On Craigslist, keep the fonts and design as simple as possible. Fancy formatting will distract buyers. Every buyer is interested in knowing about the property in detail, not the decorative work around your photos. Highlighting your role always pays, since the owner selling the property himself is highly sought after by the buyers. The important thing here is to watch the role of the buyers. If you want, you might find it worthwhile to say in your ad, “No real estate agents please.” If you succeed in selling your property through Craigslist, you will have completed the process without paying huge commissions or sinking money into more conventional marketing, which is going to be a great deal. GOOD PICTURES
This is themost important part of advertising your home for sale, no matter how you do it. Since professional photographs can give a realistic, tangible impression of the property to buyers, they can create a bigger impact than fanciful descriptions and catchy phrases. You can make use
of recently shot pictures of your home both for fliers and online. In the first place, know that the role of a professional photographer is very important in giving you great looking snapshots. Always arrange to shoot the pictures in the daytime, as the effect will be much better. When it comes to spending on quality photographs of your property, there is no good shortcut, since they are a major aspect of the adverts and their ability to speak to buyers, creating a much-needed good first impression. In this regard, a few good pictures are worth more than several thousand words. Take into account the best time to shoot the pictures based on the direction your home is facing, and—unless you are one yourself—hire a professional photographer to capture your house to its absolute best advantage. There are entire websites chronicling the worst of the worst of real estate photography (consider terriblerealestateagentphotos.com or badmlsphotos.com), and nothing you’ll see on those will help you sell your house!
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