| If you've decided to sell your own house without | | | | a new flat screen TV or washer/dryer. |
| the help of a real estate agent, i guess you're | | | | 3) This should actually be the number one tip on |
| scouring the internet for some handy tips. Perhaps | | | | selling your own house - Always be completely |
| things that you would expect to learn from an | | | | honest and upfront with your buyers. Otherwise |
| agent or another real estate professional. | | | | lying may come back to haunt you. If there are |
| Therefore, i have put together a few tips on | | | | certain repairs needed that you haven't got round |
| selling your house: | | | | to, then tell your prospective buyers. If there are |
| 1) Understand things that will make a lot of | | | | any negative aspects you can think of always |
| difference to the value of your property and | | | | disclose them immediately! |
| things that won't! I'm sure having an outdoor | | | | 4) Don't have personal items on show when |
| swimming pool and a reasonably priced home will | | | | buyers are visiting. You want them to feel as |
| make your listing extremely appealing. However, | | | | though this is going to be their house. By having |
| spending fifty thousand dollars on a swimming | | | | your family photos or private collectors items in |
| pool won't add the same amount of value to your | | | | view, this can distract! Also your buyers may |
| property. In stark contrast spending $1000 to | | | | even feel as though they are intruding by visiting. |
| have your driveway repaved could well increase | | | | So just lock all those old photos away! |
| your home's value by $5000. | | | | 5) Are you trying to sell your own house at the |
| 2) You are the person who has to meet and | | | | right time? I know there are literally millions of |
| great every potential buyer when selling your own | | | | reasons for having to sell, but if it's not an |
| house. You are the person who will have to | | | | absolute priority you may want to hold off for a |
| negotiate and finally close the deal. So remember | | | | bit. If the housing market is booming, properties |
| to always be welcoming and polite. If you receive | | | | sell like hot cakes. The complete opposite can be |
| an offer that you consider far too low, don't just | | | | said during a housing slump. Many people wish to |
| decline it but reply with a counter offer. Your | | | | buy during the school holidays or in the summer |
| counter offer doesn't have to be directly related | | | | when the weather is warm. There are so many |
| to the price. You could offer an incentive such as | | | | factors that can influence a sale! |