There are many ways to save time & money when selling your home.  

Many sellers look at selling their home themselves.  What the seller saves is the $$$ commission $$$ with a real estate firm.  

The seller then trades their time to provide the following:

1. time showing the property;

    

2. time marketing the home with the associated costs;

    

3. time spent doing open houses;

    

4. time waiting for buyers who may or may not show up as scheduled;

    

5. time on the telephone talking with buyers and real estate agents;

    

6. time spent pre-qualifying the buyers;

    

7. time spent researching the market;

    

8. time spent previewing the many homes on the market so they can price their home competitively;

    

9. time training themselves to be great negotiators;

    

10. time finding the best and most productive results orientated Internet Marketing web sites;

     

11. time gathering all the information about the home, neighborhood, schools, town, etc that buyers will ask for;

     

12. time learning how to properly “stage the home” to net the most amount of money at Closing;

     

13. time learning and scheduling weekly supply and demand analysis research;

     

14. time training themselves to use the proper techniques and language to market the home;

     

15. spending time marketing their home to all the real estate agents;

     

16. spending time learning all the details that a buyer will consider before making an offer;

     

17. time learning the details what the appraiser will consider to evaluate the home for a loan;

     

18. time training themselves on the entire process of selling the home;

     

19. time learning what could stop or delay the process of Closing on the home;

     

20. time learning the details that are associated with Inspection Companies that could provide for the buyers to back out of the purchasing process;

     

21. time learning and using all the required legal documents;

     

22. time learning what is required of the seller prior to Closing on the Property;

     

23. scheduling time to follow up with the buyers to ensure they meet all the legal dead lines;

     

24. time learning what the market says about buyer needs and wants; 

     

25. time learning how to spend money effectively preparing your home for sale;

     

26. time researching the “best return for your money” when preparing the home for sale;

     

27. time educating themselves on proper negotiation techniques;

     

28. time educating themselves on how buyers will compare properties;

     

29. time researching homes that were removed from the market and why;

     

30. time researching and preparing to price the home for a quick sale;

     

31. time learning why sellers offer pricing incentives and what is the best ones to choose;

     

32. time learning about seller financing depending upon the type of market you sell within;

     

33. time educating themselves on what offer is the best to consider; 

     

34. time educating themselves on whether to take the first offer or to counter the offer and to what degree;

     

35. time learning damage control systems prior to marketing the home;

     

36. time asking themselves if they have the experience to sell their home;

     

37. time asking themselves if they have the time to sell their home;

     

38. time asking themselves if all this effort is worth the savings not to hire a professional real estate agent;

     

39. time learning the steps to effectively market the home over a 4 month period of time;

     

40.  time researching what type of display and marketing material should be present for the buyer;

     

41. time researching what type of signage should be use to market the home;

     

42. time researching if the seller limits the showing time for the property, what are the consequences;

     

43. time educating themselves on what buyers should the seller follow up with to determine motivation;

     

44. scheduling time with home inspection companies, bank appraisers and other professionals;

     

45. time learning how to effective prepare for an open house and how often;

     

46. time researching how to effectively advertise the property;

     

47. time learning what professionals you will be dealing with and scheduling time to assist them during the selling process;

     

48. time educating  themselves on what costs are associated with selling the home and how much will the seller net after the Closing;

     

49. time asking themselves will my company allow me to take off work to sell my house;

     

50. time learning and understanding the liabilities issues associated with selling the home;

     

51. And time learning where to find answers to every question, situation, or concern that will surface during the selling process.

    Check out the Link on the home page entitled Additional for more helpful tips on the Selling and Buying Process.