Price To Sell

So you've decided to sell your home? Now what? When working with a real estate agent, they do all the leg work for you. The real estate agent actually do all the research on all the comps in your area and do all the dirty work of helping you get to your list price. This can be very challenging for home owners when selling their own home. Hopefully after reading this you can get a better idea of how to come up with a fair price for your home.

1. Not all homes are the same even though their square footage is the same and the floor plan maybe the same. You have to take into consideration updates that other home owners may have done to their home. Certain improvements may add more value to your home than others. So keep that in mind when thinking of doing any remodeling.

2. Go www.zillow.com and type in your home address. You will get tons of listings that pop up. Try to focus on the homes that are within 1/2 mile from your home. See how those homes compare to yours and what they are priced at. Pay attention to remodels, square footage comparisons, compare bedrooms and bathrooms, pool and outdoor patio.

3. Go to the recent home sales on www.zillow.com. You can access homes that was recently sold in your area. Check out sales that are 5 months or less and that compares to your home.

4. You can also contact a real estate agent for a CMA. Most agents would love to help you.

5. Check out some open houses in your area and see what kind of homes are being sold and what it's being sold for. It's a great way to scope out the competition. Plus you can get some ideas for your own open house.