how do i list my own home (condo) for sale without going through a realtor?
i recently saw a home that i’d like to buy, but i can’t buy it until i first sell my own home.
however, my home isn’t even listed yet, and i don’t wish to pay realtor fees.
probably, i won’t sell my home soon enough to buy the other one, but i’d like to keep it on the market perpetually, just in case i see another home that i’d like to buy. it would be good to have some offers on my home when that time comes.
You don’t have to list your condo with a Realtor to sell it. For Sale By Owner (AKA FSBO or Fisbo) often works, but usually it takes longer and can be legally risky if you don’t know what you are doing. FSBO sales will not be included on you local multiple listing service. But now a days there are flat fee listings available that allow you to put the house fore sale on your local MLS where you pay something like $500 plus a co-op commission to other realtors who bring you a buyer. Often you can negotiate a lower commission with a Realtor if that same Realtor represents you when you buy your new property which might be a win win situation for you.
you can sell your own house by yourself. it is called FSBO which means for-sale-by-owner. to do this, hire an appraiser to appraise your house. it does not mean that if the appraiser say your house is something and something in prize and that’s how much you sell it – NO. what you do to know how much you will sell your house, check your neighborhood for houses that is in the market and see how much their house is being sold for ( you can also call a realtor to check if he or she knows how much houses inyour neighborhood is selling for) to be able for you to know how much your will price your house and of course, if they are the same house lot or how many bedrooms or how much sq ft the houses are. if you think that your house has a lot to offer compare to the house in your neighborhood, you can decide what to do. some people, they price their house the same as the others but when someone offers, they counter offer and ask to raise their offer in exchange for this or that. you have to pre-approve your offerers by asking for their credit history report ( they could by that themselves from experien, transunion, or any bank that they will use as lenders.
you can advertise your fsbo iin the newspapers your pick. if you want to sell from people in other county, you can advertise in the paper that sell over there or you can advertise in the mall, anywhere where people would see it. you can tell your friends and relatives that you are selling your house. you have to do more research on how to sell your own house, talk to title companies to get your financial report about your house.
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You don’t have to list your condo with a Realtor to sell it. For Sale By Owner (AKA FSBO or Fisbo) often works, but usually it takes longer and can be legally risky if you don’t know what you are doing. FSBO sales will not be included on you local multiple listing service. But now a days there are flat fee listings available that allow you to put the house fore sale on your local MLS where you pay something like $500 plus a co-op commission to other realtors who bring you a buyer. Often you can negotiate a lower commission with a Realtor if that same Realtor represents you when you buy your new property which might be a win win situation for you.
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