Selling your house in a tough market 10 strategies that work
Book - 2009
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- Published
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Berkeley, CA :
Nolo
2009.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 226 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781413310351
- Your Home-Selling Companion
- 1. Know Your Market and Price It Right
- Is the Market Hot or Cold?
- It Pays to Start With the Right Sales Price
- Is the Price Right?
- Can You Afford to Sell?
- Can't Stomach the Low Price? When to Wait Before Selling
- 2. Get It in Shape: Preinspections and Repairs
- Root It Out: Inspect It Yourself
- Hire A Professional Home Inspector
- To Fix or Note to Fix?
- Keeping You Honest: Disclosure Laws
- Skipping All Repairs: Selling "As Is"
- 3. Dress Your House for Success: Staging
- Staging Fundamentals
- Should You Hire a Professional Stager?
- DIY Staging Outside: Maximizing Curb Appeal
- DIY Staging Inside: First, the Basics
- Staging, Room by Room
- Home Improvements: Are They Worth It?
- Ta Da! Finishing Touches Before a Showing
- 4. Get the Best of the Best: Hiring a Real Estate Professional
- Why Hire an Agent?
- Finding and Choosing a Top-Notch Agent
- Making It Official
- 5. Save on Commissions: Sell It Yourself
- FSBO-The Way to Go?
- A Cooperating Commission for the Buyer's Agent?
- Doing Your Own Marketing and Advertising
- Receiving an Offer and Negotiating a FSBO Deal
- Almost FSBO: Discount Agents and Other Alternatives
- 6. Making It Better Than the Rest: Buyer Incentives
- Helping the Buyer With the Loan: Seller Financing
- Other Ways You Can Help With Financing
- Keeping Cash in the Buyer's Pocket: Cost Incentives
- More for the Money: Home Value Incentives
- A Deal for Later: Lease Options
- Get the Agents on Board: Agent Incentives
- 7. Market Like a Madman
- Get Online
- How to Get the World Out
- Hit Your Target
- 8. Adjust Your Strategy If You Need To
- Dropping Your Price
- Figuring Out What Else Might Be Wrong
- Taking Your House Off the Market Temporarily
- Keeping the Cash Flowing
- 9. Don't Sell Yet; Rent It Out
- How Much Rent Your House Will Bring In
- Congratulations, You're a Landlord
- How to Find Good Tenants
- How Renting Out Your House Affects Capital Gains Taxes
- 10. Seal the Deal: Negotiating a Successful Sale
- What the Buyer's Offer Will Look Like
- Back and Forth: From Offer to Contract
- Serious Buyer or Lowballer? Evaluating the Financial Parts of the Offer
- Big-Deal Details: Other Important Contract Terms
- Between Signing and Closing: Escrow
- The Big Day: Your House Closing
- Index