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Going it Alone
Can be a Rough Ride
for any Home Seller.
Selling a home as a "For Sale By Owner," may
sound easy; simply put up a sign, place an ad in the paper, then wait for the flood of buyers.
If the
lure of saving thousands of dollars selling your home without the aid and advice
of a real estate professional is tempting, ponder these
questions:
Do you
have the experience and the market knowledge in order to set a
realistic and accurate price on your home ?
If you price your home too high, you’ll get fewer lookers,
help sell other neighbourhood houses, and waste important
marketing time. If you price it too low, you'll lose money.
Real estate markets can change quickly, both up and down, unless you have
access to the same information and resources that a real estate
professional has on a daily basis you risk the chance of
pricing over or under current market value.
Are
you available to be at your home every day until it sells ?
Home buyers
are out looking every day of the week and every hour of the day.
If your not available when a buyer calls or drops by
unannounced chances are they will move along to the next home
and not call back.
Are
you able to market to a wide range of possible buyers?
More than 60% of home sales are made by
a real estate companies recognition, sales persons contacts,
and networking among real estate professionals. Many of these
contacts don’t come from ads in the paper but from a
successful career in real estate
building relationships with clients and customers.
Without a pool of qualified buyers to show your house to,
"for sale by owners" are reduced to expensive
hit-and-miss advertising.
Can
you be sure that the people coming into your home are genuinely
interested in buying and not just "curiosity
seekers" taking advantage of your
"open house" ?
Real
estate professionals qualify the motivation of there customers
before spending time showing them homes. Professionals also accompany
buyers as they go through your home.
Are
you experienced at negotiating and drafting legal contracts?
Buyers
will typically offer much less than an asking price expecting
to share in the "savings" on the
brokerage commission with the "for sale by owner".
Can you qualify a potential buyer’s ability to finance the
purchase of your home?
Days or weeks can be wasted waiting for a mortgage approval
that may never come.. Real
estate professionals routinely pre-qualify home buyers and
show them only property they can afford. Real estate
professionals don’t like to waste time either.
History shows
that homes sold by Realtors usually close with out a hitch compared to the "For Sale By Owner". If you do,
however, decide to sell your home without Realtor, try to ensure
potential buyers have their finances in order with their
financial institution. The more information and services you can
offer buyers, the more attractive your home will be. Visit
our "For Sale By Owner Centre"
for some helpful tools to assist you with your home selling.
Call or e-mail
us today. We’ll be happy to discuss matters with you.
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