When you’re going to be selling your home and you’re taking the for sale by owner path, one of the things that you need to be sure of is that buyers will know that you are serious about selling your home.
When buyers look at homes for sale by owner, they often get the sense the seller isn’t serious. Maybe the house hasn’t been prepared for the market or maybe the sellers don’t respond quick enough to buyers questions. Also, By Owner sellers will often tell buyers “I Don’t need to sell”. While this is often an attempt by the seller to position themselves for negotiation, buyers take it as a sign the seller isn’t serious about selling. When a REALTOR lists a home for sale-buyers know that the home is ready to go.
Interestingly enough, one of the things that makes a seller look serious involves having a professional lawn sign rather than just a for sale by owner sign picked up at the local hardware store and ensuring that the home is listed in the MLS.
That’s why it is important for for sale by owner sellers to pay attention to the options that come with selling their homes using flat fee MLS. With flat fee MLS, for sale by owner sellers are able to get professional lawn signs, list their homes alongside those listed by real estate agents and to show that they are committed to making the sale.
