Selling

On ThinkGlink.com, selling typically refers to selling a home, whether that home is a single-family house, a condominium, a co-op, a townhome, or a vacant piece of land. When you’re selling your home, or any piece of real estate, you need to decide what process you want to follow – whether you want to hire a real estate agent or do a for sale by owner (also known as FSBO). Selling includes, cleaning up and organizing your home, figuring out what the selling price should be, hiring the team you’ll need to sell your property (which might include an agent), potentially staging the home, negotiating the sale and closing on the transaction. Selling also includes getting the word out that your home is for sale by using every marketing means possible, including setting up an individual website for the property, listing it on Craigslist.com, Zillow.com and other sites, telling people at work or in your neighborhood that the property is for sale, and even placing a sign in your front yard. Use

New Year’s Financial Resolutions for Home Sellers 2012

Each year we post our financial resolutions for home sellers for the new year. With the current state of our financial system, you need to keep your financial house and home in good shape. I know someone who sold a …

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Good Timing And Good Offer Gets The House

With good timing and a good offer, you should succeed in negotiating with a seller. Our friends received an offer for their house while they were away on vacation. The initial offer came in about 12 percent below their asking …

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Listing Price For Home Key To Selling

Home price may be biggest issue when selling a home in the current real estate market. Q: I have a problem. My property was appraised about five years ago for 50 percent more than what it’s worth now, according to …

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Selling Investment Property At A Loss

Selling an investment property you inherited at a loss may not give you any tax benefits. Q: I purchased a townhouse with my aunt five years ago. She passed away last year, and I want to sell it. We paid …

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Seller Financing Options On Sale To Daughter

If you’re planning to sell your home to a family member, you need to evaluate your options before using seller or owner financing options. Q: A few months ago, I purchased a Fannie Mae HomePath home at a great value …

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Selling House At A Loss Might Have Benefits

Q: Can you please help me. I am 32 years old and earn $63,000 a year and invest 8 percent of my salary into my company’s 401(k) plan. I have $90,000 in cash in the bank. I also have a …

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How To Advertise Your Vacant Lot For Sale

Q: Several years ago my husband and I purchased a vacant lot for $11,000 in a lake/golf community more for investment than planning to build. We’re recently “retired” due to job cuts and not because it was our choice. We …

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How To Sell Your House Fast In A Slow Market

Our neighbors recently put their home on the market. They received an excellent offer within 24 hours of listing the property and got more money for their home than I thought they could. Meanwhile, two other neighbors have had their …

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How To Prepare Your House For Sale At Any Price

I’ve been hearing lately from homeowners who are preparing to list their homes for sale. They know the market isn’t great, but they’ve been waiting for a year or two to move on with their lives (this is known in …

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Home Seller’s Guide For A Slow Real Estate Market

Q: My job is relocating out of Atlanta about a year from now. I have contacted three real estate firms in the Forsyth county area where we live, but they are not taking listing. I have no idea what the …

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