Getting top dollar, in the fastest possible time, is the best goal when it comes to determining what are the best ways to sell your house in Boulder. After all, there are a number of different avenues. One might list her home for sale by owner. Or retain the services of an auctioneer – quite trendy. Or simply use Zillow. All of these ideas do sell homes.
IMHO Options To Sell
So, there are a great deal of options available. I wouldn’t be much of a Realtor if I didn’t honestly and sincerely believe your best bet is selling with a Realtor. All the same, I know it is good to know the competition, so here goes:
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One of the ways to sell your house in Boulder is FSBO. For Sale By Owner is a tried and true format. Simply put a sign out front, come up with a price and list your phone number. Sounds so simple, but frequently, there are many headaches with this format. Contracts can be confusing and time consuming. Oftentimes, the phone only rings with phone calls from Realtors. When buyers do come around, they have unrealistic price expectations or simply do not qualify.
- Auction. This has been a trendy option lately. Set a price, create buzz and give folks one day to submit their highest and best bid. The thing is, unless what you are selling is truly unique in appearance or price, there probably isn’t the demand to support an auction.
- Zillow Make Me Move. This feature is a bit like selling FSBO, though limited to folks who find you on Zillow. I have not heard of anyone successfully selling in this way yet, but I know Zillow really wants my lunch, so I imagine the company will continue to work on getting into the real estate industry. BTW: Zestimates are frequently incorrect. For a solid home valuation, ask a Realtor for a CMA on value.
- Pocket Listing. This is starting to happen a lot around Boulder. Owners are contemplating a sale. Agents have a signed agreement, but the home doesn’t enter the MLS. There are pros and cons to this strategy. However, more and more homes are selling prior to entering the MLS.
- Transaction Agency. In this format, the seller is not specifically represented. There is less disclosure liability for the Realtor. Or, the agent may be handling the entire transaction for both buyer and seller.
- Limited Listing. This is one of the low cost ways to sell your house in Boulder. A limited listing gets the house into the MLS, but requires sellers to do most of the legwork themselves. Fees are generally charged up front. It seems affordable to sellers, but IMHO, sellers lose money by not having a top notch pro represent their best interests.
- Seller Agent. This is the tried and true top choice of the various ways to sell your house in Boulder. Have a Realtor represent your best interests, sell for top dollar and have the most protection when it comes to contracts and paperwork.
# 1 Choice of the different ways to sell your house in Boulder
When working with sellers, I have 19 years experience negotiating plus great marketing, including full color print and top of the line online content. Yes, there are fees charged that will pay off with a complete sale, that closes in a timely manner. Best of all, you – the seller – have the least amount of hassles and the best reward: a successful closing. When it come sot successfully selling, the #1 choice of different ways to sell your house is Seller Agency.