Realtor vs Private Sale?

Realtor vs Private Sale

So you are thinking of selling your property! What are your options?

• You can try to sell your home on your own
• You can hire a marketing company to list your home
• You can put your house up for auction
• Or you can hire a REALTOR®

Depending on your motivation and the time line you plan to use in selling your property, each of these options has their benefits. Anyone can put up a sign on their lawn, create a website or pay a service to list your home on MLS. There has been a lot of advertising in the last little while focusing on the cost to sell your home, with not much talk of risks and/or the actual money you have left after the sale of your home.

Let’s go back to your motivation to sell your property. As this will help determine what is the best option for you.

• Upsizing
• Downsizing
• Employment transfer/loss/promotion
• To be close to family

• Reduce travel time
• Divorce or separation
• Estate sale
• Can no longer afford your property

Everyone has a different reason for selling their home, but the end result is to sell your home for the most amount of money in the shortest period of time. Once you have determined your motivation, you can decide what option is best for selling your home.

Most sellers are consumed with their needs and don’t take a moment to look at the needs of the potential buyer. Today’s buyer is very different from a buyer 5 or 10 years ago. Yes. it is still about location, size of the home and proximity to amenities. How they differ is they are working harder to afford their home and they are less likely to compromise.

People who decide to sell their home privately are usually driven by their assumption of real estate costs. Let me help you understand what the actual costs to sell your home are. This will help you determine what you can afford and what option to sell your home is best for you.

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