Simplifying the Home Selling Process with 72SOLD
Is Selling a House Difficult?
How difficult it is to sell a house depends on the way you go about it.
Selling a house is easy for a home seller who contracts with a good real estate agent, especially if the real estate company has a proven commitment to quality customer service, a minimally invasive marketing process and a history of exceptional selling speed.
72SOLD makes the process easy by consolidating open houses and tours to minimize the disruption to your home environment. We also emphasize speed and strive to collect exceptional offers from qualified buyers in eight days or less. We don’t use yard signs or require you to always be available to let strangers tour your home at a moment’s notice.
The process can be more difficult with some real estate companies. Agents may want to put a large for sale sign in your front yard and ask that you keep your home clean and staged for weeks or months at a time so it’s always ready to be toured by prospective buyers.
You might never know when home shoppers will want to show up and walk through your house, and only be warned minutes before an agent arrives with homebuyers. The process can also be long, with home sellers being forced to endure this type of situation for weeks or even months.
While homeowners who work with an agent will have an easier time than those who take the for sale by owner (FSBO) route, they will still need to deal with a handful of tasks. They also need to review and sign paperwork, attend the closing and, of course, move out of the house.
FSBO sellers have a much more difficult experience selling their home. Homeowners will need to get their home listed, optimize listings online, field inquiries, market their home, schedule and host showings and manage all negotiations. They also need to handle all the closing tasks on their own, including dealing with title companies, mortgage companies and all the necessary paperwork.
Marketing the House
Marketing a house for sale can be complex right from the start. An FSBO seller’s first step should probably be finding a real estate agent who is willing to accept a flat fee to list the home on the local MLS.
The FSBO seller will need to furnish the listing with professional-grade photographs, which they’ll need to take themselves or pay a photographer to take.
Sellers may also want to access platforms like Redfin, Zillow and Realtor.com and supplement the syndicated listing for their home that’s pulled from the MLS. Adding additional photos, virtual tours or more detailed descriptions of the home, area and amenities might enhance the home’s appeal to home shoppers.
Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Selling real estate requires more innate skill than people may realize. There’s far more to the process than just posting a listing and then filling out boilerplate closing documents once a buyer has been found.
Real estate agents possess market knowledge and pricing strategies that allow them to make informed recommendations regarding asking price. They also have experience dealing with the unpredictable hurdles that arise during the home selling process, like countering buyer demands or dealing with complications during inspections.
A good real estate agent will have extensive experience negotiating home sales. They can leverage their understanding of buyer psychology and proven negotiation tactics to close deals quickly while maximizing the sales price.
Agents who have handled dozens or hundreds of home sales will also have an in-depth understanding of home staging and presentation. They can provide advice and guidance on ways you can make your home more appealing to home shoppers and can even hire professional staging services on your behalf.
FSBO sellers typically don’t have a deep understanding of staging and home presentation, and may fail to achieve the same end results. This often means they spend far more of their own time to sell their home more slowly and for less money than a professional Realtor would.
Closing Tasks
Real estate agents handle most of the complex legal paperwork and ensure the process and all closing documents adhere to local laws and regulations. FSBO sellers will need to handle all these tasks on their own, which may require a significant amount of research and effort. Home sellers who are attempting to tackle the legal paperwork on their own for the first time are also more likely to make mistakes, some of which could be costly or lead to delays in closing.
Get Professional Help Selling Your Home Fast and for a Great Price
The real estate agents at 72SOLD are dedicated to helping homeowners sell their homes fast and for top dollar. Our method is designed to minimize intrusion in your life or effort on your part. We also take pride in selling homes much faster than other real estate agencies, with a process that generates great offers in eight days or less.
You can learn more about the 72SOLD process by filling out the form on our website.
