There's More to Selling Your Home than Putting a For Sale by Owner Sign in the Front Yard. 

And even if the yard sign does bring a prospective buyer to knock on your door, how will you handle the following questions? 

"How does your home compare to others like it in the neighborhood?" 

"How did you determine the fair market value of your home?" 

"What would the monthly payment be?" 

"Can you help with financing?"  

"If I make an offer, who will draw up the paperwork?" 

"Why aren't you using a real estate agent? Is there something wrong with the property?" 

"Since you aren't using a real estate agent, we can take their fee right off the top, right?" 

Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions you will make in your life. Don't take risks. Selling your home is nothing like selling a car. Every home is different, and every homebuyer wants to offer you as little as possible. How do you determine the real market value? 

Almost all homes are sold using a real estate agent. It's our job as professionals to help you negotiate with buyers who want to buy it under market value, and that's not to mention preparing your home for sale, marketing it locally and nationally, and guiding you through the complex paperwork and pitfalls of escrow and closing.  

So, before you pound the For Sale sign into your front yard, be sure you're really ready to face the lowball offers from investors, the delayed down-payment check, the disappointment of discovering that your buyer can't qualify for a loan, the surprises that follow inspections, and the negotiations over who's going to pay for repairs. Errors can be extremely costly. 

Remember: Buyers want to offer you the lowest possible price and that's only natural. The For Sale By Owner sign might sound like a good idea, but to a buyer it usually means "We can probably get this one for a lot less."  

We can give you a lot of reasons why to use a Realtor, including the fact that you'll probably recover a higher return on your investment than if you were unrepresented. We do earn the commission, after all, it's not just given to us. 

If you think you need to sell your home yourself, at least let us give you a sense of its true market value. Tell us a bit about your home, and we'll run a quick CMA (Custom Market Analysis) comparing it to its competitors and to homes that have recently sold. And, we'll tell you what we think it'll sell for.  

We'll also describe how we'd market your property if you should decide list it with us as your RE/MAX agent. This is a free service with no obligation. 

Don't price your home by yourself. It's our job to analyze the market in your local area. We factor in the condition of your home, your competition, and the most recent sales. We arrive at the right price - not too high and not too low, priced to sell and not to sit. It's free and there's no obligation. Fill out this form and we'll be back to you shortly. It helps if you leave a contact phone in case we have questions.