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"Selling now could be your best bet"
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Devon Thorsby with US News and World Report writes that homeowners looking to sell should consider 2019 a prime opportunity to cash in.
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2019 might be the best time for you to put your house on the market. Especially if you’re on the fence about selling this year or next, Nick Ron, CEO of House Buyers of America, recommends going with the devil you know rather than the devil you don’t.
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“I think it’ll be better than 2020 and 2021 – who knows what’s going to happen...
"Almost half of experts recently surveyed by Zillow said they expect the next recession to begin some time in 2020."
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According to Zillow Research, On average, panelists said they expected home value growth to slow further in coming years – to 4.1 percent by the end of next year, 2.9 percent in 2020, 2.6 percent in 2021 and 2.8 percent by 2022.
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The expectations for the timing of the next recession are in line with a prior survey of the same panel, published in August 2017, when experts said there was a 73 percent probability for a recession by the end of 2020. Similar to the prior survey, panelists were also asked to choose and rank up to three likely triggers for the next recession...
"Once you accept a cash offer, you can often get your money in days."
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The team at Bankrate notes that a cash sale also removes the all-too-familiar drill of accepting an offer only to lose the buyers at the last minute when they can’t qualify for a loan. Once the cash is passed along, there’s no backing out or last-second cold feet. Such cash sales typically close in 1 to 3 weeks compared to about 4 to 7 weeks on a conventional sale. Also, cash sales are typically “as is,” so there’s usually no major repainting and no repairs needed...