| Maybe you are experiencing financial hardship, a | | | | solution. |
| divorce, you are simply moving abroad or you | | | | A fast solution is to sell your house to a |
| want to retire soon. Whatever the case may be | | | | professional real estate investing group. These |
| if you've ever thought I want to sell my house | | | | companies will generally pay up to 90% of |
| fast, there here are a few tips to consider. | | | | market value, and the transaction can be |
| Expectations for 2009-2010 | | | | completed in a matter of weeks. Since these |
| As of 2009 properties values in the US have | | | | professional groups invest for the long term they |
| fallen as much as 60% in some regions and the | | | | are not subject to the day to day fluctuations |
| market is not expected to recover any time | | | | that the rest of us are. |
| soon. Since many properties are languishing on the | | | | While losing 10% in the front end may seem like a |
| market and taking longer and longer to sell real | | | | big price to pay, if you consider that you will not |
| estate agent commissions are expected to | | | | need a real estate agent to sell your home there |
| increase from an average of 5.12% in 2008 to | | | | is an immediate 6% that you don't have to spend. |
| 6% or an average of $18,000 on a $300,000 | | | | Add to this the fact that you will not have |
| house. | | | | expenses to market your property, deal with |
| Sell to a Buying Group | | | | open houses, or make repairs and that 4% is |
| If you don't fancy having to pay this commission | | | | really a pretty small price to pay. Also consider |
| only to see your house sitting on the markets for | | | | the fact that prices may continue to drop for the |
| months and having to deal with open houses, | | | | next few years and selling to a private |
| repairs, and answering questions then there is a | | | | investment group seems like a pretty bright idea. |