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Buyer Tips | Seller Tips | General Tips | Real Estate Glossary
Selling a house seems like a
pretty simple matter, so you have decided to try to sell your own home. You
decide how much you want to ask for your property, and then you call the local
newspaper to insert a "For Sale By Owner" ad in the weekend
classifieds. You then sit back and wait for the buyers to materialize.
What happens next? You may start getting calls
right away, but not from necessarily from buyers. You may be inundated with
calls from Realtors who say they have a buyer for your house. Other agents are
frank enough to say they would like to talk with you about professionally
marketing your home. Placing a "For Sale By Owner" ad is a great way
to find a successful Realtor. If you are really committed to selling on your own
home, you may learn a lot from meeting with professionals that could help you
succeed. However, if you eventually decide to turn the marketing of your home
over to a Realtor (as 94% of all FSBO's eventually do), you will have met
several good agents from which to choose!
children have left the nest, and your four bedroom home now seems quite large.
The maintenance of your house and yard requires more time and energy than you
are willing or able to continue at this point in your life. Could it be time for
a change?
This could be the perfect time for you to
consider scaling down, and there are many options available to you. You may be
able to find a beautiful townhouse community where the association takes care of
the grounds and exterior maintenance. Many condominium developments provide
services that you now have time to enjoy--pools and spas, tennis courts, gyms
and other amenities.
If you sell your principal residence after May 6,
1997, the new 1997 tax bill gives you a break in capital gains tax. Married
home-sellers filing jointly get to enjoy up to $500,000 in home sale gains
tax-free, provided you occupied the property as your principal residence during
two of the prior five years. Taxpayers who file singly (even if married) get a
$250,000 capital gains exclusion. Home-sellers are eligible for the exclusions
for gains made on sales as often as once every two years.
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