Compare Your Options When Selling Your Home
See why selling your home privately is a fantastic option for many homeowners.
With every home sale, we want you to know that you have options. If you live in an area like Bradford, Aurora, New Market, York Region, Oshawa, Durham Region or Simcoe County Ontario, it is a good idea to research your options for selling your home and discover the path forward that makes the most sense for you and your family. Whether it is a buyers or sellers market, selling your house privately can be a great option for you. Selling your house privately has many benefits that you might not know about at this time. But after reading through this page, we hope to show you why selling your home privately is a fantastic, speedy & hassle-free option.
It is true, at times, that you might get a higher sales price if you list your home with a real estate agent, but that doesn't always translate to more money in your pocket at the end of the sale. Don’t forget that there can be a lot of fees and expenses that can come with listing with a realtor. Below is a quick snapshot at some of the glaring differences between selling your home using a real estate agent and selling your home to a private home buyer, like the Lewis Brothers Properties.
Let’s Look At The Details And Compare Your Options!
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Pay Staging and Cleaning Fees
Agent—Yes , Private Home Buyers—No
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Number of Home Showings
Agent—6-7 on Average, Private Home Buyer—1
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Home Inspection Needed
Agent—Yes, Private Home Buyer—No
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Commission / Fees
Agent Yes—5%, Private Home Buyer—No $0
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Closing Time Frame
Agent—30-45 days, Private Home Buyer—14 Days
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Completing All Renovations
Agent—Yes your $$, Private Home Buyer—NONE
Money! It’s what selling your home comes down to.
Let’s take a look at some of the known costs that come with listing your house with a real estate agent. Here’s an example using a $500,000 home listing:
Staging and Cleaning - $4250
Professional Photos - $700
Selling Commissions $25,000 + HST = $28,250
Selling Lawyer Costs - $1,695
Mortgage Payments while waiting to close - $1900/mo $11,400
Carrying Costs - $750/mo (taxes, insurance, bills etc.) $4,500
Timeframe - 6 months
Total Cost to sell - $50,795
New Actual Sale Price - $449,205
When selling to a private home buyer like us, there are no high fees and you’ll pay $0 in commissions. You don't, at any time, have to stage your home. There are no public walkthroughs or showings, just our visit. No professional photos or cleaning required. In fact, we buy houses as-is, meaning in their current condition. The price we offer you accounts for any repairs or renovations that your home needs. There may be times that we can’t offer you the “top of the line” price for your home but when you consider the traditional time frame it takes to sell your home, selling privately might make more sense. There are other major benefits to consider when selling your home privately.
We buy houses in any condition!
When we say “any condition”, we mean it. Maybe the roof is damaged. Maybe the floors need to be repaired. Maybe your house is completely original and still has those ‘vintage’ carpets.It doesn’t matter, we want to buy your house and are ready to pay cash today. Selling your home to a private home buyer does not require you to start or complete any home repairs. If you list your home on the MLS, it is a good idea to take the time and spend the money to make those repairs. Again, this means more money out of your pocket with no guarantee of making that money back in the end. When you sell your house to us, Lewis Brothers Properties, we’ll even haul away any junk you leave behind!
You receive a fair offer within 24 hours and we can guarantee closing in as little as 10 days.
By giving you an offer for your home after a single home assessment, you now have the choice to move forward with the sale of your home. This eliminates the stress of paying your bills, mortgage and taxes longer than necessary. Because we are a private home buyer, we bring private capital to the table. That is why we are known as “cash house buyers.” This allows us to offer quick closing in as little as 10 days if necessary. Closing quickly means money in your pocket faster! So if you need to sell your home fast or don’t want to pay your next mortgage bill at the end of the month, selling privately to us is a fantastic method.
You don’t pay any closing costs or high fees when selling your home to a private buyer.
Because we are private home buyers in Durham Region, York Region, Simcoe County and across Ontario, we make the selling process easy and cost efficient. Any time you sell to Lewis Brothers Properties, you will never worry about paying a single dollar in closing fees or commissions. This is one of the biggest reasons to consider selling your home to a private home buyer like us.
To wrap things up!
You have options when it comes to selling your home. You don’t however have many options if you need to sell your home quickly. Selling privately really is your only option. So, to wrap things up, when you sell your home privately you:
Pay $0 in closing costs
Pay $0 in fees or high commissions
Receive a fair offer within 24 hours
Can close quickly, in as little as 10 days if needed
Avoid paying extra months of bills, mortgages and taxes
Do not need to start or complete any repairs or renovations
You get money into your pocket—FASTER
So, it’s up to you!
Which route seems like a better fit for you and your current situation? If you need to sell your home for any reason, we’d love to help you get the quick and easy process started. Give us a call today at 905-260-9779 or click below to get an offer within 24 hours.