| FSBO sales have been on the rise in America as | | | | trickier parts of the sale. you will have to take |
| buyers want to secure more dollar for their home | | | | advantage of free listing FSBO sites and you may |
| sales and bypass the necessity of paying realtor | | | | want to consider paying for a flat-fee mls listing. |
| commissions. In taking the plunge to sell your | | | | This will help to get your home some buyer |
| home yourself you essentially have to become a | | | | attention as the internet is the front line of |
| full-time realtor, handling a myriad of chores and | | | | today's real estate market. A significant |
| duties while maintaining your regular life. This can | | | | percentage of homes are first viewed online and |
| be a somewhat vexing proposition but one that is | | | | any seller would be remiss to ignore the |
| unavoidable when entering the world of FSBO. So | | | | importance of an internet presence. Realtors |
| let's have a look at the kind of things you can | | | | spend thousands of dollars a year establishing |
| expect when selling your own home. | | | | themselves on the internet so it stands to reason |
| First you will have to ensure that the home is | | | | that there is merit to the idea. |
| ready to sell. Nothing new so far, this step is the | | | | Once your home is out on the market being |
| same with all home sales. Staging has become a | | | | promoted you then have to switch roles again |
| real necessity when selling any home these days | | | | and become your own realtor. This will mean |
| as buyers want to be impressed from the time | | | | being on hand at most hours of the day to field |
| they pull up to the home to the time they leave | | | | questions and inquiries regarding your home. You |
| (hopefully after being impressed enough to | | | | will also have to be available to show the home, |
| consider making an offer). Do yourself a favor | | | | sometimes at short notice. You may also want to |
| and get any fixes or renovations out of the way | | | | try contacting local buyer's agents to advise them |
| before listing your home. You will have more than | | | | that your home is available for viewings. The |
| enough to do later without having to worry about | | | | more exposure your home gets the better the |
| repairs. | | | | chance it has of selling quickly and for a nice |
| Marketing a FSBO is going to be one of the | | | | profit. |