FSBO "How To" Guide
The process of selling your home without the services of a licensed Realtor may prove easy and enjoyable, or it may be more difficult than you expected. Before you make the decision to sell your home without professional representation from a Realtor®, there are four important questions that you should consider.
1. Do you have the time? Do you have the time to market your home, make or order signs, create flyers, hold open houses, and schedule viewing appointments for buyers that cannot attend your open house? Every time that you are unavailable to show your home, it is effectively "off the market" since potential buyers cannot view your home. It also takes considerable time and knowledge to qualify buyers (verify their financial ability to purchase your home), order the title report, open escrow, and coordinate with the escrow company and inspectors. Last, it often takes longer to sell your home without professional assistance, so if you have a limited amount of time before relocating, you may be best served by consulting with a licensed Realtor.
2. Do you have the knowledge and expertise? Washington state real estate regulations and laws are complex, and are becoming more so each year. Many "FSBO" sellers find that they must consult with a real estate attorney or licensed agent to help them comply with the myriad requirements of selling their home. Do you have the current market statistics to accurately determine the fair market value of your home, or the knowledge to dissect financing and inspection contingencies?
3. Do you have the temperament? Can you deal effectively with a wide range of buyers and personality types, including the "looky Lou's" that are simply viewing homes out of curiosity, or to collect remodeling ideas?
4. Do you have the necessary negotiating skills? Do you have the ability and experience to prevent the "nibbling effect" that savvy buyers and buyer's agents employ with inexperienced sellers?
If you can answer "yes" to all of these questions, then you are probably a good candidate to sell your home on your own. I have prepared a 40-page FSBO "How To" Guide to help you, and the guide is free. It contains a wide range of valuable information that will save you time, money, and possible aggravation, so please contact me to get your personal copy.
Among the topics that are presented in my "FSBO" guide are:
1. hints to help you sell your home;
2. title insurance and escrow;
3. checklist of closing costs;
4. home inspections and home warranties;
5. how to advertise your home effectively;
6. how to price your home correctly;
7. checklists to help you prepare your home for market.
I also have three excellent videos (shown below) that discuss these topics in greater detail, and I am happy to lend them to you free of charge. The DVD's are produced by David Knox, one of the leading residential real estate experts in the country. If you would like to borrow these videos, then please call me, send me an E-mail, or submit the information request below, and I will be glad to personally deliver the DVD's to your home.
1. Do you have the time? Do you have the time to market your home, make or order signs, create flyers, hold open houses, and schedule viewing appointments for buyers that cannot attend your open house? Every time that you are unavailable to show your home, it is effectively "off the market" since potential buyers cannot view your home. It also takes considerable time and knowledge to qualify buyers (verify their financial ability to purchase your home), order the title report, open escrow, and coordinate with the escrow company and inspectors. Last, it often takes longer to sell your home without professional assistance, so if you have a limited amount of time before relocating, you may be best served by consulting with a licensed Realtor.
2. Do you have the knowledge and expertise? Washington state real estate regulations and laws are complex, and are becoming more so each year. Many "FSBO" sellers find that they must consult with a real estate attorney or licensed agent to help them comply with the myriad requirements of selling their home. Do you have the current market statistics to accurately determine the fair market value of your home, or the knowledge to dissect financing and inspection contingencies?
3. Do you have the temperament? Can you deal effectively with a wide range of buyers and personality types, including the "looky Lou's" that are simply viewing homes out of curiosity, or to collect remodeling ideas?
4. Do you have the necessary negotiating skills? Do you have the ability and experience to prevent the "nibbling effect" that savvy buyers and buyer's agents employ with inexperienced sellers?
If you can answer "yes" to all of these questions, then you are probably a good candidate to sell your home on your own. I have prepared a 40-page FSBO "How To" Guide to help you, and the guide is free. It contains a wide range of valuable information that will save you time, money, and possible aggravation, so please contact me to get your personal copy.
Among the topics that are presented in my "FSBO" guide are:
1. hints to help you sell your home;
2. title insurance and escrow;
3. checklist of closing costs;
4. home inspections and home warranties;
5. how to advertise your home effectively;
6. how to price your home correctly;
7. checklists to help you prepare your home for market.
I also have three excellent videos (shown below) that discuss these topics in greater detail, and I am happy to lend them to you free of charge. The DVD's are produced by David Knox, one of the leading residential real estate experts in the country. If you would like to borrow these videos, then please call me, send me an E-mail, or submit the information request below, and I will be glad to personally deliver the DVD's to your home.
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