How To Correctly List Your Home For Sale

If you are a 2006 home seller, you need to know how to get top dollar for your house or condo amid the competition from other residences listed for sale. According to By Robert J. Bruss Inman News "The first step is to get your home into its best physical condition. This includes cleaning, repairing, and painting so your residence shows its best. " Full story . . . "The second step is to have customary local inspections made and necessary repairs completed before listing your home for sale. Such inspections might include termite (pest control), radon, building code compliance, and energy efficiency. " "The third step is to have a professional home inspection. While not required, savvy home buyers insist on such inspections as a sales contingency. However, many buyers will accept the seller's professional inspection report." "The fourth step to a profitable home sale is to interview at least three successful local real estate agents. Even if you plan to sell your home alone "for sale by owner," it's smart to interview three agents to find out the market value of your home and all the details of today's home sales." Brian J. Davis, RAA of Brian J. Davis & Associates of Bloomington, IL says, "If you're planning on selling your home yourself (FSBO - Fizzbo) you may save a lot of time and aggravation by having a professional pre-listing appraisal of your property completed by a certified residential appraiser and SKIPPING the forth step!." "You can try doing some research on your own using the local multiple listing search tools or the online assessor databases (see mortgage links to the right), but data is not information." From the OurAppraisal.com web site you can find helpful videos on how an appraisal can help. You'll find that your pre-listing appraisal will even include a FREE Property Presentation web page to help you market your home on the web.