I Can’t Sell—I Have Nowhere To Go

YOU CAN SAY

What I'm hearing you say is that your concern that your house will sell before you know where you're heading, is that correct?

I understand your concern. You're hearing that houses are selling fast for top- dollar, and there's not a large supply of listings to choose from right now.

We've worked with many sellers that had the same concern and were in the same exact situation.

(Below is a sample of what you can say but change accordingly. Take note of the information in brackets, as you will need to give solutions based on your experience, resources, and update the script to reflect the current sellers’ market.

In my experience, there are always solutions and multiple options for finding your next place. With my company's connections and my working relationships with other agents in this area, I found short-term rentals for my past sellers.

Also, we might be able to find a buyer that's willing to extend the closing on your house by 60 or 90 days, to allow you a little more time to find something.

(Because the median sales price in your neighborhood is up over 10% since last year, a lot of sellers right now are willing to move twice to really benefit from the amount of equity they have quickly built up in this market. It's hard to know if the economy will sustain sale prices, continuing to go up.)

If we can find you a solution or an option that works for you, you could still list now and maximize the amount you can get for the sale of your home. Do you agree?

A seller can be hesitant to list their home because they aren’t sure where to go. Sharing your experiences and resources through the Feel, Felt Found technique can show sellers that there are various options that enable them to list their home and have flexibility in determining next steps.

You are free to use the recommended best practices in these materials for your consideration. These scripts are not intended to be used verbatim, and they should always be modified for accuracy.
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