Get Ready to Sell Your Home. Selling a Home for a Good Price Needs Preparation... Buying a Home? Then You Need a Good Home Loan Rate.

Have you been trying to sell your home and your estate agent keeps on giving you leads and promises that never amount to anything? Has the agent suddenly decided that you should lower the price for your wonderful home so as to attract buyers?

If you have answered yes to the above questions then this website is exactly what you have been looking for. This Home Selling Tips website is going to help you sell your property in South Africa by yourself and save big money on agents commission. It will also introduce you to the world of mortgage applications also better known as home loan or bond applications here in South Africa.

By organising your home loan application through a bond originator you can save an enormous amount of money over the lifetime of a home loan.

The property industry is fast becoming a billion rand dollar industry and many companies in South Africa are investing huge sums of money here. Gone are the days when Old Mutual was the only company dominating this business. There are a lot of property developers in the North Rand in Johannesburg. There is serious development in the property market and real estate agents are making a killing.

But how about you.... how does a person who knows nothing about selling property survive in the sea with sharks. Selling a home is not as easy as selling a car or a computer. You have to find a suitable buyer first and then there is the massive amount of paper work involved in getting a home loan and registering and transferring the property. Real Estate Agents frighten you with all this property jargon and make you feel that you cannot do it by yourself. You can organise your own home loan through a bond originator (an organisation which handles home loan applications for banks in return for a commission) and this can save you up to R25 000 in agents commission. You will be introduced to some of these technical terms as you go through the website.

First things first - look at your property...Is it sellable?

But first you are going to have to look at your home not from a sellers point of view but from the buyers... Think for a moment.. if you were are potential property buyer, what exactly would you be looking for. You would expect to buy a clean home that is well maintained and looks neat. A clean home has a higher chance of being sold than a dirty home. I am not saying that you should make major house renovations before you decide to sell. At least make the home attractive and this can justify any price that you will be demanding in the market. Remember you are selling an investment.

The improvements that you are going to make will have a dramatic effect on the market value of your house and these cosmetic changes can be done at little costs. Just visit CTM and buy a few things, get a carpenter and you are set. Cosmetic modifications also include cleaning, refinishing, painting and so on. You do not need to spend a fortune on this. Property auction.

The whole idea is to make your property is attractive as possible and then offer it at a premium price on the market. If the house looks good then chances are you are going to get a very good deal on the house.

You are not fixing the house for the next occupant... you are simply increasing its value. You are creating a more appealing look than you are a perfect home. If you fix up the house with a certain person in mind, you're limiting your market. Limiting your market will usually mean a slower sale, and a lower selling price.

The house and home should appeal to everybody...

Concentrate on making the property very attractive and it should appeal to different people. The house should be clean and worthy to be bought. A home that is well maintained is easy to sell.

The homes selling guide will help you perform all the tasks that will help you sell your property at a good value on the market. The guide will discuss adding fixes and fixtures and help you acquire a home loan for your potential buyer and for you as well. You are also going to find a list of all the price ranges that you can use to estimate the value of your own home.

Its possible to sell your home or house privately

You are going to see how easy it is to cut out the Real Estate Agent and save money in commissions. In South Africa many estate agents have managed to create a shield making them seem like there are the only ones in a position to sell any property. They also try to handle all home loan applications in order to earn commissions on the home loans obtained. This makes getting loans far easier.

When searching for the ideal home, there is also a need to consider the steps in acquiring home loans and bonds. If you want to sell you house quickly you must be in a position to be able to help your potential buyer with information about acquiring a home loan.

You can always refer him/her to your own personal bank manager and they are most likely to get the loan sooner and be able to pay you the money you require. Government auctions

Bond Orginators, Home Loans, Mortgages and House Bonds

There are a number of Bond Originators in South Africa including Bondsmart, and Better Bond. These companies handle homeloan applications for the 4 major banks... ABSA, Standard, FNB and Nedbank.

Typically a bond originator can get a qualifying buyer a home loan at very favourable interest rates eg 1 to 2% below prime interest rate. This saves a considerable amount of money over the period for which a home loan is taken out.

The Bond Originator such as Bondsmart or Betterbond are paid a commission by the bank. They are not paid by the person seeking the home loan.

Some bond originators offer commissions to 3rd parties introducing them to a potential homeloan candidates.