Even if a simple sign in your yard did produce a buyer knocking on your door, how will you handle the following questions:
Your Home Compared to Competition
"How does your home compare to others like it in Sylvania, Perrysburg, Toledo and Maumee?" Do you that your have your Home Priced to Sell?
Pricing your Home to Sell
"How did you determine the fair market value of this property?" Sometimes emotional attachment makes it difficult to have a clear view of the Real Market Value. The competition is tough, to get the sale you have to be right on target. Learn how to Price your Home.
Financing
"What about financing? Can you help?" Do all the potential buyers taking up your time have the proper finances to make the purchase? Are you clear on the Available Buyer's Assistant Programs and Stimulus Offers the buyers could be using to make their availalbe Finances higher and Meet the Requirements for the Purchase
Paperwork
"If I make an offer, who will draw up the paperwork?"
Big Question in Buyers Mind
Buyers may ask and wonder: "Why aren't you using a REALTOR®? Is there something wrong with the property?" Can you offer them a warranty?
Reverse Thinking
Buyer's may think: "Since you aren't using a REALTOR®, we can take their fee right off the top, right?"
Your Biggest Investment on the Line
Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions you will make in your life. Don't take risks. Selling your home is nothing like selling a car. Every home is different, and every homebuyer wants to offer you as little as possible. How do you determine the real market value?
Negotiation Experience
Almost all homes are sold using a REALTOR®. As a top real estate professional, it is my job to help you negotiate with all those buyers who want something for nothing. Not to mention preparing your home for sale, marketing it locally in Sylvania, Perrysburg, Toledo and Maumee and even nationally, and guiding you through the complex paperwork and pitfalls of escrow and closing. Make sure you are really ready to handle all of that before pounding that sign into your front yard. Errors can be extremely costly.
What Buyers are Thinking
Remember: Buyers want to offer you as close to nothing as possible! While that "For Sale By Owner" sign might sound like a good idea, it usually means a different thing to buyers: "Try to steal this one."
Still Want to try Selling Your Home
If you must sell your own home, at least let me give you a sense of its true market value. Tell me a bit about your home by filling out the form at the bottom of the page or fill in here. I'll do a quick Comparative Market Analysis and tell you what the determine worth of your home is. Using market demand, results and statistics of homes in your area. I'll also describe, as an experienced, top Sylvania, Perrysburg, Toledo and Maumee REALTOR®, how I would market your property. This is free, with no strings attached.
For Sale by Owner
If you are determined to put your home for sale by owner, try this. You can list your home for free at this website I have made available: www.toledoareabyowner.com
Evaluate Your Skills
Home sellers (For Sale by Owner) experience mixed results because they either lack the time, people skills, marketing skills, negotiating skills and even the inclination to sell their own home. For others, selling their home comes as an exciting challenge they cannot resist.
The Big Picture
Hiring a real estate agent and paying thousands in commissions, could be money well spent. A case in point would be when a real estate agent gets you a better sale price for your home by getting you a higher volume of potential buyers.
Answer Can be found with Math
If your time frame for selling the home is critical, realize that every month that passes by, without a buyer, means another mortgage payment, insurance and property tax. Add your Total Mortgage Payment and give yourself that time frame equal to commission. How many months will it be before that commission would have paid for itself in time. This can give you a quick and clear view if taking on this task is right for you.
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