Selling Your Home in Northwest Oklahoma City

Most of what we sell in northwest Oklahoma City sits on or near the water: homes on a few small private lakes and ponds, waterfront property, and homes near Lake Hefner, where people who like being outdoors choose to live. Most of it is resale. There is some new construction, on smaller lots, but your house is mostly competing with other resale homes. We sell here from about $500,000 up to $1.25 million, and we live on a private lake in Oklahoma City ourselves.

One of our listings was a 1950s one-level home with over 3,000 square feet and four bedrooms. It backed up to a pond and had private access to a private lake. The street was quiet and the house was full of character. It felt like it wasn't in the middle of Oklahoma City, or even in Oklahoma, yet a few minutes down the road you were within about ten minutes of dining, shopping, and highway access.

Many buyers didn't know a place like that existed in the city. The other pricing opinions the sellers had received came in much lower, because a comparison sheet built from nearby sales doesn't capture what a house like that is. We priced it higher, for the character, the water, and how close it was to everything. Homes like this can't be priced from the numbers alone. They take someone who knows each pocket of the area and can explain what makes one worth more than the next.

A home on the water has to be presented honestly and completely. We say plainly whether a house is on the water or only has a view, because buyers who want a dock care about that difference. We also explain what comes with the property: a private well and septic in many cases, lake or association rules, and acreage that may include water as well as land. Docks, boathouses, and other structures are often sold as is, so we plan for how a buyer's inspection will treat them before it becomes a surprise.

Our waterfront homes page shows what buyers check. Knowing it ahead of time helps you price and prepare.