subject: Highlight Your Property's Best Selling Points When Marketing It For Sale [print this page] Most sellers know that there is more than one place to post a classified ad in order to sell a home online. But they don't all realize that it's really their own job as the seller to post those ads because the majority of real estate agents primarily use the local multiple listing service exclusively. Everybody's local area usually has several online forums specific to that area.
But most people know about craigslist.com and ebayclassifieds.com because they are huge sites for posting items for sale as well as jobs available. And they are split up into geographical areas to make it easier to search locally. Because so many people are online looking for jobs these days there is a huge amount of traffic on these sites, and they are looking at houses for sale, too. Buyers who are considering a move find it very easy to browse through the real estate section to quickly see what's available. To sell your house online in this economy you'd better be sure everybody is seeing it listed when they are out there loo king for a new home online.
For the best results, you'll want to plan ahead and work out your ad before you sit down and get into the classified forums to post it online. The best first step before writing your ad is thinking about it, meaning thinking about how to describe your house to attract qualified prospective buyers.
I've found what works best for me is to think about what attracted me to my property in the first place, making notes of particular features inside and outside the house, including the neighborhood. Naturally, it's the unseen things that you need to mention to attract attention, the things people cannot see in photos. One time I actually sold a house to buyers who fell in love with new painted porcelain knobs I installed on kitchen cabinets.
Once you have thought about your house and come up with selling points, sit down and write your classified ad. I know that writing is rather intimidating to many people, but your writing will come across well if you simply write the same way you talk. After you get it written, read your ad out loud to yourself and other people to see how it sounds. Make any needed changes and then it's finally ready to post on online. When trying to sell a house fast, post on the huge sites first in order to get the most exposure right away. And then explore other local possibilities such as classified ad sections on your local TV station's website where people in the area frequently stop by for news and weather.
