Tips For Selling Vermont FSBO


by Fruzsina Csery - Date: 2006-12-06 - Word Count: 454 Share This!

You can sell your Vermont home without using a real estate agent. Why pay a real estate agent thousands of dollars to do what you can do for absolutely free? Selling your home without a real estate agent is a process known as for sale by owner. Many homeowners take advantage of the opportunity to save money by selling their homes themselves. Having an idea of the strategies used by a real estate agent can make you a success in closing a deal on your Vermont home for sale.

Before you can sell your home, you first need to understand your local real estate market. Think of your home as a product. Every other home on the market is a product competing to be sold. You must understand what your consumers are looking for if you want to be the one to sell your product. You can do this by paying attention to the homes in your neighborhood that are selling. The price at which these homes are selling is key because this give you an indication of the price at which you need to sell.

Just because you aren't using a real estate agent doesn't mean that you can complete the transaction without the help of some other real estate professional. If you don't have experience with selling homes, then you need someone well versed in the transactional details on your team. A real estate attorney will be vital in the process to assist you with the contractual part of the transaction. An inspector or appraiser or both should also be a part of your team.

One of the key skills that a real estate agent brings to the table is an objective view of the house. Many homeowners who sell their own homes get caught up in their emotional attachment to the home. Be careful that you do not let your emotions about the home affect the transaction. Thinking about your home as if you were a third-party will be necessary throughout the process.

Preparing your home for showing to prospective buyers is a part of the step you cannot forgo. This preparation applies to the outside, as well as the inside, of the house. Work with the outside first since this is the first impression that buyers will have of your home. Once you have made the outside of the home presentable, then you should work on the inside. When you show your home to prospective buyers you should have as few of your personal belongings as possible. This allows the buyer to better imagine the house as theirs.

Try not to become flooded by the little things. If possible enlist the help of your family and friends to get some of the tasks complete.


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Fruzsina Csery is a freelance copy writer. She occasionally writes for Bank of America Credit Cards

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