Private House Sales

If you advertise your residence privately, it will allow you to cut out the middleman and save on all the connected fees with estate agents. In the times before the world wide web was so accessible you would have at least paid for one or extra newspaper ads to start the ball rolling. Now that most people have access to the net it's very possible to list it without charge on the net.

The internet has revolutionised other sectors where people no longer use the agents, they easily do the job online like the travel industry. With this re-invention of the industry, your average homeseller no longer has to not only rely on, but also fork out for a middleman who may be more motivated by his commission than your needs. Of course like any industry there are numerous very wholesome estate agents who will spend the time helping you find the most suited house, but even so who wants to pay thousands in commission when this is no longer compulsory?

It's not extraordinary these days for children and sometimes elderly parents who may live with you that want a say on what house you move to. Again, the internet enables a situation where various generations of a family can sit down together and peruse the many hundreds of properties available on the internet.

This provides time and a no pressure atmosphere in which to look at houses in your own time. We can ascertain things like the facilities in the locale you might be moving to as well as the going market prices for a similar house there.

Freedom in trading property is simply separate reason the web has taken hold and infiltrated our civilization so deeply and so easily. There has been a slowdown in property sales in the last 5 years or so and legislation has been passed in order to facilitate the easier sale of homes in many different countries, typically making the procedure easier or even less expensive with less barriers.

Private house sales have truly taken off in recent years with the body of people happy that they no longer require to deal with estate agents, we've even seen a few houses sold on E-Bay.

It's often a wise thought to list your home on as many free websites as you can as this will gift you the widest possible net in an attempt to catch a buyer. Houses are one of those items that people will happily search for hours and even days online in order to find the "perfect" one for them.

For those who are with an agent already you can always sell privately and when you sell it you will not have to pay your agent commission. This even applies if you have signed a sole agency agreement as that only enforces the fact that you cannot use another estate agent to list your home but there is nothing stopping you from listing it. Often an estate agent will have you sign a sole selling rights agreement which entitles them to commission no matter how your house is sold, watch out for these.

Private house sales have seen a monumental rise in the last few years and the reason for their popularity is obvious, they offer many benefits, whilst costing you less and potentially working quicker to produce fast house sales, it's a no brainer really.