Though the housing market has been on pretty good incline in recent months, many people who are trying to sell their homes are still having a hard time making a profit. One thing to consider, that has the potential to save you thousands of dollars when you sell your home is to forego using a real estate agent and selling the home yourself. Though this process may seem like an intimidating process and perhaps more work than it's worth, it's easier than you may think to sell your home on your own. Here are a few tips to consider on how to sell your home without using a real estate agent.
The first and most important step to selling your home without a realtor is to do a lot of research. Read through the purchase and sale agreement from contract when you bought your home, review local listings online and in real estate publications and try reading blogs and books about selling by owner. Your research can help you understand the language and processes of the real estate business and most importantly can help you know what your home is worth, and therefore how much you might be able to list it for.
It is very probable that your house has a lot of your personal belongings still in it. You need a place to store all of these items so that when potential buyers come to see the place, they can actually get a feel for how big rooms and closets actually are. You will also want to remove excess furniture as well.
Make your home look a large and spacious as possible, so remove bookcases, leaves from tables and even chairs or couches that take up too much space. You will have to live in a minimalist house for a while, but it will certainly help your home sell faster. All homes show better when they are empty or close to it.
A dirty home will be difficult to sell. You are going to need to take a good chunk of time to get that place so clean that it sparkles. This will be unlike any cleaning you have probably ever done. You will need to wash the windows, inside and out, re-caulk tubs and sinks, scrub tile, wax the floors and do pretty much anything you can think of. Having a clean home will entice those picky buyers.
Buyers love to come into homes they are interested in and turn on faucets, flush the toilet ad test out anything else they can get their hands on. Can you blame them? It is up to you to give them no reason to complain about the state of your home. Fix leaky faucets so they don't drip. Patch holes in the wall, even small holes from tacks or nails. Touch up the paint in the whole home so each wall looks nice. Interested parties should feel that the home is in good condition.
If you are looking for a new home, consider a Utah manufactured home by Luxury Homes. Give us a call today and let us show you what we have to offer.
The first and most important step to selling your home without a realtor is to do a lot of research. Read through the purchase and sale agreement from contract when you bought your home, review local listings online and in real estate publications and try reading blogs and books about selling by owner. Your research can help you understand the language and processes of the real estate business and most importantly can help you know what your home is worth, and therefore how much you might be able to list it for.
It is very probable that your house has a lot of your personal belongings still in it. You need a place to store all of these items so that when potential buyers come to see the place, they can actually get a feel for how big rooms and closets actually are. You will also want to remove excess furniture as well.
Make your home look a large and spacious as possible, so remove bookcases, leaves from tables and even chairs or couches that take up too much space. You will have to live in a minimalist house for a while, but it will certainly help your home sell faster. All homes show better when they are empty or close to it.
A dirty home will be difficult to sell. You are going to need to take a good chunk of time to get that place so clean that it sparkles. This will be unlike any cleaning you have probably ever done. You will need to wash the windows, inside and out, re-caulk tubs and sinks, scrub tile, wax the floors and do pretty much anything you can think of. Having a clean home will entice those picky buyers.
Buyers love to come into homes they are interested in and turn on faucets, flush the toilet ad test out anything else they can get their hands on. Can you blame them? It is up to you to give them no reason to complain about the state of your home. Fix leaky faucets so they don't drip. Patch holes in the wall, even small holes from tacks or nails. Touch up the paint in the whole home so each wall looks nice. Interested parties should feel that the home is in good condition.
If you are looking for a new home, consider a Utah manufactured home by Luxury Homes. Give us a call today and let us show you what we have to offer.
About the Author:
Luxury Homes in Springville, Utah is owned by John DeHaas who has been in the manufactured home business for 46 years! In that amount of time John has seen huge changes in the homes that he sells (Including Modular Homes in Utah and Mobile Homes in Utah). Luxury homes provides a diverse and great range of housing options that can meet your personal budget.
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