Selling Home by Yourself?!?

by admin on February 28, 2009

If you just happen to be thinking of putting your house on the market, have you been thinking selling it by yourself and not getting the help of a real estate broker? There are advantages related to selling your home on your own but there are disadvantages as well. To make it simpler for you to decide take a look at the important pros and cons below. The most important advantage of selling your home by yourself is the money. If you make the sale without hiring of an agent means more money for you when it’s all said and done. By making the sale yourself you won’t have to pay any commissions to a real estate agent ,and that doesn’t mean pocket change, as a matter of fact it’ll be something like a few thousand dollars of which would pay for a real estate agent.

Another advantage is that you can to decide on for the open houses. It’s your decision to decide when when you wish to advertise. Unlike a real estate agent who is selling many houses, you can work on just yours since you are selling only your home. Clearly, you will be more interested in the sale than a real estate agent would be.

However, as previously mentioned there can also be problems with selling your house yourself also, agents get a lot of money for a reason because the sale of a home requires takes a lot of energy and time. They must interact with prospective buyers, open houses, closing sales and of course dealing with legal issues. Real estate agents are familiar with all the above and their experience can impact the sale. Be realistic in your decisions! Will you drop everything to get to a showing? Do you honestly think you’re good at negotiating and ask for an offer? Are you certain you can close the deal? The sale of a home is a complicated process and not anyone who can take on on such a huge task while remain calm as well as professional when dealing with potential buyers.

Selling your home by yourself is not an unattainable task but it is truly a challenge so if you enjoy that sort of thing and you have a desire to learn then it’s likely you can handle managing selling your home without the help of an agent. With some basic knowledge and a lot of energy you’ll be able to sell your house without the help a real estate agent and save a lot of money.

So how would you start this process? First, have a seat and begin to evaluate your home since posting a good price is the first and by far, the most important part when selling your home on your own.

{ 16 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Ross Sharp September 14, 2010 at 5:25 am

My parents were born in the 20's and 30's. The only time they borrowed money was to buy their home in the 60's. They don't have a credit card. They don't even have an ATM card. They withdraw what they need every fortnight. They knows how to BUDGET.

I sure don't. The only shares I have are in super. Super. Gee, that's a misnomer. Supercrapluation, more like.

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3 G P October 22, 2010 at 8:25 pm

I don't think there is anything illegal about posting the signs per se, nor is there anything illegal about them purchasing homes. They take advantage of uninformed people — the way these companies make money is by purchasing the house for less than what it is actually worth, and then reselling it for much more than they paid. If someone needs to sell their house so badly, the best thing to do is sell it "For Sale By Owner" or to hire a realtor and pay the sales commission. I would avoid those "We Buy Homes" companies at all costs.

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5 Ywee December 16, 2010 at 5:40 am

I don't think it will be over that quickly. You will probably see more foreigners buying homes out here but the U.S. residents are still too broke to buy a home. So sad =(. I hear of more and more people I know being laid off and it's scary. They just laid off some people at my work too. How can people buy homes if they have no income to pay for a mortgage? They should divide the “toxic-assets-clean-up funds” amongst all the tax paying citizens so they can pay off their debts and put a down payment to buy a home =). Only if it were that easy…

6 redbuggy December 25, 2010 at 7:50 am

I don't think there is anything illegal about posting the signs per se, nor is there anything illegal about them purchasing homes. They take advantage of uninformed people — the way these companies make money is by purchasing the house for less than what it is actually worth, and then reselling it for much more than they paid. If someone needs to sell their house so badly, the best thing to do is sell it "For Sale By Owner" or to hire a realtor and pay the sales commission. I would avoid those "We Buy Homes" companies at all costs.

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15 Nistisimos7 February 7, 2012 at 2:40 pm

To be honest, I think this is WAY better than their HOME I have both HOME and AWAY. Back in July 2010, these were SOLD OUT! They only sell HOME I guess this is one of TOP SELLING than anyone can get. I bought mines at kitbag and they were selling FAST! soccerdotcom has ALOT because no one wants to buy the year “1913″ on it. “1909″ is what they want, so do I!

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Strange moment at Fir Park when I noticed we were selling home made lentil soup. Fuck man, it’s hard enough getting a pie. haha x

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