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by Tyler Fawcett, Tyl

If you have decided to sell your home, you have probably realized that there is more than one way to go about it. In recent years there has been much talk about the FSBO, or "for sale by owner" method of selling. Unfortunately there are some definite disadvantages to selling your home without the aid of a trained professional. Many of these disadvantages are related to the actual "legwork" involved in the process that is normally handled by a Realtor. There are a number of aspects involved in the sale of a home with the FSBO method where owners can find themselves at a loss, literally.

One of the best assets that a Realtor or agent can offer is the surety of showing your home to qualified buyers. A agent knows that showing a home to unqualified buyers can be a waste of time for themselves and for the home seller. For this reason agents concern themselves primarily with buyers who have been pre-approved for financing. Many people who have sold their own homes have gotten the sale process tied up by a buyer who cannot secure proper financing. A contract should never be drawn up until the pre-qualification ha been verified.

Another area where owners can find themselves overwhelmed is in the actual contract negotiation. Realtors and agents are trained in the execution of contracts and paperwork related to the sale of a home. This process can be amazingly complex and requires the services of attorneys, title or escrow agencies, and notaries. Contracts can be a time consuming and frustrating things to deal with properly. Are you confident enough in your ability to ensure that all aspects of the contract are correct to put your home on the line? This is not to say that it cannot be done, and done properly, simply that the process is streamlined and facilitated by a trained professional.

Remember, unless your home sells, the agent does not profit. It is in their best interests to ensure that your home sells quickly and for the best profit possible. And they can save the owner much time and heartache if things do not go as planned.

In deciding to sell your own home you have made the choice to take on quite a bit of responsibility. Selling a home is a complex thing but the results of selling yourself can be highly rewarding. You will of course, need to plan the whole sale process down to the last detail and take into account the fact that advertising is going to be a major concern. You will also have to tackle on aspect of the sale that even owners who sell with agents seem to have trouble with. That is, the proper determination of the value of your home and subsequently the proper asking price. Price is usually the biggest issue in any home sale as sellers want to receive the most and buyers want to pay the lease. The trick to to come to an agreeable middle ground that both parties can live with.

The usual problem with pricing is the fact that there is a disparity between what the seller feels the home is worth and what the home's actual value is. The home's actual value is a difficult thing to determine without the aid of a realtor and many FSBO sellers utilize local agents to perform a CMA on their home to help with the pricing concerns. Another way to go about this would be to have a full home evaluation done. Once these are finished you should have a good idea of what comparable homes in your area are selling for and the evaluated value of your home and then you should be able to decide upon a reasonable asking price that takes all the comparable factors into account. One must be careful in pricing a home. It is quite easy to price the home out of the market or to price too low and end up with less profit that you could have. One thing that you will have to deal with during the sale process is negotiation and when dealing with your own home it is very easy for emotion to creep into the situation. Cool heads always prevail when negotiating. Remember that even in selling a home there i definitely a budget that must be observed for the sale to be successful. If you end up spending too much money in preparation and advertising then you are cutting into the bottom line profit and you will need that profit for your next residence. As I said before this can be a really rewarding process. It can also be highly profitable if handled correctly.

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