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January

Sell My Home Myself

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“I’d like to sell my home. What is the best option?”.

Until reasonably recently, selling your home through the use of a real estate agent, was the only real viable option. Real estate agents in the past were the only ones who really had sufficient access to the resources needed to run a serious and professional marketing campaign. This included access to property sales reports, access to the biggest real estate portals in Australia (such as domain.com.au and realestate.com.au), professional ‘For Sale’ signs, and access to a wide network of other professionals in the industry.

With the onset of an ever-growing number of For Sale By Owner websites, vendors now have the option to sell their properties themselves, and now have access to all these services themselves. But… with no commissions payable to agents. For Sale By Owner is not for everyone. There are those who do not wish to deal with potential buyers themselves, lack the confidence to sell their house themselves, or simply do not have the time to field calls and enquiries etc. themselves. In these cases, there it makes sense to use an agent.

For those vendors who do have a little extra time, and are willing to take control of their marketing campaign themselves, there are massive savings to be had. Instead of paying an agent 2.5% (on average) on the sale price of their property, plus expenses, buyers can now market and sell their homes for as little as a few hundred dollars.

The majority of For Sale By Owner websites offers some or all of the following services: a) listing of your property for sale on a wide range of well-established and well-known portals such as realestate.com.au and domain.com.au, printable brochures to give to buyers attending an ‘Open For Inspection’, professional ‘For Sale’ board to place on the property, custom websites (SEO friendly, to bring in further enquiries), property sales reports, and easy access to professionals who can assist you with everything, from gardening jobs to get your property in tip-top shape, to solicitors, who can assist with the legal requirements and paperwork.

Why not investigate if selling your home yourself may a good option for you?