Selling Your Home
Great Tips and Advice on How to Sell Your Home

When selling privately what are some promotional tips, and how can you do it online?

If you make the decision to sell your home privately instead of using a real estate agent, what can you do to ensure that you sell your home at a reasonable price? There are a few suggestions you should consider.

1. Study and make sure you understand the real estate in your neighborhood and surrounding area. You want to come to a good understanding current pricing and trends. In particular, you want to look at homes in your neighborhood that are similar to your home. You want to make note of the asking price and also how long the property has been on the market. Look at the homes that have actually sold and how much they sold for.
2. Obtain an evaluation from an independent source. It is very important that you set the proper price for your home. Otherwise, your home will stay on the market for too long and become stale. If a home remains on the market for too long, many potential buyers will begin to wonder if there is anything wrong with it.
3. Before you begin selling your home, get a contract written up by a solicitor. You can certainly sell your home yourself without the help of a real estate agent. However, you will need to use the service of a professional when the actual contract is written.
4. Obtain a building report and a pest report on your home and property. By doing this, you will be able to take care of and repair any issues that could delay and even prevent the sale of your home. This will also give potential buyers peace of mind because they know any major issues have been taken care of.
5. Create an information package that you can give to potential buyers. The information package will give buyers information concerning your home and property and will answer common questions.
6. Register on www.domain.com.au and list your property for sale. The maximum cost is less than $300 and you can also use domain to place an ad in "The Age" for Victorians or "The Sydney Morning Herald" if you live in NSW. www.realestate.com.au does not allow private advertisers.