Guides
Guides to selling a house in Islip
Background rather than sales copy. What the Islip market is actually doing, how a house gets valued, what an agent's commission buys, and how to check whether the company texting you about your house intends to buy anything.
Local market Housing Market A median is a blunt instrument. It tells you what the middle house in Islip sold for, and it tells you almost nothing about what yours is worth if yours is not the middle house. Where we buy Where We Buy We buy across Islip, and we only buy on Long Island. That second part is the one worth explaining, because most of the companies contacting Islip homeowners right now are not local to anywhere in particular. Commuter belt Near the LIRR Walking distance to the Islip station is the single most quoted selling point in Islip, and it is genuinely worth something. Coastal property Flood Zones A flood zone designation is a fact about the land, not a verdict on the house. Plenty of Islip sells every year inside one. Before you reply to anyone Is a Cash Offer Legitimate? Homeowners in Islip get a remarkable volume of unsolicited approaches, and most of them are not from anyone who intends to buy your house. Valuation What Is My House Worth? The honest answer is that your house does not have one value. It has three, they can be a long way apart, and which one applies to you depends on the condition of the property and how much time you have. Your options Selling Without a Realtor A 5% commission on the Islip median of $677,000 is $33,850, which is why the question gets asked.
A note on these pages
We buy houses, so read these knowing that. They are written to be worth your time even if you never call, and a few of them conclude that you should list, keep the house, or talk to someone other than us.
Every number on them is given with its source and date. When we do not have one we can stand behind, we say so.