May. 30, 2006 - Sell by myself or Hire an Agent?

Sell by myself or Hire an Agent?

There are good reason and answers for both questions. If you have the time to sell it yourself and can do all the right things then maybe you should sell it yourself. It takes a lot of work to sell the home yourself. A PRO to that is you will save the money that you would pay any agent to sell your home. Be prepared to have a few up front costs for advertising. A couple of small ads and a small sign out front of your house probably will not do it. You must understand the paperwork and there is paperwork that must be filled out that is required by law. Make sure the people coming to look at your house are qualified buyers and not just looky lous or someone coming to your home to case the place.If you are comfortable with letting un-assisted strangers into your home then it won't be an issue. Make sure you can be available almost all of the time as buyers not working with an agent usually are cramming the time in to go looking whenever they can. The point is you need to be home to answer their calls because they usually will not leave messages and they certainly don't want to wait until it is within your schedule to show it to them. To make your marketing plans work you have to be there. If your schedule is busy or you are not comfortable with doing your own marketing or letting strangers in then perhaps you should call an agent. Your property will come with an already tried and true marketing plan. Your property will go on not only the agents website but in the MLS and on Realtor.com. Realtor.com is the most visited real estate website there is. Good luck no matter which way you choose to go.