We want to help you get your home SOLD!  That's why we're offering you tips to help you through the For Sale By Owner process. 

In return we'd ask you to provide us with some information about your home for sale.  We have access to every home on the market listed with a Realtor however FSBOs are not always listed in MLS.  By providing us with your information we can assure our buyer clients that they have access to all the homes for sale.  Click HERE to register your property on our Buyer List.

Selling homes these days can be challenging but if done right it's entirely possible.  If you have any questions about the following information please do not hesitate to give us a call at 866.KEYS.232. 

And don't forget to register your property on our Buyer List so that we can make sure our buyer clients know about all the properties for sale - not just the ones on the MLS. Register 2Day!

THE INTERNET IS YOUR BEST RESOURCE
According to the National Association of Realtors over 93% of all home searches began online in 2010.  You want to make sure your home is listed on as many prominent web sites as possible.  Some of the sites you want to have your home featured on are Zillow.com, Google Real Estate and Trulia, to name a few. 

When it comes to the internet you want to do your homework.  Your home being on the internet is one thing, your home being seen on the internet is another thing entirely.  You want more big name sites that feature your home.  Stay away from options that give your home its own website.  Sure, your home might be the only one featured on an exclusive site but unless it is featured in the top 3 results of a Google search chances are it will never be seen.

These are a few of the sites we feature each of our listings on:
 















                                                               



DON'T WASTE TIME OR MONEY ON THINGS THAT DON'T WORK!!
Print media may not be dead but it's definitely on it's last legs.  Don't waste your money on newspaper ads.  As discussed in the last tip over 93% of home shoppers start out online - and that's where they stay.  

Take our website for example, www.Keys2Day.com, we allow buyers to set up Free Home Updates that send them the homes that fit their criteria on their schedule.  So why would they bother reading a newspaper that's outdated by the time it reaches the news stand?

If it's ad placement you want you have to rely on a consistent strategy that includes sites like Craiglist, Backpage and Kijiji.  We post our clients' listings on Craigslist throughout the week and we employ strategies that ensure our ads are noticed, opened and responded to.  Consistency is the key.

                            
While we're on the subject of things that don't work as well as you may think - Open Houses.  Here's an industry secret - open houses are great for Realtors because they allow us to add names to our database.  However, open houses rarely sell houses.  In fact the majority of people who do visit open houses either are not yet qualified to purchase the home or can not be qualified.  So before you waste time showing off your home to total strangers en masse consider this tip. 

PRICE IT RIGHT IN THIS MARKET
You already know that price is the main driver in 2Day's market.  It doesn't matter how many people see your home - if it's not priced right it won't sell.  Contrary to many seller's beliefs certain things don't demand a higher price although it may be an enhancement to the property.  A swimming pool is one example.  While some sellers may think that the pool is a selling point many buyers see it as a liability and an item that will need costly maintenance.  

You want your home to be priced within the range of comparable homes in your general area.  If your home is priced too high it won't even get looked at in an internet search.  Remember, buyers have the option of selecting a price range.  A home priced $1,000 outside that range won't even show up in the search results.  

There is also the danger of pricing your home too low.  Of course the home may get many offers in a short amount of time, however, you will end up with less money than you could have gotten for the home.  

If you need assistance setting the right price give us a call.  As Realtors we know how to price homes to sell.  Our team sold $7.1 million in real estate in 2010 - we know how to price property.


DECIDING TO WORK WITH A REALTOR
Before you rule out working with a Realtor understand that there are options that can help you get your home sold more affordably than you may have originally expected.  Did you know that under certain circumstances you might not have to pay any commission to get your home sold?  

You can always contact us to get more facts.  There is no obligation.  We love to serve as a resource to home sellers - even FSBOs.