Home Selling Tips on Real Estate Agents


by Mario G. Churchill - Date: 2007-04-14 - Word Count: 559 Share This!

There are some things in life that shouldn't be taken easily. And for one reason or another, home selling is one of them.

Crucial to any home selling is the planning that occurs prior to it. It must start from building the structure. Even if you have no real intention, you must already preset in your mind the idea of selling your home. You must design it in such a way that your house would welcome buyers without prejudicing your own interests. Remember that to be able to do this you will need extra measures that would supply over all effects without disregarding your personal touches.

Apart from what has already been said, here are some of the tips in home selling:

Enlist the help of a real estate agent. He must be qualified enough that he could sell your house at the best possible price. However, the degree of qualification varies in your own judgment. For example, you want your agent to have a good background on your neighborhood. This component will help him give a more realistic price on your property.

And knowing the best price in your house is one good trick. Why? Because both you and the buyer will be justified in the price you have set. While it is your intention to get the highest pay for your property, you must also learn to protect the interest of your buyer through getting around the possibility of marketing your house in a much higher price.

Besides, quoting an unreasonably high price would inhibit your buyers from checking in your house. Offering a too low price, however, would put you on the down side. This will always be lose-lose situation since commission and tax payments would decrease your sale value.

Be informed on the structure of commission. After you have found an agent, you must start constructing the listing agreement. This is a form of contract that covers all specifics and other relevant information such as restrictions. Ensure to it that all dealings are transparent.

There are agents who request to have exclusive listing on the property. This only suggests that he is the sole broker and that you would not hire other brokers apart from him. To refrain yourself from being caught into bad situations, it is best that you limit your contract only in a span of 3 months so it would be easier for you to find other agents in case your initial choice didn't turn out well.

The usual commission rate is 6% of the total price of the house. However, you can change the arrangement depending on what has been agreed upon.

Know the best timing for selling your house. Search for facts that would give you details regarding the length of time homes in your neighborhood stays in the market. This way, you can judge when is the best timing to put your property in the market.

It is important that your agent guides you in all dealings. Say fro the bids, he must give you knowledge on who to answer bids and the contingency clauses integrated in the bid.

You see, it all lies in your choice of real estate agent. You must find one that has the best caliber. It is not enough that he just know something, he must know everything. And when we say everything, it should run down even to the finest details the business has.


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Mario Churchill is a freelance author and has written over 200 articles on various subjects. For more information on selling houses fast checkout his home selling tips.

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