Two very different buyers
A family and a builder price the same address differently. Knowing which one you are selling to is most of the decision.
Utah County
Sell your house fast in American Fork.
American Fork has a real old core at the foot of the mountain and forty years of growth wrapped around it. On the original streets the houses sit on lots that are far deeper than anything built since, and that changes what is actually for sale.
What I see in American Fork
Sometimes the lot is the asset, not the house.
An older house on a deep lot is two different products depending on who is looking. A family sees a house that needs updating. A builder sees ground. Those two value the same address very differently, and the higher of the two is not always the one an ordinary listing finds.
That is worth knowing before you price it, because a tired house on a small lot and a tired house on a deep one are not the same sale at all, even on the same street.
I am not going to tell you what your ground could become, because that depends on zoning and on the city rather than on me. What I will do is tell you honestly when the lot is the interesting part, so you can decide who you actually want to be selling to.
What I look at on the older streets
- Lot depth and street frontage
- Outbuildings and where they sit
- Mature trees worth keeping
- Access to the back of the lot
- Whether the house is worth saving
- Irrigation and old water lines
Condition matters less here
Where the ground carries the value, the state of the kitchen stops mattering very much. Selling a house that needs work.
Or list it as a home
Plenty of these should simply be sold as houses to people who want them. I will say so when that is the better answer.
Why American Fork sellers call
Usually one of these.
- Behind on the mortgage, or a foreclosure date approaching
- A divorce that has to be settled
- An inherited house, or a death in the family
- Repairs that have got past what you can fund or manage
- A rental with tenants who have become the problem
- A job moving you out of state on short notice
- Needing to sell now but move later
- Simply wanting to know what it is worth before deciding anything
Nearby
Also buying across Utah County.
I also buy in Payson, Pleasant Grove, Mapleton, Salem, Lindon and the rest of Utah County. There is no page for every town, so if yours is not listed, call anyway.
American Fork questions
Answered plainly.
My house is old but the lot is huge. Which one am I selling?
Possibly both, and they are worth different amounts. That is exactly the thing I want to look at in person rather than guess at.
Do you only want the old part of town?
No. I buy across American Fork. The old streets are just where the lot question comes up and it is worth raising.
Would I get more listing it on the open market?
Often, yes, if the house is in reasonable shape and you have the time. I am a licensed agent with Omada Real Estate, so listing is a real option I can put in front of you, not one I have to talk you out of. I do not do the listing myself. An agent on my team does that full time, so the person pricing your house for the open market is not the person who might buy it. The comparison is here.
What does it cost me to get a number?
Nothing, and there is no obligation to accept it. I walk the property, then put the options in writing. The full process.
Let me tell you which half is worth more.
Send the address and I will come and look at it.