This is a great time to sell. Inventory is relatively thin for homes young families want and can actually afford.
Painting is pretty cheap and can definitely improve a house. Personally I’d be slightly more hesitant on carpets unless they are stained and gross. I saw a few places where they had replaced the carpet with brand new, ugly carpet, and as a potential buyer I felt like I’d be paying for their mistake.
It sounds like the kitchen needs updating but isn’t necessarily in awful shape. In this market I’d probably leave it as is and letting any potential buyer view it as something they would fix down the road.
Worst case you list it, get no reasonable offers, and re-evaluate.
To relate to the rent thread, a guy told me that he went to a large complex. They quoted him a certain rent, say $1700. While he was thinking about it, they emailed him back “based on overwhelming demand, the rent is now $1,800″[/quote]
Brian, that doesn’t seem jive with your philosophical and political belief from the past. What happened?
Policy should be for the common good. Here you’re talking big picture about things that would make a better society.
Your own business dealings should be for your own good. No contradiction or hypocrisy. You may want to be nice sometimes, but you don’t have to. You have the right to maximize your earnings. Here, you’re working within the existing status quo.
Now, wanting policies that serve your purposes, and making people believe that those policies would serve them when it’s the opposite, is hypocritical.
Examples: working at Goldman Sacks and advocating for social justice is admirable. Working at Goldman and working against social justice is venal.
You may already be aware of the sdlookup.com site, but here’s the link for 92129 (I’m assuming that’s your zip code) where you can take a look at the prices of what is being offered in your area, and some closing prices.
Some family members had tons of offers for homes they sold in Sunset Cliffs and LJ over the past year or so, and all areas of the county have high
demand–especially for single family homes–so I know you’ll do well with your sale.
[quote=FlyerInHi]The greed comment is a little sarcastic.
Policy should be for the common good. Here you’re talking big picture about things that would make a better society.
Your own business dealings should be for your own good. No contradiction or hypocrisy. You may want to be nice sometimes, but you don’t have to. You have the right to maximize your earnings. Here, you’re working within the existing status quo.
Now, wanting policies that serve your purposes, and making people believe that those policies would serve them when it’s the opposite, is hypocritical.
Examples: working at Goldman Sacks and advocating for social justice is admirable. Working at Goldman and working against social justice is venal.[/quote]
I wasn’t suggesting hypocrisy. But now that you mention it….
