As the real estate market declines, selling your home on your own may be more attractive than hiring a real estate agent. A real estate agent will take up to 6% of the value of your home in commission. This can be expensive, and in today’s economy, you want to save as much money as possible. But can you really sell your house by yourself?
It’s actually not as difficult as you might think. The hardest part is the paperwork. However, this varies from state to state, and even city to city.
Step 1 – You will want to check with your local municipality to see what their regulations are when signing a title.
Step 2 – Before you list your home, you need to prepare it to sell.
Clean it up, fix it up, and basically make it look its best.
One thing that can help is to store a few items.
This makes your home appear less cluttered and more spacious.
Step 3 – Next, you need to decide how much to sell your home for. If you price it too high, you won’t have anyone interested. If you price it too low, people will think there must be a problem with it. So look at what other houses in the area are selling for and price your house accordingly.
Step 4 – Finally, you will need to list your home. There are several ways to do this. You can list it online on real estate agent websites. You can publish it in the newspapers. You can even list it on Craigslist. The more places you list your home, the easier it will be to sell your home on your own.