Selling Own Home

To email or not to email

My first response when asked this question when you are selling own home for sale by owner, is no.

I would definitely not include my email address on my printed ads. If you haven't been to the page on how to handle phone calls about your house, go from selling own home email to Handling Phone Calls I know I'm always saying do everything possible when someone says I'm going to sell house myself, but the point here is;

* It is far better to talk to a person over the phone, or face to face, than through the electronic media.

I Want to Sell House Myself

How about on a Web Page?

This is entirely up to you but lets look at the pros and cons.

Cons

* Very impersonal.

* Too many "tire kickers".

* Low return on inquires vs viewings.

* Spam.

Here's the thing. If you are selling own home and listed with an excellent for sale by owner company, you will probably have a very detailed description of your house and property.

The potential buyer should have more than enough information to decide whether they would like to view your house. If they are sincerely interested, they will call you even if it means a long distance charge.

This brings me to:

The Pro

* Long distance buyer

You have an interested party that lives in a different county, city, state, province, country etc. They view your property online and it looks like the kind of property they desire when they move.

The buyer might hesitate to call if they have to phone long distance but, they may send a quick email off to establish contact.

You Decide to Include email Address

If you do decide to include your email address, here are a few rules that you may want to follow:

* I would strongly advise that you set up a separate email address and/or account for inquires for selling own home.

* Check your email as often as possible to avoid the "I want an answer 10 minutes ago world" the Internet has created.

* Keep your replies short, sweet and to the point. Answer any questions and then suggest they call you, or better yet, ask for their phone number and you call them.

* Delete all the spam you may receive. I have excellent spam filters myself and you may as well, so this may not be a problem.

* Don't delay answering any emails you receive. People want answers now, not later.

* Lastly, after your house sells, take it off the web-site(s) you have advertised on and cancel your email address and/or account set up for this one time event.

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