The Royal Bank of Canada’s Mortgage website has tips for selling your own home. They do point out all the money that can be saved selling privately and they also mention “pitfalls” to selling your own home.
ByTheOwner.com thinks it’s great that Canada’s Largest Bank has discussed selling privately on their website. However, we do have some suggestions on how they can improve this section of their site…
1) They mention that you “probably want to engage the expertise of a notary or real estate lawyer.” ByTheOwner would suggest that this is a “definite” as opposed to a “probably.” Calling a lawyer is the first step in our guide.
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Real estate appraisals are totally subjective and often are not an accurate way to determine the value of a property in some markets. Since the recent sharp decline of property values and the new loan guidelines by lenders, not even the most professional appraiser can any longer say with absolute certainty what a property is worth. Real estate appraisers can and will give a subjective value for what a property should be worth, but even these numbers are open to scrutiny.
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1. Over 90% of For Sale By Owners end up working with a Realtor.
2. There are too many liabilities to sell on your own.
3. For Sale By Owners don’t usually price correctly. If you overprice by 5%, you can lose 80%+ of the buyers. However, these are estimates assuming you work with a Realtor. However, if you try to sell by owner, you will get less exposure.
4. Chances are that you will attract investors who want to get a deal.
The reasons for a real estate private sale that are given in this article refer to Australian real estate selling but are much the same the world over.
The numbering of the reasons is purely arbitrary of course. For example, people who are facing foreclosure are apt to be solely interested in the fastest sale for the smallest cost. While someone with one hundred per cent equity and plenty of time to sell their home will possibly value the do it yourself aspect higher. This is because there is a definite sense of accomplishment in selling your own property.
