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How to Sell A Home
June 16th, 2011
Many people are wondering how to sell their home. As a top Fishers and Geist Realtor in Indiana, I have successfully helped many people and families sell their homes for years and have learned the most effective ways to sell your home. The first step is either to contact a licensed Realtor in your area or sell your home yourself.
Selling your home yourself can be a good option. If your home is in a desirable area(none or not many homes on market, homes all sell in the first couple weeks on market) and is in top condition(granite/stainless kitchen, hardwoods, premium lot, etc)you can price your home below market value and have an opportunity to sell it. First, get an appraisal to find out a realistic market value. Second, price your home below the market value atleast 5-10%. You will want to do this because compared to the other homes on the MLS, your home will not be seen by as many people. But with the majority of buyer’s beginning their search online, you can reach a bigger audience then For Sale By Owner’s in the past. Make a website for your home and then post it every 3 or so days on Craigslist.com and on Zillow. Zillow is a really hot Real Estate website and as an agent I get a lot of buyer’s interest on Zillow(they offer a ForSaleByOwner option). Also, hold your home open when Realtors in your neighborhood are holding your neighbor’s home open and get some of their traffic. Promote, Promote, Promote, and get an offer! When you get an offer I recommend you have an attorney write up the purchase agreement to make sure it is legally binding and succesfully closes(usually takes 30 to 45 days if it is a loan). Cash buyer can close right away.
If you decide that you do not want to take the liability of representing yourself it is very important that you hire the right Real Estate agent. Typically 5% of Realtors do 95% of the sales in any given area. Do your research. Don’t just use who your friend used, because they may have had an easy to sell home and the agent got lucky. Find who is selling in your area. For example, I am one of the top agents in Fishers and Geist. I live in Fishers and have successfully represented many people get the most for their home in the short amount of time. I know the benefits of living in the area. For example, I bought my home in Fishers because it was close to Geist Reservoir and I really like boating. There is a public marina I rent a dock slip in every year and can access the lake within 5 minute drive of my house. I also know the schools, best places to eat, best parks, etc. If someone is looking at one of my homes for sales in Fishers, I am able to tell them why they should buy it. Don’t just hire a southside Indy agent to sell your Fishers home. Hire the area Real Estate expert. Listen to their price advice and interview atleast one other agent to compare. Hire an agent that blogs about the area. This shows they are tech savvy and know your area. Go on Google and type in your area and see who is writing about it. From there hire the agent and let them go to work aggressively marketing your home for sale to buyers online and to other top area agents. Have your home always in top conditon and let as many people in as possible. They will pull the most interest and get you an offer or multiple offers so you can move!
Whatever route you go, doing it the right way will increase your odds of selling in a timely manner for the highest price possible. Good luck selling and get moving!
If you live in Fishers, Geist or surrounding areas and would like to interview The Andrew Neal Group call 317-814-5530 or fill out contact us next to this blog. Thanks.
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