| With any good piece of advice on house selling, there | | | | because they didnt have all the paperwork done, or |
| is always some sort of evidence behind it that shows | | | | the buyer hadnt been properly checked out and |
| that it can work. Spend two thousand dollars on | | | | backed out late, or the property inspection revealed |
| gardening and you will increase your sale price by | | | | something was wrong that would require big money to |
| $15,000!; Sometimes you will. Other times you will just | | | | fix. At the same time, there are plenty of happy sale |
| blow through $2,000 and still have to settle for below | | | | by owner sellers for whom everything went great, but |
| market rates on the sale. I sold my house by auction | | | | do you really want to take the chance on something |
| and got $20,000 over asking!; That person probably did | | | | going wrong, and do you really want to give all those |
| just that, but did they mention what happens when the | | | | thousands of dollars to a realtor driving a Lexus, while |
| auction doesnt fetch a high price? | | | | you are getting by on a 14-year-old Toyota? |
| The one piece of advice that we, as real estate | | | | There is another way. More and more, home sellers |
| professionals, always hear is I am going to try to sell it | | | | who know they are going to make a profit on their |
| myself and save the realtor commission and | | | | sale are deciding to forego the realtor route, as well as |
| sometimes, wouldnt you know it, such a tactic actually | | | | the sale by owner option, and are choosing to sell |
| works. | | | | instead to companies that buy properties fast, for a |
| But other times, it doesnt, and the homeowner is left | | | | slightly lower price than a realtor would be looking for, |
| watching the value of their home drop, while the | | | | and have money in your hand today instead of in six |
| mortgage ticks up. | | | | months time. |
| So what is the inside scoop should you try to sell by | | | | These companies look at what your property is worth |
| owner? Is it worth it to save a 6% commission? The | | | | as is - give you that price for it, and then they spend |
| honest truth is, sometimes but there is very little | | | | the thousands of dollars and months of time, and |
| chance of actually figuring out when that sometimes is | | | | weeks of labor and sweat, to bring the property up to |
| going to happen. | | | | its maximum value. For companies like these, they |
| Real estate agents do provide a valuable service for | | | | have the resources to sit on a property for months of |
| all the money they take off you. They will guide you | | | | even years waiting for the house to reach its potential; |
| through the sales process, tell you what the | | | | something that many home owners simply cant afford |
| weaknesses in your property are, they will run ads for | | | | to do. |
| you online and in print, they will handle the paperwork, | | | | So if your property price is not moving like you would |
| negotiate a price there is a reason they take as much | | | | like it to be, and your house requires a lot of money |
| cash for their time, and that is that they are good at | | | | spent to bring about a decent price in return, think |
| what you are not the inside info. | | | | about exploring that third option, and get the money |
| Added to that, more than a few property owners | | | | you need today, so you can upgrade to a new home |
| have found their sale harpooned at the last moment | | | | tomorrow. |