Putting the right price on your home is one of the most essential ways of attracting people to your FSBO. When a property is overpriced, it puts buyers off, so be sure to hire an appraiser or look at your house form a buyer’s perspective. You should also try to promote the location of your house. Location is essential to a buyer, so they would your house more appealing if they knew that it was in a safe neighborhood, and that it is very near important establishments.
According to professionals in the real estate market, we are experiencing what is called a buyer’s market; this means that there are less house buyers than there are houses for sale. This might be beneficial to house buyers, but not to home sellers, particularly those who have FSBO homes, or “for sale by owner”. With a bit of real estate marketing smarts and a lot of hard work, you can really bring your property out there and attract potential buyers.
1. First of all, to get the attention of the people passing by your house, put up a big “For Sale” sign in front. If your home is in a gated neighborhood, you might miss those who are driving around looking for a home, so secure a permit from your homeowners’ association to put a sign on the subdivision’s gate about your house. Not all of the people who will see your sign will have the time to stop by and have a look at your house so make sure that your sign bears your contact numbers clearly so that they can set an appointment for a viewing on another day.
2. Call in an advertisement to a newspaper. Many people who are searching for houses for rent or sale still do consult newspapers, so this means that it is a great way to market your house, no matter what others may say. Here’s a tip: getting your ad on the Sunday edition of the paper will increase your chances of getting inquiries.
3. Get your house posted on websites like MyProperty.ph. Buy & Sell and BahayAtLupa.com. Give as much information about your property as you can, and be sure to have more than one image of the house.
4. Invite buyers to an open house. When you open up your house for sale to interested parties, they get a sense of what it would feel like to live in your home, and you also get the chance to build up the house’s potential. Don’t forget that, before you invite buyers over, you need to stage your house well.
5. Hold a yard sale; you can not only get some extra cash selling off stuff that you have no use for anymore, but you can also encounter people who are probably interested in purchasing your property.
6. Use your Twitter and Facebook accounts to announce your intent to sell to your family and friends. This way, they can also easily get the word out to people they know that may be on the market for a house. Once again, you have to share a lot of details about your house and also post photos of the property’s exterior and interior.
7. You can also let people know about your intent to sell by creating flyers and brochures that you can give away. In addition, if there are establishments like grocery stores and restaurants in your area that will let you put up an ad on their property about your house, talk to them about it.
8. A surefire way to get some attention to your house is the tried and tested word-of-mouth technique. Approach people from your workplace, your church and your children’s school and tell them about your property.
Don’t forget that pricing your FSBO home right is important in attracting home buyers. To avoid turning buyers off due to overpricing, have an appraiser look at your property, and be sure to rate your house from the perspective of a buyer. Highlighting the attractive features of your home’s location can also do wonders. People who value real estate location would
Staying Safe in Your Apartment
If you’re still in the process of looking for an apartment, make security one of your priorities, and be sure to let the landlord know any safety issues you may have about his apartment. While renting a unit, don’t be a victim to anyone; always pay attention to the things that you’re doing and keep an eye out for anything and anyone shady around your apartment.
Relocating With Your Children
Taking these suggestions to heart will help make sure that they won’t dread moving away and will look forward to it instead.
Assessing a Buyer’s Purchase Offer
Homeowners who put their houses up for sale before know all too well that you shouldn’t expect to get exactly the amount that you put on your property. With this in mind, some sellers might settle for a buyer’s offer even if it’s less than what they want, particularly if their home has been in the market for a long time.
