8 Secrets to a Successful FSBO Sale Sell Your Home on Your Own By Ruth Lerner For Sale By Owner

Why Sell Your Own Home? You may save money. You You may enjoy it. have the time and the patience.

Why Provide You This Information? Because I believe everyone is better off when home sale is done correctly!

Sharing Techniques I Use All of the Secrets are techniques I use to sell my listings. My listings average time on market is less than half the average market time. I sell my listings for top dollar

Secret #1: Stage the Home Buyers dont want to see your stuff. Hire professional stager or a friend with a good eye for design. Get rid of your clutter, depersonalize and maximize use of space.

Secret #2: Hire a Professional Photographer No iPhone or iPad pictures, PLEASE! Photographs bring the buyers. Without professional photos, buyers are not interested.

Secret #3: Offer Buyer Broker Compensation Good luck without it! Buyers like to work with buyer agents. Buyers are too overwhelmed to write offers on their own.

Secret #4: Go Online to Promote Most home searches are conducted online. If you are not online, you are hiding. Use keywords and search engine optimization.

Free Resource Click on the link below for online resources for FSBOs.

Secret #5: Price Your Home Correctly Remember, buyers expect to share the savings of a FSBO. Always price to market, regardless of inventory. Overpricing = sitting on market.

Secret #6: Dont Host Your Own Open House Buyers want a buffer between themselves and the seller. Buyers often feel awkward or uncomfortable asking the seller questions directly. Uncomfortable buyers do not make offers.

Secret #7: Understand the Mortgage Process Mortgage process = home buyers process = your home sales process. Learn the deadlines and expectations of buyer. Complex procedure which has become a lot more complicated in the last few years.

Secret #8: Learn the Forms, Rules, Regulations, & Laws in Your State Understand the offer forms before you get an offer. Learn the disclosure you must provide the home buyer. Learn what makes for a completed offer and the important dates and clauses.

Bonus Secret for Condo FSBOs: Get Your Condo Docs Organized Buyer will need the Condominiums: Master Deed Master Insurance Association Rules and Regulations Declaration of Trust Association budget Information about assessments Minutes from the condo meetings

Saving Money! You may save 0.5% - 1.5% of the sale price! This may or may not be worth the time and effort required to sell it properly. Most home sellers prefer to hire a real estate agent because the possible savings are not worth the effort.

Other Home Seller Resources My growing collection of the best advice for home sellers from the best agents I know can be found on List.ly Click this Link: Best Advice for Home Sellers

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