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Getting ready to sell your house in Enfield CT So you want to save the commission?

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Getting ready to sell your house in Enfield Connecticut.

Selling Home in Enfield CTSpring started this past weekend weekend. That is good news in my opinion. Warmer weather, no more snow, and the spring home buying market is here. Have you have been thinking about buying a new home this year? Has your family grown this past year and you have out grown your current home? Maybe you would like a smaller more energy efficient home; or one closer to work, family? The reason you are ready to sell your home in Enfield is a very personal one.

This article by Dr. Chantal Saucier is a great article for some one who is thinking of selling their home on their own, or "For Sale By Owner".  I found the article informative and helpful for someone who is just starting to think about getting ready to sell your house in Enfield Connecticut.  Can you sell your home yourself, sure.  You can change your own oil, you can do your own repairs to your home, you can do your own taxes.  Just because your can, not everyone should, or could.  A quality real estate professional can help you sell your home, often for more money and more quickly.  Today's home buyer is finding their next home on the internet, just like you are.  Where will your home be advertised so that a buyer can find it?  The real estate professional you hire must be able to provide you with a complete marketing plan including a detailed internet action plan for selling your home.

Getting ready to sell your house in Enfield Connecticut?  Call me for a referral to quality real estate professionals that can help you at 860-306-8029.

 

Original content by Trumps Elite

One comment we often hear as real estate professionals is "I'm selling my home myself to save the commission." That is fine so long as you don't think that your potential buyers don't know that.

In fact, did you know that there are only 4 kinds of buyers out there? That's right, 4. And they are either working with a Realtor or they, too, will want to save the commission. If you have a "For Sale By Owner" sign in your yard, everyone knows that you are not paying a commission to a professional.Home for sale

1. First time home buyers: They are the most likely to seek the help of a professional because they do not know all the ins and outs of the home buying process. Even if they come across your home and like it, they will want their agent involved. Being open to working with a buyer's agent and paying at least some commission might help you get your home sold.

2. Relocating buyer: They, too, usually work with a real estate agent because they are not in town, yet. Again, if you are willing to pay a buyer's agent commission, you may be able to work with one of these buyers and sell your home, that is, if you are available to show it when this buyer is in town house shopping. If not, they might just buy your neighbor's house because it's listed and on a lockbox and they were actually able to view it.

3. Moving up (or moving down) buyers: They tend to feel more confident about the process because they have been there before. However, if they choose to work on their own, they'll negotiate you down on your price to save some of the commission themselves. Since 2 out of 3 FSBO that go under contract do not close when no Realtor is involved, it might not matter if you split the would-have-been commission with this buyer. The question is: can you get them to the closing table?

4. Investors: Probably the most savvy buyer out there and you can bet that they will not pay you a commission to work the sale of your home for you. Unless you are an investor yourself and you've sold many homes in the past, this buyer knows more about the process than you do and he/she knows that they will have to do all the work. And, unless you are an awesome negotiator, you will not save money if your buyer is an investor. Not a penny.

There you have it! These are the only 4 kinds of buyers out there, no more, no less.

Here's another way to look at it: appraisers do not care about the commission. Your house is worth what it is worth, whether or not there is a commission involved. For example, if you live in a neighborhood where homes of similar age and sizes sell for 150K, then your home is worth 150K.

With a 6% listing commission, you would have to pay 9K in commission, usually split between the listing and the selling brokers (if two agents are involved). If you sell on your own, you are not going to save the full 9K. Buyers will want to split those savings with you and might only offer you 145K for your home. If this is acceptable to you, all is good, but your savings are now down to 4K. If you calculate 2 or 3 months extra on the market (and 2-3 months of extra house payments), the advertising and signs costs, and the time involved in showing your home numerous times to buyers who may or may not qualify to buy it, is it really worth the aggravation? Besides, getting an offer/contract on your home is the easy part. Do you know what to do if you ever get that far?

I know what my time is worth, do you?

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Comments (4)

Dan Benefield
Benefield Realty - Decatur, GA

Great article Jon. Keep up the good work :)

Mar 24, 2010 01:56 AM
Jon Sigler
Coldwell Banker Realty - South Windsor, CT
Sigler Sold Another! 860-306-8029

Dan - Thanks!

Mar 24, 2010 02:01 AM
Ross Therrien
Prudential Verani Realty, Londonderry,New Hampshire - Londonderry, NH
Realtor, Broker Associate

great points.  Working with a FSBO that just won't put HER foot down to hubby.

Mar 27, 2010 03:17 PM
Kathryn Acciari
Central One Federal Credit Union - Shrewsbury, MA
Mortgage Loan Originator

Sometimes I'll work with buyers who find a for-sale-by-owner home that they like, then I end up doing all the work on the selling and buying side since the seller has no idea how to handle the transaction.

Apr 01, 2010 05:21 AM