If you are considering selling your home, it is likely that you will have asked yourself, “Do I need an estate agent to sell my house?” To be honest, the answer is NO. There is no legal requirement for you to use an estate agent to sell your house and if you decide to do it alone, that is up to you. Of course, it is important to be aware that sometimes you can do things that aren’t in your best interest. If you want to achieve success and minimise the amount of trouble and hassle you can put yourself through when selling a house, it is often best to call on the services of an expert in the industry.
Can you reach out to buyers?
When you are selling your home, you need to make sure that the property is promoted to the right people. If you have a brilliant home and it is on the market at an attractive price, it is still virtually impossible to sell the property unless people know all about it. Think about the old question of “if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” If there is no one to see your brilliant property, it won’t sell; so you need assistance in placing your property onto the market.
In the current climate, you need to have your property listed on an online property portal. Or preferably both because at the moment, rightmove and zoopla, are the market leaders that people use to search for homes. If your property isn’t listed on at least one of these sites, but preferably both, it will be hard to sell your home. If you unsure of how to go about listing your property on these platforms, it is best to leave it to the professionals.
Can you negotiate with the buying party?
Another major task than an estate agent offers, but is often overlooked when the importance of this professional is listed, is their negotiating skills. When selling your home, you want to achieve the best deal that you can but this is also the case for the buying party. The agent or representative of the buying party will be looking to lower the price of the property as much as they can and if you aren’t skilled or confident in negotiating, you may find that you end up accepting a lower price for your property than you would have intended.
These two steps alone reveal why it is vital that you call on the services of an estate agent. When it comes to selling property in Stockport, turn to the local experts, and if you have any questions or you need assistance, choose Spencer Harvey.