TrainTrac
Well-Known Member
I'm retiring from the Navy next month and moving back to IL, so we're selling our house here in VA. We're doing it "For Sale By Owner", without a realtor. We've had it on the market for about a month now. It got a little stressful for a while, because when you do it yourself, it takes up a lot more of your time, with having to be available to show the house all the time. Also, it's ate up our weekends pretty much since the beginning of April, because we've had an open house almost every weekend. But we kept telling ourselves that we were saving a lot of money without a realtor.
Now it's starting to pay off and get fun. We got an offer last week, and finally got all the necessary paperwork from the seller and took it to the attorney today for review prior to signing. Well, my wife showed it again today to another prospective buyer, and they called back tonight with an offer. We can tell that both buyers want the house badly, so we're going to try to get the best deal we can.
It's nice to be in the driver's seat in this situation.
And I'm certain of one thing: After having attended the For Sale By Owner class and learning how simple the whole process actually is, I'll never list my house with a realtor. I'll always sell myself and save a ton of $$$!
Having done a tour as a Navy recruiter has also helped. I've used my sales skills I learned as a recruiter to sell the house and know how to read prospective buyers.
Now it's starting to pay off and get fun. We got an offer last week, and finally got all the necessary paperwork from the seller and took it to the attorney today for review prior to signing. Well, my wife showed it again today to another prospective buyer, and they called back tonight with an offer. We can tell that both buyers want the house badly, so we're going to try to get the best deal we can.
It's nice to be in the driver's seat in this situation.
And I'm certain of one thing: After having attended the For Sale By Owner class and learning how simple the whole process actually is, I'll never list my house with a realtor. I'll always sell myself and save a ton of $$$!
Having done a tour as a Navy recruiter has also helped. I've used my sales skills I learned as a recruiter to sell the house and know how to read prospective buyers.
