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Charlotte NC Real Estate Expert Shares the Keys to Buying a Home in a Seller's Market

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Award-winning Charlotte REALTOR® Nancy Braun, owner and Broker-In-Charge of Showcase Realty, brings real estate insights to Charlotte home buyers and sellers during her guest appearances on WCNC-NBC’s Channel 36 show “Charlotte Today” twice a month. Last week, Braun explained how a home buyer can successfully buy a home in a seller’s market.

With the high demand for homes costing under $500,000, it’s a real challenge for buyers to actually close on a house due to other interested parties who are seemingly always a step ahead. Properties in the Charlotte area are remarkably popular, that they predictably receive multiple offers and sell instantly.

So how does a homebuyer make the best offer a seller can’t refuse? In order to edge out the competition, Braun shared that she asks the seller’s agent to know what the seller is looking for. She explains, “It’s not always price. It could be timing. It could be that they love that stove. It could be... time to move after closing and rent back from the buyer… To know those criteria… might appeal to that seller more than just writing a traditional offer.”

Braun continues, “Buyers have to be very, very quick to look at the homes and be prepared to write an offer right when they’re at the house.” That conversation with the seller’s agent enables the homebuyer to narrow down what is permissible to include in the offer and what to leave out.

Another key to successfully buying a home for sale in Charlotte NC, despite competing offers, is being able to pay in cash. Braun elaborates that, “Cash always wins... If they can’t do cash, then..an actual approval letter from the lender.”

Written personal letters to the seller are also an important factor that gets a homebuyer a step closer to new homeownership. The real estate industry calls them ‘love letters’ that create an emotional connection with the seller. A buyer may say how this particular home is perfect for their family and share why they moved to Charlotte or any other pertinent information that the seller might be interested in hearing.

Where others email their offers to purchase a property, Nancy Braun and her team make it a point to assemble an offer package that, “...could be really quite thick and it's going to have letters from the lender and letters from the buyers. It's going to have the specific disclosures included... the earnest money copies of their checks that they're submitting. It's a very, very thorough package including a table of contents.”

Braun believes that offering clients value and excellence continually drive Showcase Realty’s success. For excellent sales records, Braun and Showcase Realty LLC are nationally recognized industry leaders consistently ranking on America’s Best Real Estate Agents and RealTrends Top 1% in the country, as recognized by the Wall Street Journal. Braun is a Certified Member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, which keeps her up to date with current market trends and innovative marketing for the high end market. The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and FORTUNE ranked Showcase among the fastest-growing inner city businesses in the U.S. for the 2014 Inner City 100. Nancy also won the 2014 Charlotte Business Journal Woman in Business award, City of Charlotte Crowns of Enterprise Award, and was a finalist for Charlotte Athena Leadership Award. In April 2017, Nancy was appointed Advisory Council Chairperson for the Federation of REO Certified Experts (FORCE). She is also a Scholar and graduate of Babson College's Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program (#10KSB).

Tune in twice a month to Charlotte Today on Channel 36 on NBC for more real estate tips and information with Nancy Braun. She also shares her insider knowledge on how to prepare for a stress-free home-buying experience and how sellers can sell their homes for 3.59% more in sales price compared to the average agent.

Are you looking for the right agent to assist you with buying your home in Charlotte’s current seller market? Get Nancy Braun’s assistance now, call (704) 997-3794 or visit ShowcaseRealty.net. For additional insights, grab a free copy of Nancy Braun’s book, “The Ultimate No Holds Barred Guide to Buying and Selling a Home in the Carolina’s”, visit ExpertHomeHelp.com.

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Contact: Jessica Sinski
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Phone: 704-997-3794