Many people ask me whether they should try to sell their home by owner rather than paying a REALTOR to sell it for them. That is a relatively easy question to answer but a hard one for many home sellers to swallow. It’s always hard to give up part of your hard earned equity and unfortunately, many REALTORS fail to truly earn their commission making it even harder to let go.
If you pull up the real estate stats for your local area, you will likely find that over 80% of the home sellers that list their home as for sale by owner eventually enlist a REALTOR to sell their home for them. For the other 20%, more than half say they would never do it again. Of the other half, 7% sold their home to someone they knew so really, less than 13% of FSBO sellers actually stuck it out and weathered the storm.
READ MORE
Buying or selling a home provides an excellent opportunity to get rid of clutter. Uncluttering your home not only reduces what you’ll move to your new home but will help stage your home for selling. As any Realtor will tell you, uncluttering your home as a home seller is very important. Take time to sort out unwanted items since your junk may be someone else’s treasure. The following are some useful ideas to help prepare for a successful yard sale.
A friend of mine recently sold their beautiful home which resides in a wonderful neighborhood and on an amazing lot in Plano Texas. You’d think by my initial description it was easy to sell. Unfortunately it was built 20 years ago and looked like it. Meaning the appliances, wallpaper, popcorn ceilings and brass hardware dated the home. The carpets needed to be replaced and the paint needed touching up. Don’t get me wrong, they took amazing care of the home but this was making it difficult to sell their home. If you are in the same situation, you have two options here!
E-mail Fathom
Phone: 800-933-7511