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Question
I am first time seller. my home is 1 year old. I need to know all the details for selling a home. I live in Iowa. I want to sell by my own.
And what should i do if I have to sell my home in a short period like 1 month.
Thankyou
Dear Sania;
Since you are selling on your own,I suggest that you do as much reading and understanding of the local market as you can before you put your home on the market. Personally, I would never suggest being a first time homeseller and going alone on this. It is perhaps your most valuable possession and to me it is like performing heart surgery on yourself! A qualified professional is ethically bound to protect your best insterests and will advise you every step of the way. Since we take hours and hours of classes every year, do constant updating, live and breathe real estate every day, we are ultimately more informed and qualified than the layman. However, if you think that you can do this on your own, then first of all consider beating your competition. What can you do? Keep the price lower than the other homes and make yours the best buy in the area both by price and appearance. There are plenty of services out there that will help you stage your home and also market your home for a set fee. You can also log onto www.fsbo.com and use their service.
Good luck.
Jessica Bryan
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Expertise
buying and selling process such as:
General questions from first time buyers
How to market a home
Why choose a REALTOR
How do I find a REALTOR
Should I consider buying or selling without a REALTOR--how much can I save
Should I remodel or move
How much can I expect to gain by fixing up my home before selling
Helpful tips when selling
Helpful tips when buying
finding a good mortgage loan
what is the difference between banks, mortgage bankers, and mortgage brokers
Questions from the general public, people thinking about getting their real estate license, newly licensed.
Fellow professionals who have interests in networking and how to get started
What is a market evaluation and how does it differ from an appraisal what are the different loan programs
services a REALTOR can perform
when to use a lawyer
when to use escrow
what are the regional differences in the buying and selling process
what is the MLS and how does it work
how can the layman access information on the web--listings and other information
These are just a few of the questions. I can suggest that if I am unable to answer a question I will refer the inquiry to a source that can.
Experience
Anyone who is in this business and who dedicates oneself to professionalism has continued to take classes and along with it,additional credentials, awards and honors. I can list a host of them, but my greatest accomplishments happen to be those of getting first time buyers (who didn't think they could afford to buy a home)into a home of their dreams. The look on their faces when I hand over the keys is worth all of the hard work.
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