MCunningham
Cathlete
Have any of you ever sold your house yourself, without a real estate agent? Do you know someone who did?
DH and I are considering selling our current to move closer to the area where we work.
We're a little sad about it because we LOVE our home, it's beautiful and wonderful and it's our dream home, but it's too far from work. We commute 130 miles round trip every day up I-95 in Maryland, which usually cuts a good 3-4 hours out of our day just getting to and from work. Because of this, we have basically NO LIFE, because during the week, all we can do is work and sleep, and during the weekend, we spend both days catching up on dishes, laundry, grocery shopping, vet/grooming appointments, recycling drop-offs, car maintenance (due to our mileage, we have to get an oil change every month), and doctor's appointments (we switched to a so-so doctor only because he had Saturday hours). Our to-do lists are incessant and we never have any down time.
Now, add to all of that the fact that my poor husband has developed chronic neck pain problems make him miserable during our commute... and, much less significant, the fact I plan on going back to school to finish my last 5 courses for my Bachelor's in Business... the only viable choice is to sell and move.
Anyway... because we only bought our house 18 months ago, and obviously haven't paid our mortgage down very much (we opted for 100% financing because we didn't have the $60,000 down payment), we have to basically sell it for almost exactly what we owe on it. Since the housing market is very weak right now, it's not likely we'll make a profit, and we'll probably be lucky to break even, so we basically will not be able to afford to pay realtors' fees. Because of this, we're considering trying to sell it ourselves once we educate ourselves a little bit.
So, if any of you have done this successfully, how did you know what to do? What resources did you use? Any words of caution or important dos or don'ts??
Please help!!! We're so stressed about this situation that it's hard to sleep at night anymore!!
DH and I are considering selling our current to move closer to the area where we work.
We're a little sad about it because we LOVE our home, it's beautiful and wonderful and it's our dream home, but it's too far from work. We commute 130 miles round trip every day up I-95 in Maryland, which usually cuts a good 3-4 hours out of our day just getting to and from work. Because of this, we have basically NO LIFE, because during the week, all we can do is work and sleep, and during the weekend, we spend both days catching up on dishes, laundry, grocery shopping, vet/grooming appointments, recycling drop-offs, car maintenance (due to our mileage, we have to get an oil change every month), and doctor's appointments (we switched to a so-so doctor only because he had Saturday hours). Our to-do lists are incessant and we never have any down time.
Now, add to all of that the fact that my poor husband has developed chronic neck pain problems make him miserable during our commute... and, much less significant, the fact I plan on going back to school to finish my last 5 courses for my Bachelor's in Business... the only viable choice is to sell and move.
Anyway... because we only bought our house 18 months ago, and obviously haven't paid our mortgage down very much (we opted for 100% financing because we didn't have the $60,000 down payment), we have to basically sell it for almost exactly what we owe on it. Since the housing market is very weak right now, it's not likely we'll make a profit, and we'll probably be lucky to break even, so we basically will not be able to afford to pay realtors' fees. Because of this, we're considering trying to sell it ourselves once we educate ourselves a little bit.
So, if any of you have done this successfully, how did you know what to do? What resources did you use? Any words of caution or important dos or don'ts??
Please help!!! We're so stressed about this situation that it's hard to sleep at night anymore!!