Do not sell land as though it were a house
An older home on a large parcel needs valuing as two things. Any buyer who does not ask about the lot is not pricing it properly.
Salt Lake County
Sell your house fast in Riverton.
Riverton still has real land attached to a lot of its houses. Horse property, old farm parcels, workshops and outbuildings, sitting alongside ordinary subdivisions. What is being sold varies enormously street to street.
What I see in Riverton
Sometimes the land is the asset.
Plenty of Riverton lots are far larger than a standard subdivision plot, with barns, shops, arenas and irrigation attached. Those are not priced by comparing them to the nearest three-bedroom.
The mistake I see is a family selling an older house on an acre as though it were just an older house. The building may be the least valuable part of what they own.
If you have land, outbuildings or water rights, tell me before anything else. Getting that wrong costs far more than any negotiation over the house itself.
Mention these before you sell
- Lot size, and whether it could divide
- Irrigation or water shares
- Barns, shops and covered parking
- Horse property zoning
- Wells or septic systems
- Access and easements across the parcel
Outbuildings count
A serviceable shop or barn is worth real money to the right buyer. It should be in the number, not treated as clutter.
Older farmhouses need work
Many of these have original systems and additions built over decades. That part is exactly what I do.
Why Riverton 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 Salt Lake County.
I also buy in Draper, Murray, Midvale, Magna, Kearns and the rest of Salt Lake County. There is no page for every town, so if yours is not listed, call anyway.
Riverton questions
Answered plainly.
I have an acre and a shop. Do you buy that?
Yes, and it changes the number substantially. Tell me the lot size, the outbuildings and any water shares at the start so they are priced rather than overlooked.
Could my lot be split?
Sometimes, and where it can the land may be worth more than the house. That is worth finding out from the city before you accept any offer, mine included.
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.
Tell me about the land before you tell me about the house.
Send the address and I will come and look at it.