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I am looking to sell my house on my own. Its a private property.

 

However I do no know where to begin.

For starters, I just found out that I can't list my house on propertyguru if I am not an agent.

 

Can anyone give me some advise or point me to a place where I can find out more?

 

many thanks

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place an ad in the newspaper (classifieds) under property for sale. if you die die don't want to work with agents, put "no agents please"

 

(I would advise against this though, in my experience, 99% of my deals are because of introductions to buyers via agents - just factor in the 1% cost lah)

 

i suppose if you are looking for an online portal, you can try

 

edit: hmmm the link was removed. go to 99.co

 

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actually worth it mah...

 

1% = $10000 per million leh

 

4M private property can save $40000. enough to DP a new car liaoz. lol

place an ad in the newspaper (classifieds) under property for sale. if you die die don't want to work with agents, put "no agents please"

 

(I would advise against this though, in my experience, 99% of my deals are because of introductions to buyers via agents - just factor in the 1% cost lah)

 

i suppose if you are looking for an online portal, you can try

 

edit: hmmm the link was removed. go to 99.co

 

 

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I am looking to sell my house on my own. Its a private property.

 

However I do no know where to begin.

For starters, I just found out that I can't list my house on propertyguru if I am not an agent.

 

Can anyone give me some advise or point me to a place where I can find out more?

 

many thanks

Good Luck to you! You will be very busy!

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actually worth it mah...

 

1% = $10000 per million leh

 

4M private property can save $40000. enough to DP a new car liaoz. lol

 

 

in the last 6 years, i have advertised a few hundred times in the newspaper ... never had a direct buyer come through (even for small properties). always agents calling and then they swing their clients by.

 

good thing about having an agent in between means more wiggle room for negotiation. by the time the buyer convey the message to the agent who will convey to me, i have time to strategize ;)

 

but to each his own of course ... i am just an employee so my stake is not that much :D

 

just giving my $0.02 on why the agents are more useful than it seems.

 

recently was trying to buy 1 commercial property and the guy was insisting on no agents. his ad said very clearly. more than 1 year later, he couldnt sell and now i started to see agents advertise. selling direct is not so easy. sorry to say, you need someone 'slick' in between to convince both parties to come to agreement. agents know the seller is buttering their bread, so they have to try their best to make it work :D

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actually worth it mah...

 

1% = $10000 per million leh

 

4M private property can save $40000. enough to DP a new car liaoz. lol

 

what is the market rate now?

 

is it 1% or 2%?

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what is the market rate now?

 

is it 1% or 2%?

 

Standard rate I believe is 2% but most are happy to settle for 1%

 

Let these guys make a living [;)] and do some work for u

 

I am not a property agent btw

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yes yes please give agent a chance [laugh]

 

another way is to find an agent friend or relative (almost everyone knows at least 1 agent right?? LOL)

 

ask him or her to help u advertise for free lah

 

i have helped some friends to advertise for free cos i cannot finish up the credits. But of course they would have to do all the leg work, paper work etc by themselves

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Sold my HDB flat myself some years back and it was quite easy and straightforward. In fact, at the time the HDB even arranged weekend seminars to advise people who wished to do the process themselves.

 

My advice.

 

1) If you do not like nuisance / speculative calls then do not use your regular phone number. Buy a pre-paid SIM for the duration of the transaction and then cancel it.

 

2) Do not rule out agents, just let them know you will pay them the usual co-broke commission if they bring you a successful buyer, ie, 0.5%. This will give you access to a much wider pool of buyers as there are plenty of people that are too lazy to do their own research but just sit and wait to look at whatever their agent shows them. Of course if you find a buyer that responds direct then you can still avoid paying any commission..

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what is the market rate now?

 

is it 1% or 2%?

For me it has always been 0.5%

 

I hv sold several on my own.

 

Be sharp be decisive

Dont be emotional personal nor sentimental

 

Of course i pick the best time to sell

ie when everyone wants to buy.

 

Now just be ready to cut your price to push out the property.

 

Reality bites

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For me it has always been 0.5%

 

I hv sold several on my own.

 

Be sharp be decisive

Dont be emotional personal nor sentimental

 

Of course i pick the best time to sell

ie when everyone wants to buy.

 

Now just be ready to cut your price to push out the property.

 

Reality bites

thanks.

 

May I ask where do you advertise your past properties??

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thanks.

 

May I ask where do you advertise your past properties??

Word of mouth.

Whoever brings me a buyer that deals, i pay 0.5%.

In other words, i do the pitch myself.

Buyer gets to talk directly and nego directly with me the owner/seller.

No bulls**t no fuss, no beating around the bush

Price is very reasonable and at market, no shadowing.

True Genuine buyers like that.

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I am looking to sell my house on my own. Its a private property.

 

However I do no know where to begin.

For starters, I just found out that I can't list my house on propertyguru if I am not an agent.

 

Can anyone give me some advise or point me to a place where I can find out more?

 

many thanks

 

 

your property is PC or landed ?

 

sell already buy HDB ?

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I am looking to sell my house on my own. Its a private property.

 

However I do no know where to begin.

For starters, I just found out that I can't list my house on propertyguru if I am not an agent.

 

Can anyone give me some advise or point me to a place where I can find out more?

 

many thanks

So which property you selling, there are many buyers here

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