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Make the decision to sell your home FSBO! Statistics show that this already puts
you ahead of the neighborhood in success, net profit, and overall satisfaction with
the process.
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B.
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List your home with Central Florida
For Sale By Owner
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Familiarize yourself with all of the features available on the website that empower
you to sell your home!
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D.
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If you are not sure what the value of your home is, contact a reputable appraisal
firm. You may be able to give your home a "ball park" number by comparing and contrasting
with similar properties, but this will not likely be very accurate, and is not recommended.
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E.
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Take as many pictures of your home as possible. Even make a YouTube video if you
can and post them on your Central Florida For Sale By Owner account.
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F.
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Set up an open house date.
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G.
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Stage your home and prepare it for your open house. An article with some tips on
this is available
here.
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Start the process of marketing your property. Fliers, web postings, etc.
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I.
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Analyze the current housing market and settle on a price you are comfortable with.
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J.
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Consider the down payment amount you will need to receive.
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K.
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Does this home need to be sold fast? If so, you may want to lower your numbers.
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L.
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Start shopping for a local attorney that specializes in real estate.
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M.
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When meeting with your attorney, come up with a list of specific questions for them
to answer. Make sure he has experience with real estate documents.
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N.
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Now that you have your documents, you can now "officially" claim your home for sale
by owner.
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O.
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It’s time to start really ramping up your marketing scheme, all leading up
to your successful open house, where you plan to "wow" your guests! Tips for doing
this successfully are available
here.
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P.
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You may start getting phone calls. Listen to their questions and keep a note of
them.
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Q.
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Adjust your advertising to answer some of these questions.
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R.
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Think of possible "teaser" methods that you can use to get additional inquiries
about your property.
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If you are unable to give an interested buyer a private home showing, be sure to
let them know about the date you have decided on for your open house extravaganza.
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You found a buyer! Time to close on the deal. You may have the papers signed, but
you are now entering one of the more complex phases of the process.
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Financing, inspections, etc. will all have to be conducted, as well as opening an
escrow account.
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Once again, your real estate attorney can help you with this, but you will generally
want to close as quickly as possible to lock in your banking rates.
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Review your contractual obligations and make sure you are in line with them. If
you agreed to give the washer and dryer to the new home owner, make sure you do
so! If you agreed to painting a room, be sure it’s done before closing. Little
items like this can cause BIG issues down the road.
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X.
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You have now successfully closed on your home, and it’s time to move into
your new one!
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Y.
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Use the extra money you have to hire a moving company. They will make it smooth,
painless, and there’s a good chance they will not cost more than the profit
you made by choosing to sell your home yourself.
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Email us and tell us YOUR Central Florida For Sale By Owner success story!
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