The 5 Biggest Costs You Can Expect When Hiring an Allentown Real Estate Agent

Listing your house for sale can be a daunting process. Many homeowners contact established realtors and real estate agents when selling their homes.

Their expertise in the niche, as well as extensive networks, helps get their house sold conveniently. However, there is a catch. Many real estate agents end up charging a hefty price tag far beyond the high commissions.

So, if your property isn’t in peak condition, or you’re in a hurry to sell, take a moment to seriously consider the profitability of the traditional listing method of home sales for your situation.

Curious to learn more? Read on as we explore the five most considerable costs you can expect from hiring an Allentown real estate agent.

When hiring an Allentown real estate agent, be prepared for an open-ended period during which you’ll remain responsible for the holding costs or the monthly expenses that come with maintaining the property – until you sell it off.

Each month that you don’t sell your home, you’re still responsible for maintaining and repairing the property if new damage occurs. Unfortunately, things don’t always work out. Some buyers may back out after inspections, or some buyers must qualify for a mortgage and end up not qualifying. As a result, you may have to relist the property. What’s worse, as interest rates increase and price continue to go up, more than 15% of buyers are backing out of their contracts. There’s a chance you could be 30 or more days into your agreement and the buyer walks away and you have to start all over!

On the other hand, professional home buyers like those at Pezon Properties work with the power of cash, providing you with a guaranteed closing date, typically in a couple of weeks.

Will you move into a cluttered home that looks like it was last painted in the 90s? When a home isn’t in move-in-ready shape, and you’re hiring an Allentown real estate agent, you should recognize the importance of renovating to improve the curb appeal to bring buyers to the door. But how do you renovate when you’re living in the house with all of your furniture? For many people, it’s a “chicken or the egg” moment. How do you replace the flooring with dressers, beds, furniture, and other items in the home? Many sellers do not have the luxury of moving into their new home and taking everything with them before they seller their current home to do repairs. Unless you’re going to put everything outside in the yard, it can be a real challenge to renovate your home while living in it.

If you’re not able to do repairs, you can expect your listing to linger on the market as most buyers seek homes they can move into immediately. What’s worse – buyers may throw an insultingly low offer at you on the off chance they can profit significantly from an unkempt house.

Given the emotional investment we have with our homes, sellers with unmaintained properties often find the process of negotiating the price with this type of buyer incredibly insulting.

On the other hand, you can avoid prepping and repairing when you sell directly to professional home buyers like those at Pezon Properties because we buy houses in Allentown in as-is condition for cash.

Real estate agents need to have high-definition pictures and videos of your property to give a ‘virtual’ tour and entice buyers.

Among the marketing costs you can expect from hiring an Allentown real estate agent, professional photographers and drone videographers have become the industry standard. Add editing and other processes to the mix, and the costs will increase.

If you’re looking to sell as an FSBO (for sale by owner), online buyers will simply scroll by listings with sub-par photography done by the owner.



Instead, you can skip all your concerns about the cost of marketing when you sell directly to professional home buyers like those at Pezon Properties.

To tempt buyers to purchase, real estate agents conduct staging to help buyers imagine themselves living in the space. Professional stagers understand how colors, blank space, and furniture arrangements create a ready-to-move background.

Staging costs are another expense you can expect from hiring an Allentown real estate agent who utilizes this strategy to increase profits by up to 5%. You may also need to pay the expenses of storing your extra clutter and any decor that strongly reflects your interests or personality. In addition, they may require you to attain a storage unit for your larger furniture pieces, which can make rooms appear smaller.



However, you can skip the hassles and work of keeping everything spotless and showing your home when you sell directly to professional home buyers like those at Pezon Properties.