How to Sell Your House Yourself Online

If you want to sell your house yourself understand that it's not an easy task. You have to handle many different responsibilities, but in the end it could be worth it if you want to save yourself some money. On average you can save 5-7% of the house price or about $9,000 in commission fees. As a FSBO (For sale by owner, pronounced Fiz Bo) you will be dealing in the pricing, marketing, negotiation and closing of your property. You should also have a good understanding of a buyer's thought process in order to know how to present your home during the open house.

FSBO

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer and Internet

1. Go To FSBO.com
   
   A good place to begin is the FSBO.com website. This site will greatly simplify the selling process by giving you a place to list your house. It also has links for professional services, lawyers, pre-written contracts and moving services. Although there is a listing fee it is substantially less than what you would pay to your real estate agent.

2. Clean Up the Front
   
   The next thing you will need to do is to prepare your house for showing. Make sure that the front of the house is well manicured, with the lawn mowed, the hedges trimmed and that all garbage is removed. Any do it yourself repair jobs should be completed so as to give the appearance that the house has been well cared for.

3. Unclutter Your House
   
   In addition you will want to make sure that the signage is properly placed so that it's easy for people driving by to see it and that the clutter on the inside of your house is kept to a minimum. The home should have a warm feeling to it without being overly personalized. Remember that the potential buyers must be able to imagine themselves living there.

4. Market Your Property
   
   In the Internet age there are plenty of ways to market your property. In addition to FSBO.com you can use EBay.com and Craigslist.org. Also don't forget to create signage to put on your front lawn. VistaPrint.com is a good place to go for this.

5. Sell Your House Online (see resource box below)
   
   If this all sounds like too much work now you understand where your 5-7% goes to. There is a simpler answer and that is to go to an on line buyer. This is a service where you put the details of your house into a form and it is sent to a buying agent. They will do an online assessment of your house and then send out an inspector if they are interested. If they wish to purchase your home they will make you an offer. This can be done for free and will save you all the hassles of doing open houses, repairs, and marketing and will greatly simplify the process of selling your house yourself.

Resources

• Sell Your House Online Here