Money Saving Tips for Selling Your Own Home
June 25th, 2006 Real Estate
For most of us of course a home will be our most important, and certainly our most valuable, asset, and when it comes time to sell that home there are many choices, including the traditional real estate agent route, the do it yourself approach and techniques that are a blend of the two approaches.
There are for instance services that charge a flat fee for their services, as well as other services that charge a low percentage of the selling price, such as 1%, in addition to a flat fee to cover realty services such as title searches and attorney fees.
It is important to determine your own needs when deciding on which do it yourself approach is the best. Many home sellers, for instance, will need to seek assistance with the more esoteric legal aspects of a home sale, so it is important to work out these details ahead of time.
Even with these considerations, however, selling your home on your own can save you thousands of dollars, and these days more and more homeowners are taking the do it yourself approach when selling their homes.
There are of course many ways to sell your home on your own, including signs, newspaper advertising and the like. One of the simplest ways to sell your own home, however, is to contract with one of those do it yourself home selling services. These services have plenty of marketing expertise, and they can be a great choice for do it yourself home sellers. These services can also provide more marketing expertise, at a lower price, than simply selling your home on your own.
When taking the do it yourself approach to selling your home it is important to prepare the home properly. It is important, for instance, to spruce up the exterior of the home by pulling weeds, painting shutters and doors, and perhaps planting some new flowers. The curb appeal of the home simply cannot be overlooked, whether you are selling your home on your own or using the services of a professional real estate agency.
It is also important to remove as much clutter from the exterior and interior of the home as much as possible. That means putting all the tools up and out of the way, and removing clutter from the rooms. In some cases it may be cost effective to rent a storage shed for a couple of months until the house sells. A house that is cluttered will appear less spacious, and that could cause the selling price of the home to decrease. Preparing the home properly for sale is perhaps the most important part of the home selling process.