If you are thinking about selling your home in Chicago, then you are probably tossing around the different ways to approach doing so. But first, let’s talk about the benefits of selling your home by owner.

Should I hire a realtor? Should I try to sell on my own? Well, like with everything, there are advantages and disadvantages to each route. 

Furthermore, if you are like most people who are wavering between these two different ways of selling, then you are most likely leaning towards the route to sell on your own. Am I right? Of course, I am! Ideally, selling on your own is the best way to sell for the greatest return. Unfortunately, there is also going to be a lot of work ahead. 

Cut Out Realtor Costs

Selling your home through a realtor is awesome because they do most of the work for you. However, you are paying them for their efforts and then some! Realtors require that you pay them 4-6 percent of what you sell your home for. This is a HUGE expense and one that you can and should avoid!

Likewise, having on the large realtor fees by selling by owner will give you a large chunk of change to throw into savings or put into your next home purchase. 

Stage Your Home and Decide the Extent of Repairs/Renovations

If you are selling with a realtor, they are going to require you to make a lot of repairs and renovations. Furthermore, on top of the high fees they charge, you are going to have to drop a lot of money in the repairs and renovations. Likewise, these repairs are necessary so that your house looks pleasing to a potential buyer's eye. 

Often, realtors will expect more than is necessary, so you need to be careful of this. Equally important, the repairs you make will not increase your home’s value, they will only help with the appeal of the home. 

The Presentation

If you sell your home by owner, you will get to present your home how you know it looks best. And when it’s time to show the home, you get full control over when you want strangers to come into your home for open houses and showings. 

Selling your home on your own is an ideal way of selling. If you are able to find the right interested buyer, then you should be very proud! This is because even with all the benefits of selling by owner, selling your home still doesn’t come easy. If you have the time and patience, then selling on your own is a great route to take. If time is an issue, then you may not want to attempt this route. 

So what should you do instead? Have you ever heard of a cash buyer? Working with a cash buyer is a quick option of selling your home, and has many of the same benefits as listing your house for sale by owner, and much more!

Express Property Solutions - The Cash Buyers

Finally, here at Express Property Solutions, we are cash buyers. Therefore, we purchase any home as-is for cash. This means that you don’t need to make any changes to the home. You don’t even have to find a buyer or list your home on the market. 

We are the interested buyer, and because we have the cash in our hands already, we will purchase your home in days. Furthermore, no need to wait for us to get approved by banks. Likewise, we are our own bank, and we want to purchase your home. 

Give us a call today at 312-764-0989, and we can tell you all about how our process works!