Using An Alaska FSBO Website


by Fruzsina Csery - Date: 2006-12-07 - Word Count: 478 Share This!

For a quick selling Alaska home exposure is key. The more people that are exposed to your Alaska home for sale, the higher the odds of you receiving an acceptable offer within a relatively short amount of time. When you are selling your home for sale by owner (FSBO), the exposure work is mostly up to you. Since you do not have a real estate agent working for you to get the word out about your home, you are responsible for the marketing efforts. This control can be an excellent tool provided you wield it correctly.

Growing in popularity are the for sale by owner websites that allow you to list your home. These websites are similar to the newspaper listings that have traditionally been used to advertise homes for sale. Since more prospective home buyers are looking toward the internet for finding homes, you would certainly miss out on a segment of the market if you didn't use one of these websites. Several for sale by owner websites exist. You can easily find one by using a search engine. Peruse the different sites and choose the one, or two, or three, that you feel will give you the maximum exposure.

Before you post your ad on the for sale by owner website, you first need to write your sell ad. The different websites allow varying lengths of descriptions for your ad. The best ads are those that are thorough and kept to the point. You might think that wordiness and flowery text will attract buyers to your home, however, in most cases, it does the exact opposite. Your ad should provide key information about the home such as the number of bathrooms, bedrooms, and any additional features that would attract a buyer such as a remodeled kitchen.

Keep in mind, as you write your ad, that many buyers have been looking at dozens of home ads so they will likely only be scanning for information. For this reason, your house should stand out. Use a theme line filled with language that is comfortable to the reader. Before you write your ad, look at the ads of others. Note the ones that catch your interest and mimic their style in your own ad.

The photo of your home is extremely important. Rarely will a buyer bother to read your ad if the photograph of your home is not appealing. Exterior photos should be of the house, not of your car. Contrary to what many people believe, parking a luxury vehicle in your drive will not inspire buyers to inquire about your home. The same applies to interior photos as well. Remove as many of your personal possessions as possible to give buyers good idea of what your home looks like.

Using these methods to market your Alaska home for sale is the best way to start receiving calls to view your home.


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

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