Thinking Of Selling? Things You Might Want To Know.

Considering that some real estate agents take the liberty of advising potential home buyers about how cheap they should be able to get a home inspection or what they should look for in a home inspector, or that they don't need a home inspector; It's only fair that the courtesy should be extended by making available some helpful links for home sellers.

On-Line Service That Will List Your Home For Free.

Sell Your Own Home And Keep The Profits!
Naturally, real-estate brokers vigorously fight the notion that you can sell your house yourself. They argue that only they know true local home values and real-estate laws and that they will "screen" potential buyers for you protecting both your time and your safety. Some owners think otherwise.

Do You Need Help Selling Your Own Home?
FSBO is (sometimes FISBO) is shorthand for "For Sale By Owner" and is pronounced fizbo. It is normally used to describe home owners who sell their homes themselves and don't use a real estate company when they sell their homes and land. Who's most qualified to successfully sell a home; The owner or a real estate agent?

Contracts & Forms To Buy Or Sell A Home.
Download full set of forms or receive them via email in Word or other word processor formats, ready for printing or personalization on your computer.

Thinking Of Hiring An Agent? Ten Things Your Real Estate Agent Won't Tell You?
While open houses are promoted as a great way of finding a buyer, a National Association of Realtors study found that their success rate is a mere 2%. To learn more click on the link.

Did You Know That Real Estate Agent Commissions Are Negotiable?
In most areas there is a "customary" percentage that real estate agents expect to earn as a commission. Usually, it is six percent of the sales price. In some areas it can be as high as seven percent. However, just like anything else in real estate, this amount is negotiable.

Did You Know Some Agents Will Work For A Set Fee?
"Real estate agents having been espousing for years on why they are worth their high fees. How is it possible that their services are worth twice as much to sell a $300,000 home as a $150,000 home? It is not - they just can." (Quoted from Lyle Martin, Co-founder of Assist-2-Sell.)

Why REALTORS Aren't The Center Of The Real Estate Transaction.
Three events in the last twenty years have been catastrophic enough to displace the REALTOR® as the first point of contact for the real estate consumer.

If you decide to use an agent, as with any service provider, it is a good idea to shop for a competitive price and determine what kind of service will be provided to you. In the past, real estate agents have acted as "guardians" of the real estate information database. Their jobs were to serve as "tour guides" as much as negotiate contracts. Not any more. More and more information is being made available on the internet, allowing the consumer to be more educated than ever before.