Whether you are selling or buying, the more informed you are about the market place, the better off you will be when it comes to making a decision. Some buyers and some sellers think that they can easily perform the task of Realtors and become instant professional by hanging a For Sale by Owner sign on their front lawn or by using Zillow or some other website to instantly know the value of their home. What they fail to realize is that it takes a lot more than a sign to sell a home and that Zillow is far from being accurate with its estimates. One link that they rarely click on is the one that’s almost hidden at the bottom of Zillow’s front page and that gives information about the accuracy of Zillow’s estimates. If you are a buyer armed with incorrect information, you could eventually make a bid that could be too high and thus lose money or make a bid that will frustrate the seller and not generate counter-offers and will possibly deny you the opportunity to get your dream property because someone else made a more realistic offer. And if you are a seller armed with incomplete and/or inaccurate information, you might either give the house a way or more likely ask a price that will guarantee that your property will be on the market for a long time before being given to a Realtor who is armed with accurate and timely information.
If you were to look for or try to sell a property in the Sarasota/Bradenton area, I would like to invite you to get information on homes values by seeing for yourself what is listed for and what has sold in any given neighborhood. You won’t get an estimate of any kind that will make you misinformed. This service is free and without any obligation. Good luck in your search for happiness.