Home Selling Tips for FSBOs

First of all, let's define FSBO just so we are all on the same page. FSBO stands for For Sale by Owner, and it refers to those people who choose to sell their home without using an agent. You can pronounce this acronym as "fizbo" if you like.

The home selling tips in this article, and also spread across our website, are mostly intended for the FSBO home sellers out there. After all, if you plan to sell your own home without using an agent, you'll need more advice than a regular seller (who uses an agent).

So here we go with today's dose of helpful tips for FSBOs...

Tips for Selling Your Home

• As soon as possible, start keeping tabs on homes that are selling in your neighborhood and town. Pay particular attention to those homes that are comparable to yours in terms of size and features.
• By keeping track of recent sales activity, you'll have an easier time setting a price for your own home. This is one of the first things an agent would do for you. They call it a CMA, or comparative market analysis, which is a fancy word for the "going rate" of homes being sold in your area.
• Start going through your home with an eye out for things needing repair, items needing a fresh coat of paint, etc. Pretend you're a home inspector. After all, a home inspector is going to do the same thing, so it pays to do it for yourself.
• In fact, if you have your inspection sheet from when you bought the home, use that as a guide. Go through the checklist and see what needs to be repaired, replaced, etc.
• Use the room-by-room staging advice we have provided on the main website. One of the best home selling tips of all is to stage your home the buyers want to see it.
• Painting is one of the best (and cheapest) things you can do to give your home a new look. Don't forget the outside of the home, such as doors and shutters.
  
• No list of home selling tips is complete without a mention of curb appeal. We have quite a few curb appeal tips on the main website, so that's your first place to visit.
• You can make your home seem larger by removing clutter, purging closets and drawers, arranging furniture for easy maneuvering, removing any furniture that's too big for a space, etc.

Well, that should keep you busy for now. But don't worry -- there are plenty more tips for home selling where these came from. So check back often.