| Most people selling their property choose to enlist | | | | "barter dollars" can then be exchanged for the |
| the help of a professional realtor or sell it as a | | | | products and services of other organization |
| "For Sale By Owner" (FSBO). This is particularly | | | | members. This is a great way to get the kinds of |
| true if they are trying to sell a vacant piece of | | | | things you want without spending a dime or |
| land for a quick profit and do not want to finance | | | | investing more money in to a property. |
| the sale at all. However, realtor fees can be | | | | 5) Give Your Property a Make Over - To make |
| pricey and there are several other ways to sell a | | | | your property more appealing to potential buyers, |
| property for a high price completely on your own. | | | | give it a quick make over by touching up on |
| Through research and experience, I've come up | | | | aspects of the property that need improving. |
| with several tips for selling a property. Below I've | | | | Depending on the scope of your property, there |
| complied seven of these techniques for you to | | | | are several quick, easy and inexpensive ways to |
| learn from. | | | | achieve this. If you have a house, put up a fence, |
| 1) Post Properties on eBay - Using eBay, you'll | | | | build an addition, renovate the interior or add a |
| have access to the globe's largest market of | | | | driveway. If you're selling a vacant lot, make sure |
| buyers and sellers. You can also list your | | | | it's cleaned up, add a well, fence in the area or |
| properties on eBay's sister site, | | | | add a building pad. By improving on less desirable |
| 2) Create Your Own Website - Creating a | | | | aspects, you're eliminating the reservations of |
| website is not as difficult as it used to be and, | | | | potential buyers. A little bit goes a long way and a |
| with a couple hundred dollars, you can easily hire | | | | small investment can mean a greater return. |
| someone to quickly build up a webpage through | | | | 6) Give a Property to Charity - You'd be surprised |
| which you can list and sell your properties. To | | | | how much you can profit just by donating a |
| attract more visitors and potential buyers to your | | | | property you spent very little on. By claiming the |
| website, add search engine optimized content | | | | full market value of your property as a tax |
| using keywords. This ensures that, when a web | | | | write-off against profits made, you can make |
| user uses a search engine like Google or Yahoo, | | | | quite a bit. I'm not an expert, but in my opinion |
| your site will come up on the result's page. This is | | | | and experience, this is a really great technique |
| a really easy, cost-effective way of selling | | | | that allows both you and a deserving charity to |
| properties. | | | | profit. The main thing to keep in mind is that the |
| 3) One Property Can Buy Another - Use one | | | | charity you decide to donate to must somehow |
| property as a down payment for another. This | | | | be related to real estate so that the property |
| works particularly well if you own a vacant piece | | | | you donate is of use to them and you can write |
| of land. Contact builders and investors to see if | | | | it off. For instance, you wouldn't donate a piece of |
| the location of your vacant land is of any interest | | | | land to the American Cancer Association, but the |
| to them. If it is, you can use this land as a | | | | Natural Preservation Foundation in your town may |
| bargaining chip for a down payment on one of | | | | find it to be of use. |
| their other properties. | | | | 7) Use Seller Financing - Seller financing gives |
| 4) Barter Your Property - If you're interested in a | | | | sellers the opportunity to raise property prices |
| specific service or product but don't want to | | | | above market value. This is by far one of my |
| spend money on it, try trading or bartering one | | | | favorite ways to sell a property because you can |
| of your properties. From automobiles, construction | | | | make such a great profit. For example, if you buy |
| equipment and tools to spa treatments and | | | | a property worth $15,000 for $1,000, you can |
| haircuts, a growing network of trade and barter | | | | easily sell it with seller financing for $17,000 and a |
| networks in the United States allows users to | | | | down payment of $2,000 with a mortgage. Since |
| trade almost anything. After joining an | | | | you're offering such a great deal on the down |
| organization, you can sell your property in the | | | | payment, this is perfectly legal and ethical. |
| forum in exchange for "barter dollars." These | | | | |