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"For Sale By Owners"

There's More To Selling Your Home Than You May Think!

This Is Why You Should List Your Home With A Realtor

• Real estate transactions have grown increasingly more complex. What do you do for a living? Would you say that your job is quite a bit more complex than it might look to an outsider? Could I step in tomorrow and do your job for you? Probably notI'm sure it would take a lot of training and experience to be really good at your profession. It's the same way in Real Estate.
• Consider the possible cost to you of selling the home yourself. Are you prepared and confident that you can wade through all theLegalities, the Disclosures, the Inspections,etc., just to name a few of the possible roadblocks realtors encounter every day?
• A Realtor will make sure that you conform to any and all state statutory disclosure documents. They will also inform you of any inspections that you should consider having done ahead of time to smooth the negotiating process with buyersand to ensure a successful closing.
• With the extra complexities involved in selling a home today, you can easily open yourself up to lawsuits, the cost of which may far exceed a Realtors commission. A substantial portion of your assets could be impacted by mishandling just one step.
• A Realtor has liability insurance, whereas you are probably completely unprotected.
• Do you realize that private offers tend to come in at 7% - 10% below your price? A "For Sale By Owner" sign or ad in a headline to prospective buyers screams "BARGAIN". The buyers are trying to save the same money you are, plus some...
• Are you willing to spend every weekend holding your own house open hoping that a REAL buyer will show up? A very small percentage of "Open Houses" ever get sold to someone who wanders through it on a weekend.
• Do you know what marketing strategies work in your particular marketplace besides holding an open house? Are you able to write your own marketing flyers and brochures? Do you know precisely why your home would be priced above or below others in your neighborhood?
• Do you know how to qualify prospective buyers? Many a "For Sale By Owner" has ended up listing with a Realtor after 1 or 2 "deals" failed because the buyer wasnt qualified to buy.
• Do you know competent and fast professionals who will solve contract contingencies right away so the transaction can close? Things like home inspections, termite repair, a/c repair and new carpet installation all can cause problems if you dont have somebody to take care of them. A Realtor has a group of professionals with proven track records to call on when necessary.

A realtor is a trained professional who has the knowledge and experience to be objective about your home, price it properly for the current market trends and give it the exposure it needs to be SOLD!!