Buyers are "Hip" to For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Tactics!
Have you ever thought about selling your house on your own. I mean, why should you need the services of a trained, professional real estate agent who is licensed and held to a strict code of ethics to sell your house. Heck, you say, " I can do this by myself, I don't need no stinkin' Realtor."
There is a reason that Realtors are in place to assist you in real estate transactions.
Realtors use their own money and efforts to market and sell your property. Why use your own money? It doesn't make sense.
We have a network of over 900 + Realtors in our area that will be notified the second your home is listed on our Realtor database. That's over 900 pairs of eyes, looking for their buyers for a property specifically like yours.
Our closing department, in house, takes care of all legal aspects of the transaction. You would have to hire an expensive attorney.
We'll canvas neighborhoods in an effort to find buyers for your home.
We are trained to negotiate to find you the best price for your home; as close to the asking price as possible.
Realtors have literally dozens of marketing avenues by which to "expose" your home to as many prospective buyers as possible. If you think for one minute that your 1 X 2 inch ad in the Sunday paper gets as much exposure as Skogman Realty's 1 1/2 page ad, you are sadly mistaken. Survey says, people just don't look at those ads. They are a complete waste of time and money.
Now, I want to focus on the increasing education that buyer's possess regarding purchasing a For Sale By Owner's home. A FSBO already has the commission a Realtor would get paid into the structure of his/her offer. The buyer already knows this, so they subtract this percentage, plus an additional 3% (on average) to come up with a suitable offer to purchase this house. This nets the seller the same amount of money at closing, had he/she listed their house with a Realtor.
If you currently have your house on the market by yourself and would like to speak with someone to assist you, I would be honored to represent you in the marketing and selling of your home. I congratulate you on trying to sell your house by yourself. It's a daunting task at best. Let me place all my marketing efforts in place and get your house sold, so you can move on with your life. I can be reached at 319-329-5988 or you can visit my award winning website at www.ChristopherSmithRealtor.com. You'll be glad you did!