For Sale By Owner
Selling privately can be a great idea and could quite possibly be the best move you ever make.
What sells a home? Price and Exposure. The biggest obstacle that private sellers come up against is exposure. Putting a ‘For Sale’ sign on your lawn really doesn’t promote your home properly. How does a potential buyer living 10 kilometres away find your home? He doesn’t.
People looking for a home search on the MLS, in newspapers, in magazines etc. and then when they find something of interest, they contact an agent for more information. Buyers never pay for the services of a Realtor so it's makes sense that a buyer would use the knowledge and expertise of a Realtor when making one of the biggest purchases of their lifetime. After all, it doesn't cost them anything.
So you're going to give it a try and see if you can sell your home privately. I want to help.
Interested in extra exposure for your home free of charge?
I'll list your home on my website www.callcliff.ca for free and on the Sutton network to help promote your home. My website receives thousands of hits per month from potential buyers and Sutton has thousands of client buyers Canada wide looking for homes. There’s no question you’ll benefit from this added exposure. I’ll also hire a professional photographer to come to your home and take pictures and a virtual tour for free. If you like, I'll even put my Sutton sign on your lawn, giving you the benefit of a 24 hour per day, on-call answering service. So, if you decide to go away to the cottage for the weekend, you’re potential buyer will have their questions answered while you’re away enjoying your vacation.
This is free to you- I pay for all of these services out of my pocket.
The best part is if you find a buyer, you’re still free to sell your home privately with zero commission.
So what’s my motive you ask? Selling privately is not easy. It takes a lot of perseverance and hard work, not to mention dealing with the endless phone calls from Real Estate agents. If, in the end you decide to list with an agent, I hope you’ll consider working with me. Also, if one of my clients decides to purchase your home, my commission fee will be drastically reduced, saving you thousands of dollars.
Let me know if I can help
Thanks,
Cliff Barron |