SELLING ON YOUR OWN?
Are you thinking of selling your home without the aid of a professional real estate agent??? Ask yourself these questions:
Do I have suffcient data to price my property realistically? Am I familiar with what comparable properties have sold for recently and what adjustments to those amounts I would need to make for my property?
Can I draw proper contracts, recognize unreasonable contingencies, understan disclosure and agency relationships? Would I be on sound legal ground if conflicts arose?
Can I handle the natural conflict of interest when working directly with a buyer, trying to protect my own interest vs. my desire to accommodate his?
Do I have a complete understanding or real estate marketing and am I able to expose my property through the widest channels - local, regional, and national?
Can I professionally screen and handle innumerable inquiries? Can I differentiate between lookers and serious buyers? What kind of documents can I use to screen buyers and am I able to obtain them?
Do I have expert knowledge of the current mortgage situation: assumptions, buydowns, ARMS, secondary financing?
Am I prepared to forego social or buisness plans for an extended period, as I must be available at all times?
Unless you answered YES to all the questions above, the skills and training of a professional sales associate would best assist you in selling your property. Please keep in mind that only one in twenty sellers who try to sell their properties on their own are successful in selling at market price. The other nineteen suffered inconvenience, lost time, and frustration in their endeavor without reaching their ultimate goal - selling their property at the best possible price, in the shortest time possible and at the least inconvenience.
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