Hi lovelies,
It's very understandable to be skittish when it comes to selling your home. The number one priority on your mind is to simply get the highest price possible. Real estate is inherently a very lucrative industry. Home prices usually go up around 1-2% annually but during economic turmoil and or recovery, they can go up in much higher percentages. So, this could be your highest payday ever, which is why you want to play it safe right? Well, you may not want to because going it alone can offer some major advantages.
The ‘ABC’ approach is dying
There was a time when you had to perform the ‘ABC’ of home selling. You needed to contact a local real estate agent, invite them into your home and let them work their magic. Surveyors, home inspectors, home valuers and real estate agents will package your home, ready for the market. However, this is as you would expect, expensive. So you’re already losing money before even putting your home on the market to buy. With the age of the internet and social media, this approach is now slowly but surely dying. With virtual tour videos that you can make yourself, potential buyers can view your home without setting foot in it or booking an appointment. Specialist online home sellers open up the floodgates for customers around the country and world to buy your home instead of focusing just on locals.
The online route
Most if not all of the things you need to do in order to sell your home can be done by yourself. You know the drill, clean your home from top to bottom, consider changing the theme of the home to neutral and have all of your legal papers for the property in order. If you have a garage, collect measurements so you can display how much room there is inside. The same procedure must be done for your garden and driveway. Measuring how much space you have in your home is a little difficult, but not impossible. Then with all this information in hand, use a company like Gem Homes to sell your home online. They have a detailed article which shows you how the need for a realtor is a fallacy. A company like theirs will do all the hard work for you. Essentially, they do everything in-house so you’re not having to hire different people who all want varying sizes of the pie.
Time versus payoff
As you can imagine, going your own way will incur a heavier time penalty. It simply takes more time to get everything together and compile all the relevant evaluations and paperwork when you’re not answering to a real estate agent. However, you will stand to keep more of the money you make from the sale. So if you do have time and a pinch of patience, it's recommended you try going it alone. If you’re in a rush to sell your home quickly, then the traditional route is still top dog.
Rather than hiring a realtor, you should contact an online home-selling business first. They will do everything for you and keep the costs of doing so to a minimum.
