Determining the best time to sell your home isn’t just about current market trends. There are also more personal, often overlooked questions to ask yourself when contemplating whether or not it’s the right time to sell.
How’s Your Quality of Life?
Your current quality of life is arguably the most important factor when deciding whether to sell your home. Do you find that you are feeling increasingly unhappy, uncomfortable, lonely, out of touch, or just plain bored? If so, a change of scenery is in order. Selling will allow the next stage of your life to begin as quickly as possible.
How’s Your Health?
It can be daunting to think about moving to a new home, but the status of your health is a crucial consideration. Are you in a position health-wise that limits your ability to get around in your current home or might make it difficult to complete a move-out down the road? If so, it is probably a good time to sell. Some clients stay too long in their current homes, which eventually makes the transition process more difficult in the long run.
Do You Really Want to Wait for a Sizable Market Upswing?
It’s universally known that the real estate market is cyclical. Historically, election years do not bode well for real estate cycles — which means you may be waiting a while for your property to appreciate in value. Fortunately, Orange County is a great place to live. Property values are typically very good, and declines in real value are much less than other places in the country. Even if you sell in the current climate, by and large, the return on your property investment should be very good.
For more practical insight about selling your home, contact The Yaruss Group real estate team at 949.929.7187 or TheYarussGroup.com. Boker and Jaye Yaruss are deeply committed to helping clients—including their senior neighbors—through every stage of home buying or selling, from preparation to completion. The Yaruss Group also offers a 180-Day Sales Guarantee—if they don’t sell your home in 90 days, they’ll pay you $500 at the close of escrow.
