Real Estate Agents

Oh what fun it is to sell a house.
There are so many options when it comes to listing, who to go with, how you want to sell it? Fixed price, aution or tender.
Do you want to do the open homes or do you want an agent to do them?
How much do you want to pay to sell your home? $3000 all up and you do the open home?
$8000 and they do the open home or even $19,000 and let the agent do everything and take a huge cut at the end.

We have just hit this happy band wagon of decisions.

We have checked out Green Door who assist you while you sell your house. They help with marketing but you do the rest.
We have a new company coming to see us this weekend called The Joneses. They are a team who sell your house for a fixed price and no commission. They do the marketing and they do the open homes.
Then we have our friendly agent from Remax, who we originally brought the house from 5 years ago. He is great, would have no trouble giving him the house to sell, only downside is that when he sells it for the price we want he will take $19,000 with him when he goes.

OR the newest option to hit the property selling market is to do it all yourself on Trade Me. You list it yourself on the website, put up as many pictures as you would like, write what ever you want about your house and then sit back and see if anyone gets in touch.
Apparently a lot of houses are selling this way. No agents fees, no marketing fees (apart from the listing fee of about $149) no commission taken at the end. You can even list that you are holding an open home and post the time it will take place.
A lot of people are placing it here even when they have an agent, just another means of getting your house out there for all to see, you list the agent as the contact and then if anyone is interested they contact your agent.

I think this is a great way to go. So even thought we will probably end up with the assistance of a company of some kind, we will be listing on Trade Me very soon. I will put a link up when we do and you can all see our house.