Don't Wait to Buy a Home You Love Because It's Been Sitting

By Chip Hodgkins

The Hodgkins Homes Team specializes in Residential Real Estate Selling and Buying, mortgage, title, development, new construction and remodeling.

The house you’re looking at has been on the market for three months, so you figure you can take your time. Can you dillydally? No. This is something we see happen all the time, and it catches buyers off guard.

Something changed in your life, and you’re not the only one. Here’s the thing worth sitting with: something changed in your life so that this house is attractive to you today. It would be presumptive to think nothing is changing in anyone else’s life at the same time. It isn’t only your life that moves. That’s exactly why we end up with multiple offers on a house that’s been on the market for months. Things change in all of our lives, all the time, and those same changes can make this house just as attractive to someone else this week as it is to you.

When you find a home you like, act quickly. So when you find a house you like, even one that’s been sitting for a while, act quickly and decisively. If you’ve been wondering whether you’re ready to buy, finding the right home is often the moment that answers it. The days on market don’t protect you, because the moment your life and someone else’s line up on the same house, the competition is real. It’s important to move forward quickly, especially in today’s market, because you could still lose a home that’s been available a long time. In a competitive situation, knowing how to structure a strong offer is what keeps you in the running.

Work with an agent who guides you through the transaction. The other piece is who’s advising you. Make sure you have a real estate agent who guides you through the transaction, not one who guides you to relax and stay calm while the opportunity slips by. Life changes happen to everybody, and a good agent helps you act on that reality instead of talking you out of it.

If you’ve found a Central New York home you love and you’re trying to decide whether to move on it, we’d love to help you think it through and move at the right pace. Give us a call at (315) 449-6697, email us at Info@Hodgkinshomes.com, or visit HodgkinsHomes.com. We look forward to helping you land the home you want.