds and 2.5 baths.
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Oculus Spirit [81555]
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Its gone ludicrous here.
Jan 4, 2022, 9:20 AM
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Its more expensive now to buy in Old village than it is the IOP.
I was talking to my neighbor the other day and she said they are looking at selling one of the 2 houses they have on IOP, renting one out, and moving to Marathon, FL--because its so cheap.
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