Selling a house is something that you should not take lightly. The method you choose to sell your house can literally be the difference between getting a great price, getting market value or getting less than your home is actually worth. Fortunately, there are more options available than ever before in terms of ways for people to sell their homes. The days of simply placing a classified ad in the newspaper are gone forever. The Internet is now playing a huge role when it comes to bringing buyers and sellers together in the housing market. Many of these connections have taken place on social media. This article is a great starting point for real estate agents looking to set up their own page, in case you’ve got an agent representing you at the same time and want double exposure. As you might expect, the biggest facilitator has been Facebook, the most popular social network by a wide margin. Facebook is now used by 1.3 billion people around the world, which is roughly half of the people who have Internet access. Let’s take a look at how a person should go about selling their home on Facebook:
What information do you put on Facebook?
The following tools can be used as a way of telling people your house is on the market:
- You can post a video tour of your house. Make sure your house looks its best when you record the video tour. Also, make sure you include all the important areas of the house.
- Post a photo album with a wide variety of photos of your home.
- Create a Facebook Note that includes important information about your house.
- If you have your house listed on a website featuring homes for sale by their owners, provide a link to this site so interested buyers can get more information about your property.
Privacy settings
Be certain that your link, Note, video and album are all set as “public” so all interested people will be able to view them. It is not necessary to make your account public in order to do this. You can also create a Facebook Fan Page for your home listing that you can share with others. You can restrict your personal details and wall posts to only the people you want to see them while you are selling your house. You can then leave your home info open to the public.
Should you do it all on Facebook?
While Facebook can be a great tool when selling your home, you should ideally use it in combination with other real estate selling resources. As mentioned earlier, there are sites specifically designed for people selling their own home to post photos and information about their properties. You can also start a website for the sale of your home that you can use in tandem with Facebook.