Are you selling your home on your own?

If you have Tampa Bay, Florida real estate, Pinellas County real estate, or Clearwater properties and are looking to list your home for sale, you have a thousand questions to ask yourself. The first question to ask is: do you need to hire a real estate agent or can you sell your home on your own?

Unless you have home sales experience, or have sold your own home before and know what you are getting into, you should hire a professional real estate agent. The business of selling houses is quite complicated, there is a lot of legal paperwork to fill out, many questions and answers that if you answer them incorrectly can cost you thousands of dollars, which is much more money than you would have spent. ‘We have a real estate agent.

Your Clearwater property is worth something to you – it’s not just a home, it’s an investment. No matter how long you’ve owned your Tampa Bay real estate, Pinellas County real estate, or your Clearwater property, its value has increased and it has become an investment you want to protect. If you try to sell your property yourself, it could lose your investment and cost more money than it would earn from the sale.

Real estate agents are licensed professionals who know how to sell properties. They are experts and know the ins and outs of all the complexities surrounding property sales, from initial advertising to closing the deal.

Imagine this: you decide to sell your house yourself and put a list in the newspaper. The ‘interested people’ start calling you at all hours of the day and night to tell you that they would like to come see your house. You wait all day and finally someone, looking a bit shady, comes to your door and you ceremoniously lead them through your house, pointing out all the great features for them to want to buy your house. Meanwhile, this shadowy character is looking at where you keep all your valuables and looking for the entry points to your home that will be easiest for him when you are not at home. Sounds fun right?

If you already have your home on the ‘For Sale by Owner’ list, take a look at its history so far. Has anyone come to see your home or someone who was interested in your home? Real estate agents are trained professionals who know how to gather potential buyers to allow you to sell your home, especially your Tampa Bay real estate, Pinellas County real estate, or your Clearwater property.

I know what you’re thinking: how hard is it to sell my own home? You are thinking that no one knows your home better than you. After all, you are the one who has lived there for many years and knows exactly where all the good things are and where all the ‘bad things’ are. A real estate agent who has spent years selling and buying houses can probably help you sell yours faster and cheaper than you can on your own.

Real estate agents have access to listings that you cannot access. A professional real estate agent can list your Tampa Florida Real Estate, Pinellas County real estate or your Clearwater property nationwide with a fax or two or the click of a computer button. They are the ones who ‘know’ where to best market their home so that it sells quickly and at a fair price. Your real estate agent will work for you to get you the best price for your property. The lower commissions they charge will be small compared to the fees you will incur when trying to sell your home on your own.

Let’s not forget that time is money. Better to sell your property in a week or two with a real estate agent than in five months on your own, right? Absolutely!

Find a real estate agent who can shake off the ‘sale by owner’ nightmare and turn the sale of your property into the dream you deserve.