A true pearl - Dawna made the selling of our home and buying of our "new" home a truly painless and easy experience. She was involved in everything from help in preparing our home to sell to finding and negotiating the purchase of our new home. Even more amazing, as this is really my first experience in these types of transactions, she was able to keep my nerves at a low rumble.
She is a true expert in managing expectations of both sellers and buyers. I know this because we were involved in a sell and buy simultaneously.
She always seemed to have the right words to manage ruffled feathers between buyers and sellers on both ends of our transactions.
I don't believe anyone could, or would be willing, to take on all of the nitty-gritty aspects of the process, frequently leaving us to simply nod our heads yes or no as all of the myriad decisions were made.
I won't say the entire process was easy, but I will say I've never worked with a realtor who took more responsibility or worked harder to help us achieve our goals than Dawna did.
Would I use her again? You bet! Would I recommend her to a friend? In a heartbeat.
- What are your future plans? Do you plan to return to the area and want to move back in to the house? If so, do you expect it will be suitable for your needs at that time?
- What is your property condition? Is it rentable in its current condition or does it need repairs? What repairs will be required if you rent out the property. Get a property inspection to determine condition. The legal required repairs may be less demanding if the property is for sale, instead of for rent.
- How do you feel about being a property manager? Are you up to date on current laws and property requirements as a property manager? Are there professional property management services available? Evaluate the costs of management and how it will affect your cash flow on the property.
- What are your financial consequences? Talk to your tax advisor about the impact to your finances and tax obligation if you are to receive rental income. If you continue to own, find out if you will have negative or positive cash flow. If you sell, how much after-tax proceeds will you get to keep?
- What are local market conditions? What is the local rental market demand for the kind of home that you have, today and in the future? If you sell instead, how quickly will your home sell and what are projections for future value if you were to wait to sell?