Business:Investing
Recently I sold a property and prior to listing it for sale, I searched for sold properties in MLS and public records. I prefer to keep tabs on what’s happening in this ever-changing market to be sure I am capturing the most up-to-date data available. My searches did not reveal any other recent sales that were comparable to the home I was selling.
The seller got an appraisal which came back at $320,000, we then listed it at that price.
The same day as listing it, I began my paid Facebook ad campaign. A Facebook friend of mine saw the ad and messaged me that he has just bought the house across the street from the one I was selling and sold it for $55,000 MORE than we were asking.
Needless to say, the seller wanted the price raised, which we did, and subsequently sold the home for $370,000 even though it was smaller than the other house.
Stories such as this remind me of how powerful a network can be. Had my Facebook friend not offered up this otherwise unavailable information, we could have wound up selling the home for $50k less.
This is why I continually stress the importance of building a database and a local network in the area you plan to focus on. Ignoring this advice could likely cost you much more than $50,000…
In today’s times, you can hire someone quite reasonably to help you build an online and local network. Attending networking events of all kinds, not just real estate ones goes a long way towards building that ever-important local network.
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