You may want to sell your house fast. Or you may just want to sell it without all of the hassle of repairs, showings, and extended time. This blog will show you your options.
You want to sell your house, and perhaps you need to sell in a hurry. Chances are, you arrived at this blog post because you’re hoping to find the best solution for you that sells your house as quickly as YOU want.
Before we get to the answer, it’s important to understand the difference between what an agent does and what we do:
When you sell your house with an agent, you are asking the agent to represent you in a sale and to find a buyer on your behalf. In other words, you’re selling THROUGH an agent to a buyer.
When you sell your house with an investor, you are actually working directly with the one who will be buying the house. In other words, you’re selling directly TO an investor.
Now that you understand the difference, here’s how long it can take…
How Long Does It Take To Sell My House With An Agent Vs An Investor?
The Agent…
An agent needs to show your house to prospective buyers and try to convince them to buy. Therefore, they’ll want your house to be in pristine condition, and then they need to find as many prospective buyers as they can to show your house to.
Therefore, it can take weeks or months for you to fix up your house before an agent feels that it’s ready to list. And once the agent lists it, it can take weeks for the agent to find buyers to show your house to, and for one of those buyers to make an offer (on average, it can take 3-6 month). And what people don’t realize is: if the buyer can’t get financing or gets cold feet in the deal then they can back out and you may have to start at square one again.
Therefore, it can take months to finalize your sale through an agent – it all depends on how quickly you can get your house in “showroom condition” and how quickly they can find a buyer and whether the buyer goes through with the purchase.
How Long Does It Take To Sell My House With An Agent Vs An Investor?
The Investor…
This part surprises most people: an investor can buy your house very fast – some investors can even buy in as little as 7-14 days if that’s what you want. That’s because the investor is the buyer (so no showings are necessary) and many investors (including us here at Hammock Properties) buy houses in any condition so you don’t have to fix up the property either.
So, should you sell through an agent or sell to an investor? That’s up to you. An investor is faster so if speed is important to you then you may want to think about selling to an investor.