By Kim Parmon, May 21, 2021
The number one question I get asked these days is “what happens if I sell my house and can’t find something to buy?” It can definitely be scary to take the leap of faith this move requires of you, especially in this crazy market. Time and time again, I see things work out for my clients, and yet it’s hard to trust the process.
Here’s a brief guide to successfully listing your home and purchasing a new one in our hot seller’s market:
- Make your home sparkle before you list. This means dial in the presentation. Sure, homes are selling in all conditions right now, but you don’t just want to sell- you want to create a home so inviting that people pay top dollar for it and allow you as much rent back as possible post-closing to ease your transition (rent back means you can stay in your home after you sell for a set period of time). Work with a real estate professional who will give you advice on what to do before hitting the market!
- Price your home correctly. It is important to work with an expert Realtor who will help you come up with the best strategy for your property. Pricing your home too high can result in less interest, longer market time, and offers that may not give you that crucial rent back time. Pricing your home too low can result in too many offers and a stressful offer selection process. You want to get things just right to make sure you’re getting the best possible terms and price without leaving money on the table!
- Accept the right offer. Sure, it sounds great to take the highest offer, but if the terms aren’t strong the high price might not matter. Your Realtor will make sure the whole package works together to make your sale as seamless as possible. Take their advice!
- Make strong offers. When you are finally under contract and ready to buy, make sure you take notes from what you saw as a seller! You can see what appealed to you when you were on that side of the transaction. Now is not the time to be passive!
- Work with an agent and lender with a good reputation. It may seem like a small thing, but reputation matters in this business! If you are offering on a property with twelve offers in and five of them are nearly identical, what do you think the winning piece is likely to be? Your team having a reputation of being fair and professional may just win the day for you (true story- this really happened!).
Selling and then buying in this market is nothing to be scared of! Arm yourself with a team of well-respected professionals and making the transition will be no sweat!
Kim Parmon
Principal Broker | Earth Advantage Certified | OR
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Kim Parmon
Principal Broker
Lead Listing Agent
Earth Advantage Certified | OR
kim@livingroomre.com
Oregon is the fifth state that Kim has called home in her life, and this one is sticking! After moving multiple times in her childhood, Kim fully understands how empowering homeownership and having roots is. She loves waking up every day in this beautiful place and wants everyone to experience what it feels like to live in their dream home.
As a kid, Kim spent her free time wandering through open houses and exploring construction sites for the fun of it. After careers in the professional ballroom dance world, the entertainment industry, and the service industry, Kim stumbled into real estate as both a passion and a profession through the purchase of her first bungalow. After renovating it with her husband and selling it for enough of a profit to pay off their debt as well as buy a new house to live in, everything clicked: she decided to get her real estate license and help her community experience the emotional and financial benefits of homeownership.
Kim put down roots in Portland in 2015 and has cultivated a referrals-based business throughout the years. She understands that real estate is a service and the experience she gives her clients is first-rate. She works hard to anticipate needs. She is responsive, thorough, empathic, and a skilled negotiator who enjoys market analytics and strategy as much as she enjoys connecting with her clients. Her ethics and reputation are the cornerstones of her business and the happiness of her clients is the yardstick that she measures success against.
Kim merged her business with the best agents in Portland at the beginning of 2022, which has allowed her to give her clients more resources, more advocacy, and a top-notch real estate experience. She is honored to be a part of her incredible team and feels lucky to go to work every day.
In her free time, you'll find Kim enjoying lazy evenings by the fire with her husband, daughter, and rescue dogs. She loves dancing, live music, exploring all of the beautiful places around us in the PNW, enjoying a cider and a good meal with friends, and browsing Powell's for a great new book.
Andee Ziegler
Licensed Listing Team Operations Manager
andee@livingroomre.com
Loving where you live will change your life. Everyone deserves that joy. For me, real estate has been a way of nurturing my community and doing what I can to help people find stability, grow generational wealth, and create a little space of their own in the world.
For 15 years I found the most joy in helping first-time homebuyers, guiding my peers through their first major investment and dreaming up what home means for them. I’ve done restoration work on homes from a variety of eras, 1894 Victorian farmhouse to classic 1950’s ranch. I enjoy empowering new homeowners with the knowledge I’ve garnered over the years, from systems to finishes.
In 2022 I joined forces with some of the best realtors in the biz and shifted my focus to operation management for listings. This welcome change opened up space in my life: more cake, less pants.
Andee Zeigler | Licensed Listing Team Operations Manager | andee@livingroomre.com
Jessica LeDoux | Lead Buyer Agent | Broker Licensed in Oregon | jessica@livingroomre.com
Karim Alaeddine | Operations | Principal Broker Licensed in Oregon | karim@livingroomre.com
Jenessa VanZutphen | Buyer Operations Manager | Licensed in Oregon | jenessa@livingroomre.com
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