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Bray offers tips and advice for selling a home at top dollar. Eleven chapters take the reader step-by-step through the process, from getting the house ready to show, to hiring an agent, to closing the deal. The last chapter tackles the prospect of selling without an agent. Some chapter titles are "Prep Work: Preinspections, Repairs, and Improvements," "Websites, Open Houses, and Other Marketing Tools," "Receiving and Evaluation Offers," and "Demystifying Your House Sale Contract." Short stories of caution and lessons learned from real home sellers are included. "Annotation (c)2015 Ringgold Inc. Portland, OR (protoview.com)"--Eithne O'Leyne "ProtoView "

I am preparing to sell my home. But it has been 20 years since I sold my last house. I really needed an updated refresher course and Nolo's "Selling Your House" fits the bill. The chapters cover all the bases from preparation to hiring an agent to pricing and marketing.
In Chapter 2, author Ilona Bray takes an in-depth look at what you need and what you should expect from your real estate agent. However Chapter 5 cut to the chase for me. In order to de-clutter, Bray advises that you should "pretend you're living in a vacation rental," presuming that people live spotless lives on vacation. Then a few pages later she acknowledges that the best way to sell your house is to move out, and leave a few pieces of furniture for the purpose of staging. Or hire a professional stager to dress up your house for showings. Otherwise selling your house is a great big pain.
Nolo's "Selling Your House" is a good way to dip your feet in the housing market without getting wet. Midwest Book Review, Peggy Tibbetts, Reviewer "Bray offers tips and advice for selling a home at top dollar. Eleven chapters take the reader step-by-step through the process, from getting the house ready to show, to hiring an agent, to closing the deal. The last chapter tackles the prospect of selling without an agent. Some chapter titles are "Prep Work: Pre Inspections, Repairs, and Improvements," "Websites, Open Houses, and Other Marketing Tools," "Receiving and Evaluation Offers," and "Demystifying Your House Sale Contract." Short stories of caution and lessons learned from real home sellers are included." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView
Winner of the 2016 gold, first-place award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)

Across the U.S., home prices are in flux – rising in some areas, stagnant in others. So what’s the best way to get the highest return if you want to sell your home now?Selling Your House: Nolo’s Essential Guide provides the practical and legal steps you'll need to take to reach your goal.

Written with the current market and national economy in mind, this book goes over the specifics that homeowners need to know to make the sale. Whether you're selling your property because of a job change, growing family, or financial troubles, you'll get the information and guidance you need, including how to:

• check out your local market
• decide on the right price
• hire the best real estate professionals to help you
• dress up, market, and otherwise set your house apart from the pack
• make required disclosures
• negotiate and successfully close the sale.
  

Selling Your House: Nolo’s Essential Guide draws on input from a wide range of experts, helping you conclude a sale you’ll be satisfied with, no matter the state of your local housing market.