Why Sell Your House To An Investor?

When talking to people who are trying to sell their house to an investor, a common question is, “Why should I sell my house to you?”

That’s a great question. Today’s house seller has lots of options: they can list their house with a real estate agent, they can try to sell the house themselves or they can sell their house to a real estate investor. None of these choices is necessarily better than the others: they each have their advantages and disadvantages.

Getting Someone To Sell Their House

When working with someone that wants to sell their home to an investor like yourself, there are several responses that you can use to sway their opinion.

1. I’m fast: In many cases, sellers are in a rush to get their house sold. Maybe they’re facing foreclosure or they’re settling a divorce. Sometimes the seller has moved because of a job and needs to sell the house quickly to avoid two mortgage payments. Or someone might inherit a house and they don’t want the hassle of dealing with the repairs and marketing necessary to sell the house.

Most people who try selling their house themselves or through a real estate agent find that it is anything but a “fast” process in most cases. Unless you are willing to sell your house at a significantly reduced price, in many markets you could find yourself waiting one to three months before you accept an offer.

2. My offers are flexible. You make your offer fit the seller’s needs. If the seller wants to close quickly, that can be arranged. If the seller wants cash all at once or monthly cash flow, you can do those, too. You can also make up past payments and take over current payments to immediately relieve money burdens on the seller.

You can be a lot more flexible with my offers than the “traditional” offers sellers typically receive.

3. I’m open-minded. You might buy someone’s house when no one else will. You might enjoy talking to sellers with houses that may have a few more problems than others because you can see the house’s potential value after all the repairs are made. You’re also not worried about extensive repairs as long as the after-repaired-value of the house justifies the expenses.

You want to encourage sellers to investigate all avenues of getting their house sold in a way that best meets their needs. If they decide that working with you to buy their house makes the most sense, then count it as a win and get started!