Karen Tammen, RE/MAX Harbor Realty  

(941) 639-8500   (800) 445-6560

Serving Charlotte County, Florida  since 1992

 

 

 Selling

Did you know that out of 100 sellers, only 13 are able to   successfully sell their homes themselves? It's not new math. It's an age old problem. You try selling your home yourself to save the commission. But most of the buyers who shop the For-sale-by-owner marketplace are doing so specifically because THEY want to save the commission. To compound things, most of the best buyers would much rather buy through a Realtor because they then have an independent party who will be responsible to them.

There are so many things involved in selling a home. It's important to price the home competitively, market and show the home, understand real estate rules and regulations, understand deeds, abstracts, offers, contingencies, disclosures, and title searches plus understand financing and negotiating the sale. And the hardest thing of all - compete with the multiple listing service and hundreds of realtors! So, if you're thinking about selling your home yourself, give it a try! You may be one of the 13 that succeeds. However, if you decide you want to list your home with a realtor, please give me a call. I'll be delighted to provide a free comparative market analysis. 

You have several ways to determine the value of a home.

The appraised value of a house is a certified appraiser's opinion of the worth of a home at a given point in time based on recent sales of comparable properties, location, square footage and construction quality. . Lenders require appraisals as part of the loan application process; fees range from $200 to $300.

Market value is what price the house will bring at a given point in time. A comparative market analysis is an informal estimate of market value, based on sales of comparable properties, performed by a real estate agent or broker. Either an appraisal or a comparative market analysis is the most accurate way to determine what your home is worth

You can do your own cost comparison by looking up recent sales of comparable properties in public records. These records are available at local recorder or assessor offices, through private real estate information companies or on the Internet.
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