| For whatever reason, thousands of people try | | | | 5) How to you intend on marketing your |
| selling their own house. An interesting study i | | | | property? |
| recently came across may reveal one of the | | | | 6) Do you wish to hold an Open House? |
| underlying reasons why. When asked whether | | | | 7) By law do you know what disclosures are |
| you trusted a real estate agent, just under 70% | | | | required? |
| of people said no. Add to this that 82% of people | | | | 8) Are you going to put your own contract |
| surveyed believed an agent was more interested | | | | together by using a For Sale By Owner package |
| in their own commission than doing what was | | | | or is an attorney going to do it for you? |
| right for their customer and you have an answer! | | | | 9) Are you going to arrange viewings around your |
| However before you even think about selling your | | | | work schedule or 24/7? |
| own house without an agent, this article will | | | | 10) If your buyer is still in their contingency period, |
| provide a list of questions that you need to | | | | how are you going to handle the deposit? |
| answer first:- | | | | 11) Are you able to negotiate with a stubborn |
| 1) Do you know how to write ads? | | | | buyer? |
| 2) When placing your property description on MLS, | | | | 12) What are you going to do if your property |
| do you know how to create a "buzz" amongst | | | | isn't selling? |
| your potential buyers? | | | | Now i haven't provided these questions to put |
| 3) Are you willing to co-operate with the brokers | | | | you off selling your own house, but merely to |
| who are looking after your buyers? | | | | point out it isn't a walk in the park. I would always |
| 4) Are you looking for buyers from the local area, | | | | advise you to go into this well aware of the task |
| anywhere nationally or even internationally? | | | | ahead of you. |