We have all seen TV programmes like House Doctor, Property
Ladder or House Auction, that give us all the tips and advice we
need to know in order to sell our property. From watching
programmes like House Doctor, I've picked up an amazing amount of
ideas about selling a house and reaching the maximum asking price.
The same can be said of Property Ladder, which focused on
developing a house to its maximum potential for selling. However,
after watching all of these programmes I can't help but think they
are missing out on something fundamental to selling a house. From
my point of view there are two different factors which decide a
house sale. Firstly its the overall house appearance, garden,
decoration, furnishings etc - making the house look attractive and
appealing to buy. This are all catered for by the aforementioned TV
programmes. Secondly, the house needs to be sold. This is the stage
where having the right estate agent and selling price plays a huge
influence and, unless you've done your homework, it almost all
out of your control. Choosing the right Estate Agent is vital, as
they should have done all the hard work for you and be the best
ones for the type of property that you have.
Estate agents are seen by most as the only way to sell a house.
Without trying to slate Estate Agents (as this is not my intention
for this blog post), there can be false expectations associated
with selling your house. The main one being the overall asking
price. If you don't do your research into the housing market in
your area, you could be left with a false sense of optimism about
the value of your house. If an Estate Agent is putting the house on
the market for a figure they hope to get this could lead you
feeling frustrated if your house does not sell. By having such
false ideals about the value of your house, a drop in the asking
price might seem totally out of the question, affecting your and
the Estate Agent's profits. Having both a realistic and carefully
researched asking price will mean that you should see the property
sell at a much more agreeable price.
So apart from using an Estate Agent, what are the other ways of
selling your home? Now that the hard work has been done on the
appearance of your house, how can you go about putting it on the
market? One of the more popular choices for a sale is to put it up
for auction. Whilst you are then in control of the sale process and
are saving on the time to sell the house, there are still the
commission fees for auctioneer's and if the house is suitable for
auction in the first place. Another option is to sell your house
privately. Not as difficult as it may seem. Let me explain.
There is no question that the internet is rapidly expanding into
new areas of business and our lives. Technology is changing the way
we search for information and also acquire what we need. With
everything you could possibly want being sold on eBay is it any
wonder that items for sale are increasing in both size and price
tag. If more people are searching for property on the web, then it
seems only natural to progress to selling your home privately on
the internet. So there are a number of websites where you can quite
easily sell your home, eBay has been known to sell small properties
in the US and even the founder of www.gumtree.com put up his £1
million bachelor pad for sale on the Gumtree website a few years
ago. This can be just as successful for selling as using an Estate
Agent all possible at a fraction of the advertising
costs.
Combine this cost cutting with the current economic conditions
and this does look like a recipe for success. By selling your house
privately, you can not only take control of the selling price but
also how it is marketed. By advertising on the internet you can
capture people who are directly looking for housing for sale and
worldwide. There are a few highly specialised websites that are
dedicated to selling your house that will be able to handle all the
procedures for where your home will be advertised. With this part
taken care of, all you need to do is research your asking price,
make your home look appealing and then take care of the HIPs and
Solicitor's fees. Your house can then be sold with you in control
and get the asking price you want. People looking for saving money
from commission fees and getting the price they want should
consider a more high-tech way of selling your house.
If you are interested in how to sell your house online, why not
visit www.UKHousing.com and find out how to sell
you house privately for free and without an estate agent.