Calling A Lawyer Should Be A Private Home Sellers First Move

When you sell your own home you need to be prepared. Make an appointment with your lawyer so they can prepare you for any legal pitfalls you may be facing at closing time. Sorting these issues out before you sell can ensure a smooth transaction at the most critical of times down the road.

Homestaging Your Home to Sell Faster and for More Money

Tips to get your home ready to sell. Simple things you can do yourself to make a great first impression on potential home buyers

Is FSBO Safe?

Safety is often raised as an issue by real estate agents when homeowners consider selling their own home. But is FSBO any less safe than selling through a traditional real estate agent?

Plop Plop FIZZbo: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Buying Experience by Purchasing a FSBO

Consumer publications talk about why it is a smart idea for owners to sell their own homes. These sellers are referred to as For Sale by Owners - FSBO. What is hardly mentioned is what the other side (the buyer, customer, prospective homeowner) experiences so the seller can save a few bucks and usually at the buyer's expense. There is a whole laundry list of tasks that need to be addressed by one or the other party in a real estate transaction. Do you know what they are? Are you prepared to play the guessing game with a home purchase, which is likely the biggest purchase most people make in their lives? It sounds pretty risky, doesn't it?

Should You Sell Your House Yourself?

The choice to sell your house yourself is a choice to do a lot of work - but the research and work can pay off in big savings. Should you sell your house yourself, or engage a realtor to do all the work?

Practical Steps To Sell Your House Privately

Want to ditch the agents and save thousands in commission? This article gives you practical step by step instructions to help you sell your house privately.

Selling Your Own Home Online

Some simple strategies and techniques for putting the home you own on the selling block online...

Do-It-Yourself Guide: Home Selling for Rookies

A do-it-yourself guide - Home Selling for Rookies to help you get started selling your house the right way - without a realtor.

Home Sellers: Don't Drop Your Price, Increase the Sizzle!

We've all heard the old adage that restaurants don't sell steak, they sell the sizzle. That same adage can be true for selling houses. Here's what I mean.

Home Sellers: Three Spaces that Pay You to Redesign

New home staging and redesign, either remodeling or just moving things around, help home sellers sell in record time - for more money than the competition!

Hosting An Open House To Sell Your Home

When selling your house “by owner” you don’t have the advantage of a real estate agent with tons of clients so you need to draw people to your house and one way is to have an open house. This will require some prep work and a bit of your time but can reel in potential buyers and get the word out about your home.

Eleven Great Tips for Showing Your Home

Home seller's tips for showing a home with the help of a real estate agent.

Sell Your Home Yourself: 5 Powerful Tips For A Fast And Easy Home Sale

Selling a home yourself, without an expensive estate agent is easier than most people think. However, it will take some work on your part since you will be doing a lot of things that an estate agent might normally do. There are 3 main reasons why people choose to sell their home themselves…

Descriptive Terms in Real Estate Ads - Even More Definitions

If you are buying or selling a home, the chances are good you struggle with the meaning of descriptive real estate terms. Here are explanations and definitions for more terms.

Should You NOT Sell Your Home as a FSBO?

Selling your home yourself can save you thousands of dollars in commissions. However, that doesn’t mean you should necessarily do it for the following reasons: