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By Pass the Middle man
Real Estate Agent:
Real Estate Agent:
 | The number one draw to selling a home by owner is financial. For the cost of a local Real | |
| for a small fraction of what a real estate agent will charge you and have a lawyer on your side if anything should go wrong. The average real estate agent commission in the Altoona PA / Central PA area is 6%. A $150,000 home sale would pay $9000 to a real estate agent. | ||
| Sell faster. If you need to sell your home quickly, selling your home by owner allows you | |
| more flexibility in the pricing. By cutting the real estate agent commission from your sales price, you should be able to undercut other homes selling in your area by 3% and still come out ahead. The buyer is getting a better deal and you have no middle man real estate agent to pay. | ||
| You maintain control over your home sale. You decide everything from the price, the | |
| amount of advertising, schedule and perform the showings, and get to deal one-on-one with potential buyers and handle any questions or concerns immediately. None of the back and forth most of us have become accustomed to when dealing with a real estate agent. | ||
| Who knows your home better than you? No one. You know the details of the home that | |
| make it great! You know the neighborhood, the schools, the churches. You have all the details. What made you fall in love with your home? Share it with your prospective buyers. |
Why sell by owner? Buyer and Seller benefits for selling a home
without the use of a real estate agent.
without the use of a real estate agent.
FOR SELLERS
LINKS FOR SELLERS
Find out what homes in your area have sold for. Click here and enter your address to see homes that have
sold in the past year.
sold in the past year.
FOR BUYERS
As a buyer, there are benefits to cutting
out the middle man Real Estate Agent.
out the middle man Real Estate Agent.
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| MY FEATURED LISTINGS |
| Sell It By Owner Online Your Central PA and Greater Altoona Area Home for sale website |
As appealing as it can seem to just let a real estate agent handle your home for sale,
you should at least consider the option of selling by owner. Whether you have spent
years in your home building equity or just done improvements that have increased the
value, why just hand over all that cash? Calculate 5%-7% of what you believe your
home to be worth. Is it really worth paying a middle man that EXCESSIVE amount when
you can sell your home yourself. Most people who list with real estate agent build that
commission up into their price. The buyer is now paying more than the home is really
worth if it sells or negotiates you down from your sales price and deducts that
commission anyway. If your home does not sell, you lower the price. BOTH BUYER
AND SELLER SAVE WITH THE BY OWNER PROCESS.
Most real estate agents will have you convinced that it is almost impossible to sell a
home by owner. ABSOLUTELY NOT! Local Real Estate Attorneys can complete the
necessary paperwork (Sales Agreement and Disclosure) for about $100. All Real
Estate closings are done by title companies or real estate attorneys, this process is
guided by the buyer's lender. You simply show and sell!
you should at least consider the option of selling by owner. Whether you have spent
years in your home building equity or just done improvements that have increased the
value, why just hand over all that cash? Calculate 5%-7% of what you believe your
home to be worth. Is it really worth paying a middle man that EXCESSIVE amount when
you can sell your home yourself. Most people who list with real estate agent build that
commission up into their price. The buyer is now paying more than the home is really
worth if it sells or negotiates you down from your sales price and deducts that
commission anyway. If your home does not sell, you lower the price. BOTH BUYER
AND SELLER SAVE WITH THE BY OWNER PROCESS.
Most real estate agents will have you convinced that it is almost impossible to sell a
home by owner. ABSOLUTELY NOT! Local Real Estate Attorneys can complete the
necessary paperwork (Sales Agreement and Disclosure) for about $100. All Real
Estate closings are done by title companies or real estate attorneys, this process is
guided by the buyer's lender. You simply show and sell!
| Again, the foremost reason to purchase a home on your own is to save money. Real | |
| estate, like any other product, should save a buyer money because they are buying direct. There is no built-in real estate agent commission. Since all the proceeds, minus the closing costs, go into the seller's pocket. This should leave some negotiation room. | ||
| You maintain a control over your the home purchase. You view the homes on your | |
| schedule and at your convenience. It is also a great opportunity to deal one-on-one with seller and handle any questions or concerns immediately. None of the back and forth most of us have become accustomed to when dealing with a real estate agent. | ||
| Who knows what you are looking for in a home better than you? No one. By dealing | |
| directly with the seller, there are no pushy salesman tactics that can be associated with some real estate agents. There is no commission to be gained. No one is going to try to sell you something you don't want just so they can move on to the next sale. It is in the best interest of a real estate agent to sell you the most expensive home in the shortest amount of time possible. When looking on your own, take the time to find what you want and need in the time frame that you set. |