Is Selling SOLO Right for You

By
Real Estate Agent with RealEstateSINY.com

Is selling solo right for you ? There's much more to selling a home then a For Sale by Owner sign on your lawn.
Selling your own home sounds attractive especially when you think about the commission you will be saving if you sell your own home.
Find out whether you'll be able to sell your own home and what to expect if you choose this route.

Your first and most important question is can you get the word out?
An established real-estate brokerage will have a network that reaches far beyond the city or town where you're located. It can find qualified buyers both regionally and internationally and may even be retained by large corporations on the hunt for executive accommodations. These networks are well-budgeted and well-managed.
Real Estate firms have in house marketing professionals who know what buyers want to see and prepare various marketing systems to promote your home to well qualified buyers and other brokers as well.
Not geting the exposure will result in your home sitting on the market for a very long time. When a property sits on the market for too long, buyers begin to think that something is wrong with the house if it did not sell already.
Before you decide to put your For Sale By Owner sign on your lawn, think about : is selling solo right for you?

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On Your Team.

Irena Popilevsky

NYS Licensed Real Estate Broker/Owner

RealEstateSINY.com

(917) 579-4455

www.irenapopilevsky.com

Comments (5)

Don Wixom
RE/MAX Executives Nampa, ID - Nampa, ID
"Looking out for your next move..."tm

Irena, great post! So many sellers don't realize the value of promotion and all the negotiating, contracts, marketing, accommodating Realtors can help with!  Use a licensed, professional Realtor to sell your home!

Jan 27, 2010 02:17 PM
Eric J
Eric J - Dream Home Financing - Freehold, NJ
Dream Home Financing

I agree, people do not realize that without the expertise of a realtor...the could be losing a lot of money on the sale.

Jan 27, 2010 02:20 PM
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services Inc - Gulf Breeze, FL
Buyers Agent 800-309-3414 Pace and Gulf Breeze,Fl.

Even when we tell them they don't believe it. We are seeing more and more fsbos here.

Jan 27, 2010 02:21 PM
Fontella Pappas
Pappas Realty & Southern Classic Realty - Denver, CO
TV Personality Real Estate Extraordinaire

I love it!  Great post, I wouldn't dare try to perform dental surgery on my kid nor diagnose my own self,even with extreme health care cost :) why on earth would these people try selling their own house?  However; my friend who happens to be a family doctor says more people today come to her already diagnosed (wrongly of course) because of Internet research.  They can get the information and feel empowered but they don't know how to properly interpret the information.  Anyway great post...

Jan 27, 2010 02:23 PM
Harley Wilcox
West Group Real Estate - Victor, ID
Harley Wilcox

FSBO's are great future clients, especially in a slow market. Once they have been trying to sell their home for 6 months and have not gotten anywhere they should be very interested in talking to a professional.

Jan 31, 2010 10:42 PM

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