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Getting ready to move into a new home is a very stressful process. This stress is only aggravated by the prospect of selling your current home. This process can be nerve racking and emotionally difficult. Whether you are selling Utah homes, California homes or Florida homes, the market is difficult and this can draw out this exhausting process.
The first and most important step to selling your home without a realtor is to do a lot of research. Read through the purchase and sale agreement from contract when you bought your home, review local listings online and in real estate publications and try reading blogs and books about selling by owner. Your research can help you understand the language and processes of the real estate business and most importantly can help you know what your home is worth, and therefore how much you might be able to list it for.
This is where a lot of hard work comes in. You need to focus on getting your home ready to be shown. Paying attention to things like paint, carpet and landscaping are important. Also, de-cluttering your house so people can actually envision themselves living there is a key. The best way to go about this is to put yourself in the shoes of the potential buyers. What would you be looking for? What would impress you? What would detract from the appeal of the house? Since you won't be using a realtor, it is important for you to be the salesperson. Understand the key selling points of your home. What makes is different or better than others in the area? What things do you want to highlight to potential buyers.
The key to selling a home is to price it effectively. If you end up pricing your home too high, then it will scare buyers off. Plus, if it stays on the market for too long because of the price being high, potential buyers will assume that there is something wrong with the house and might pass it over in their search. The lower the price, the faster it will sell, presumably...but you need to make sure that you are making a profit as well.
This has become a lot easier in recent years. Take advantage of the Internet and local websites. In a lot of these cases, for a small fee, you can place your listing on the Multiple Listing Service that real estate agents use, which means more potential buyers will be exposed to your home. You can also consider placing a listing in the local newspaper to attract buyers that want to stay in the area.
Be prepared to be flexible and negotiate with potential buyers, and you should be able to pull off a sale without a realtor.
First impressions are important. Since the exterior is the first thing everybody sees, make sure it looks great. Keep your lawn trim and free of dandelions. Slap a fresh coat of paint on window shutters. Plant some bright colored flowers. Do anything you can think of to leave a great first impression to the buyer. In the end, you can never do too much. Put yourself in the buyer's shoes. What do you expect in a home that you will purchase? Thinking this way will help you know exactly what to do to get your house presentable so that it doesn't sit on the market for months and months. Do everything you can to sell that house!
The first and most important step to selling your home without a realtor is to do a lot of research. Read through the purchase and sale agreement from contract when you bought your home, review local listings online and in real estate publications and try reading blogs and books about selling by owner. Your research can help you understand the language and processes of the real estate business and most importantly can help you know what your home is worth, and therefore how much you might be able to list it for.
This is where a lot of hard work comes in. You need to focus on getting your home ready to be shown. Paying attention to things like paint, carpet and landscaping are important. Also, de-cluttering your house so people can actually envision themselves living there is a key. The best way to go about this is to put yourself in the shoes of the potential buyers. What would you be looking for? What would impress you? What would detract from the appeal of the house? Since you won't be using a realtor, it is important for you to be the salesperson. Understand the key selling points of your home. What makes is different or better than others in the area? What things do you want to highlight to potential buyers.
The key to selling a home is to price it effectively. If you end up pricing your home too high, then it will scare buyers off. Plus, if it stays on the market for too long because of the price being high, potential buyers will assume that there is something wrong with the house and might pass it over in their search. The lower the price, the faster it will sell, presumably...but you need to make sure that you are making a profit as well.
This has become a lot easier in recent years. Take advantage of the Internet and local websites. In a lot of these cases, for a small fee, you can place your listing on the Multiple Listing Service that real estate agents use, which means more potential buyers will be exposed to your home. You can also consider placing a listing in the local newspaper to attract buyers that want to stay in the area.
Be prepared to be flexible and negotiate with potential buyers, and you should be able to pull off a sale without a realtor.
First impressions are important. Since the exterior is the first thing everybody sees, make sure it looks great. Keep your lawn trim and free of dandelions. Slap a fresh coat of paint on window shutters. Plant some bright colored flowers. Do anything you can think of to leave a great first impression to the buyer. In the end, you can never do too much. Put yourself in the buyer's shoes. What do you expect in a home that you will purchase? Thinking this way will help you know exactly what to do to get your house presentable so that it doesn't sit on the market for months and months. Do everything you can to sell that house!
About the Author:
Luxury Homes in Springville, Utah is owned by John DeHaas who has been in the manufactured home business for 46 years! In that amount of time John has seen enormous changes in the homes that he sells (Including Modular Homes in Utah and Mobile Homes in Utah). Luxury homes provides a diverse and great range of housing options that can meet your personal budget.
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