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What Sellers Need to Know About Private Sales

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

Many people feel that they could do just as well selling their home on their own without a real estate agent, and some are correct. The majority of the sellers, however, falls into common pitfalls and wonder why their home continues to sit on the market. From a too high price range to neglecting upkeep, the individual home sale has a variety of issues that need to be attended to and there are few people who have enough experience themselves to handle each and every detail with the attention it deserves. You may simply not know how long a home should sit on the market or how to determine the true property value.

From start to finish, sellers often find themselves confronted with a mass of red tape and issues that they simply have no way of knowing how to address. Taxes, inspections, mold remediation, property value enhancement, marketing, and open houses are just a few of the things that may be needed before a home can sell, and yet an individual seller may have no idea where to begin. South Florida has a beautiful climate and relatively high property values, but this does not automatically guarantee a successful sale.

Choosing to employ a real estate agent to help with the sale of the house may cost you the fees, but will ultimately save you a great deal of money and will terrifically enhance your chances of getting a quicker sale. You will need to weight out your inexperience and final price against the realtor’s fee and their vast knowledge of selling homes. Your next step may be choosing the right agency to represent your best interests.

 

If you simply don’t know where to start when it comes to selling your home, then you need to call an experienced agent to get the initial paperwork out of the way. You will need to know how much you want for your home, and your expected time frame for the sale. This will help the agent work with you to get any issues addressed and out of the way so that a sale can go through quickly and smoothly. There is no need to blindly sell your home when you have a real estate agency that can lead you by the hand financial solvency and home selling success.

Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I wonder how many owners selling their own property realize that the sale is probably voidable if the required disclosures are not done properly.

Dec 05, 2014 12:43 AM
Mario A. Reyes
Coldwell Banker - San Leandro, CA
Your real estate friend at San Francisco Bay Area

Sellers' lack of knowledge on the required documentation is a big burden to hurdle. They can do so but a great risk for them.

Dec 05, 2014 12:58 AM
Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

Sellers traditionally do not understand the many steps to cause the sale to be concluded.

Dec 05, 2014 01:52 AM