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Chicago For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Information

Some homeowners choose to "go it alone" when selling a Chicago home, however many of those homeowners also eventually decide to go with a Chicago Realtor after their home is still on the market months or even years later.

In a real estate market as big and broad as Chicago, there are so many obstacles facing Chicago For Sale By Owners that the idea may appear to save money in the beginning, but actually ends up costing more when all is said and done.

What expenses you avoid by not hiring an agent is eaten up in your time (dealing with marketing and showings) and often a lower sale price, simply because buyers equate that “For Sale By Owner” sign with a non-professional who can easily be negotiated down.

Not worried about haggling with buyers over price and have plenty of free time to show your property? You’re ahead of the game! But what about the legalities involved in selling a home? As a Chicago For Sale By Owner entrepreneur, you’ve got to be familiar with essential legal aspects such as contract conditions, title transfers, escrow accounts, disclosure rules, even equal housing laws.

How a Dream Town Realtor Can Help

Your Dream Town seller’s agent is an experienced professional who will not only help protect you from legal ramifications and inadequate offers, but can market your home, resulting in better positioning with target consumers and a shorter listing period. Dream Town can also assist you with determining the value of your home. This valuable data will enable you to maximize your home sale profit.

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Marketing

The Chicago real estate market is huge (at any given time there are over 120,000 property listings). Which means, unless your home is really something special, you’ve got to market that piece of real estate where potential buyers are apt to look. In this day and age, it’s on the Internet.

Almost 85% of homebuyers begin their home search online. We can guarantee your listing a prime spot on Dream Town’s top-ranked website, right in front of thousands of qualified buyers—something your lone “For Sale By Owner” sign would struggle to accomplish.

Unfortunately, as a FSBO, any advertising you do is out-of-pocket. A single classified ad in the local newspaper can easily amount to hundreds of dollars. However, Dream Town seller’s agents get great frequent-submitter discounts they relay on to clients, allowing you much more exposure for a much lower cost.

Sale Price

Marketing is extremely important, but if you don’t price your home right, no amount of advertising is going to produce a sale. Again, working with an experienced Dream Town agent who has a familiarity of the local market will make a big difference.

Many Chicago For Sale By Owners don’t properly research their area and end up listing their home for either too much or too little. With the guidance of an expert, who has access to other nearby listings and sale prices, you can make sure you comparatively price your property. Buyers are savvy these days and have a lot of options. If something isn’t appropriately priced, they know, and they’ll keep on looking.

When it comes time to negotiate a contract, having a Dream Town agent on your side will protect you from low-ball offers or unfavorable deals that you might otherwise jump at. Conversely, an agent can objectively consider an offer that you may deem unworthy because of your personal (many times subconscious) attachment to your home. In either case, having a third-party, professional point of view is a valuable advantage to the seller.

Offers

Once both parties reach an agreement, each has certain tasks that must be preformed. Typically in Chicago, there are three standard contingencies that protect both parties.

The first option is a financing contingency. With this contingency, a buyer needs to obtain a loan before the sale is final. The seller is not required to go through with the sale, if the buyer can not secure a loan. If this occurs, the house can return to the market.

The second option is an inspection contingency. This contingency specifies that the property is inspected to the buyer's approval.

After concluding the pre-qualification process, you will have a better chance of getting pre-approved status. This is what you need to do:

The third option is attorney review contingency. In this contingency, both the seller's and buyer's attorneys review the contract. This is advantageous because the attorneys themselves do not organize the contract.

Purchase Agreements

A purchase agreement lays out the seller's final duties to the property. It stipulates any repairs that must be completed before closing, keeping the title clear, and any other specifics that the buyer and seller agreed to.

Making repairs prior to listing your home can be highly beneficial. It is doubtful that you will want to make repairs once you sell your home. If the house needs a lot of repairs, buyers might gain the upper hand in negations, causing the seller to settle on a lower price.

Most purchase agreements contain a buyer contingency. This is an inspection clause. This allows buyers to remove themselves from the transaction if there is an excessive amount of flaws found with the property. This protects the buyer from being forced to buy a structurally unstable home.

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