A Helpful step-by-step guide on How to Sell your own Home:

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Step 1: Set a realistic asking price for your Property:

When you choose to Sell your own Home, the key here is to do your research; go to the 'SOLD' section of realestate.com.au & see what similar properties are selling for in your area. This is exactly what Real Estate agents do when they are determining an appropriate list price for your home.

You can visit the SOLD section of realestate.com.au by clicking this link & inserting your property suburb.

Step 2: Give your house a tidy-up

When you're looking to Sell your own Home, your time is money. So by having your house tidied & ready to go (perhaps with a fresh lick of paint here and there), you’ll be making your house much more sellable… and a quick sale means no more having to spend your time showing people around! - If you do decide to paint before you Sell your own Home, only use neutral colour schemes, that light-coloured shade of green and purple that you love soo much, probably isn't going to appeal to the general population. Here's a link to the Bunnings website to help you pick out a nice theme sell your home.

Step 3: Choosing a Marketing package & Advertising your Home for Sale.

The great thing about todays day and age, is that MOST buyers are looking online! - So it's absolutely crucial when you're looking to Sell your own Home that you have your property listed where all the buyers are looking.  Websites like realestate.com.au or domain.com.au have done an Amazing job at capturing the eyes of almost all of the buyers in Australia.

This is where the overwhelming majority of Real Estate agents get their buyers from. Our 'For Sale By Home Owner' service also offers a number of other advertising options such as Photo signs, Open Home signs, Open Home flags & Facebook marketing.

View our 'Sell your own Home' Packages below:

BASIC PACKAGE   - View here -

GOLD PACKAGE   - View here -

PLATINUM PACKAGE   - View here -

PHOTO SIGN PACKAGE   - View here -

ULTIMATE PACKAGE   - View here -

FOR RENT BY OWNER PACKAGE   - View here -

Step 4: Arrange Buyer viewings or Open for inspections:

This is pretty fool proof - Whenever a buyer calls or emails you to inspect your home, simply arrange a day and time that they buyer can come & have a look through.

When you Sell your own Home, during inspections, most buyers appreciate you letting them look around the house on their own pace. You'll be surprised to know that most inspections only take around 10 to 15 minutes from start to finish, its best to follow them up with a call or text message after they've left to gauge their interest.

Step 5: Sell your own Home: Negotiate a price with the Buyer

The most important part when you're negotiating to Sell your own Home, is to decide how much you are willing to accept beforehand, and focus on not going below that figure.

Don’t worry too much if you have to turn down an offer; it’s really quite common, and so long as you do so in a friendly and cordial way then you will still be leaving the door open just in case the buyer decides to come back later with a revised offer.

Step 6: Accepting an offer

This will usually be done verbally in the first instance, but be sure to ask the buyer to send written confirmation via email or post. Most of our 'Sale By Home Owner' customers get the buyer to fill out or letter of offer form which can downloaded Free from our website. This is a great thing to have when your Sell your own Home.

Step 7: Settlement of your House or Property

The final Step! - Your Settlement date is determined between yourself and the buyer when you both enter into the contract. Most Settlement dates are usually between 30 to 60 days, however some can go longer if agreed by both parties. Normally your solicitor or conveyancer will handle settlement of the property for you.

After Settlement, you hand over your keys and the new buyer will take possession of the property.