Five Tips To Help Sell Your Home

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Jesse

When the time comes to sell a home, the home seller can easily get tempted to pursue the do-it-yourself approach, with the hope being that they will save on the real estate commission they’d otherwise pay with the use of a realtor. Selling a home without the services of a professional, will not necessarily save the home seller money, and could also inevitably lead to problems that would otherwise not be faced when using a professional.

Anyone selling a home look over the following five tips, before doing so.

1. Is the home seller a good negotiator? Negotiations are key to gaining the upper hand in the final outcome, whether it be buying or selling.

2. Most home sellers lack a genuine network of contacts, which real estate professionals do. A real estate brokerage possesses the right set of contacts that can produce potential home buyers for the home for sale, but moreover, will be able to block out unqualified prospects, who could possibly waste valuable time during the home selling process.

3. Does the home seller have enough knowledge of the current market to price the home properly and put it on the market at a price that will be attractive to both the home seller and any potential home buyers? Again, this is highly unlikely, but not for real estate professionals, who know the market, and know when it’s the best time to buy or sell a home.

4. Does the home seller have the time to show the home to potential home buyers and is the home seller available seven days a week? Most likely not, but here, again, a real estate brokerage can help, as they usually run 24-hours, with around the clock availability.

5. Does the home seller have the necessary skills and finances to advertise and market the home for sale effectively? Here, a real estate brokerage not only has the skills and financial resources to advertise, but they are also available on a 24-hour basis to handle calls. Another key point, and one of the biggest, is that only a realtor can list a home on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to ensure that it receives the widest possible exposure, and thus the best possible price.

There are many other things that a home seller should understand before deciding upon the do-it-yourself approach. Closing a sale involves many steps, there a legal issues, such as a legally enforceable contracts, all of which a real estate brokerage is ready to handle.

To get the best possible value and also avoid undue stress that comes along with the sale of a home, the home seller should leave it to the professionals, and just sit back, relax, and wait for the offers to start rolling in.