Are you preparing to sell your home, but think that you can do it without the help of a realtor? While you may think that you are saving money by not paying a commission, you will be losing out on a lot of benefits that you may not realize until you are far into the process.
Difficulty Making An MLS Listing
One of the first things that a realtor is going to do for you is make a listing for your home on the MLS. While this may seem like an easy thing to do, a lot goes into collecting the information that the typical buyers expect to see in this listing. This includes everything from making digital floor plans to having professional photos taken to really make the home shine.
Difficulty Pricing Your Home
You may think you know what your home is worth, but is that really what it should be listed at? Without the experience of seeing similar homes in the area and knowing what they sold at, you can make some big mistakes when it comes to pricing your home. If you price the home too low, you could lose out on thousands of dollars on the sale. Price the home too high, and buyers are going to be waiting for the price to drop while it sits on the market without activity.
Difficulty Showing Your Home
Selling your home on your own means that you are going to be responsible for arranging all of the showings with potential buyers. The problem is that these requests for showing can happen frequently and on any day of the week. If you're working your day job at the time that someone requests a showing, you may not be free to let the potential buyer into your home to take a look. This can cause you to lose out on sales because showings are not convenient to the buyer.
Difficulty Negotiating
If an offer does come in on your home, there will be a bit of back and forth when it comes to negotiating. Chances are that the offer you receive is not going to be at your asking price, and you'll need to figure out how to counter the offer and not scare the potential buyers away. This is where the skills of a realtor really come into play since they have experience with sales price negotiations that can help to get the most for your home.
If you're thinking about selling your home, then you should really consider using a realtor. To learn more about the benefits of using this professional, reach out to a real estate agency near you.
