Is Selling A Job For Sellers?

If you are thinking about selling your home without an agent, consider that only 12 percent of home sellers successfully did so last year. Moreover, 40 percent of those FSBO (For Sale By Owner) properties went to family members or acquaintances of the sellers. Surely, if selling a home were so easy that anyone could do it, nearly everyone would. Bear in mind that selling a home involves analyzing sales of nearby comparable homes, setting a home's price, writing and placing ads in newspapers and online, meeting with potential buyers(many of whom are neither serious or financially able), negotiating a price and contract terms, and closing the deal with all the necessary paperwork. Are you ready for all that?

Century21 VantagePoint Realty wants to bring recognition to your home. A good agent will give you maximum, professional exposure. We have licensed professionals ready to show your home, answer questions and attend to show your home, answer questions and attend to your needs. Located at 605 Route 295 & The Parkway, Old Chatham you will work with a real estate professional who will not only help you find your home, but also a great community and everything it has to offer.

Contact our office at 518-392-8484 to find out all that we have to offer when buying or selling your home.

Hint: Real Estate agents have professional contacts and connections that they have built up over many years, which the average person simply cannot match.

E-mail Stephanie at: Stephanie@ColumbiaCountyHomes.com

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Fizzling FSBOs

Sellers who attempt to sell their homes on their own (FSBOs, For Sale By Owner) largely rely on yard signs, newspaper ads, and open houses to advertise their homes. Other utilize the Internet, which may seem like a good way to reach potential buyers. As the 2003 National Association of Realtors "Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers" survey shows, however, nearly eight in ten buyers who initially used the Internet to search for homes ultimately use real estate professionals to complete their purchases. As many FSBOs learn the hard way, knowing how and where to market a property is an important part of the selling process. Not fully understanding how to best reach potential buyers can lead to costly mistakes.

Hint: Sellers who attempt to sell their homes without the help of real estate professionals usually find that the paperwork required for real estate translations can be complex and very confusing.

When you want to market your home, rely on the help of a real estate professional. At Century21 VantagePoint Realty, I am trained in how to successfully market your property. You can benefit from my years of experience in determining the best, most realistic price and promoting your property to the greatest number of potential buyers. Call me to arrange for a meeting so that I can show you how to "orchestrate" the successful marketing of your home.

I have access to all of the properties listed through the Multiple Listing Service. I am an active member of the Columbia Greene Board of Realtors.

Call Stephanie at: 518-392-8484

or e-mail me at: Stephanie@ColumbiaCountyHomes.com

Visit our website at: http://columbiacountyhomes.com/

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