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If you want to sell by yourself - FSBO, then we have two packages for you. One is Free and the other one is very low priced and is offering a lot of advantages. You can read all the details here: click here.

It is important to verify your level of stress that selling privately may give you. If the fact of thinking to sell by your own is stressing you then we suggest you to sell with one of our agent. He/she will takes care of all offers, counter-offer, visits, publicity and will display your house onto MLS network.

If, in contrairy, you feel secure and safe to conduct visits and negociations, then you are the perfect person to sell by your own. You can read all the details regarding this option here. Obviously, when selling privately, you will have to complete certain tasks that an agent normally does:

• Selecting an asking price.
• Advertising your home.
• Replying to buyers and showing your home.
• Completing the offer to purchase.

If you do not see your house pics after uploading them, it is simply because your web browser uses his cache. To see your pics, simply follow these 2 simple steps (For Internet Explorer):

• Clic Tools > Internet option
• In the middle of that page clic > Delete files (in the section 'Temporary Internet Files' and check the box 'Delete all offline content' then clic OK.

This process will delete, from your computer, all your old pages that you do not use anymore but did surf in the past.

To avoid such thing in the futur, simply do the following

• Clic Tools > Internet option
• In the middle of the page, do > Settings... and then select 'Every visit to the page' then clic OK.

To add an open house to your homelisting, simply follow these 4 simples steps:

• Make sure that you've opened a session (be connected);
• Clic on the tab nammed "Your account";
• Locate the pencil icon at the left of your home adress then clic on the hyperlink named "[+ showing schedule]";
• Enter all your informations then saved and exit.

Follow these steps:
1- in the field 'your banner' choose either your banner OR "independant";
2- in the field 'office' choose "the name of your agency" OR "other office-independant".

1- Clic on the tab "MY ACCOUNT"
2- You will see the image of a pencil. On your right, you will notice a grey image of a camera. Clic on it.
3- A new page will open. Simply clic on "I want to upload my pictures now".

If you choosed our Free package, you will be limitate to display only one front picture of your property. To upload more, you can:

• 1- Upgrade to our Plus Package. This package, very complete, allow you to upload as much as twenty pictures plus two Web redirection links.
• OR
• 2- Click on the tab called 'Your account' then click on the icone of a camera displaying a green dollar sign. Once this package paid for you will be able to upload a maximum of 20 pictures.

Yes we do.
1- Clic on the tab "MY ACCOUNT"
2- You will see the image of a pencil. Above it, you will notice your property address. At the right of this line, you will find your counter informing you the number of times your ad was consulted by potential buyers.

Take for granted that people are informed. Thanks to the web ! To be able to have a good negociation, you will need to know your market. Verify the past sales in your area, check the similar homes that are for sale in your area and built yourself a matrice that will help you built arguments when come the time to negociate.

Compare the living area, add-ins that were made to properties, the time it took to selle the properties, the areas. All these will help you built confidence in yourself so that you will be prepare for any futur negociation.

What sould i do when i will be receiving an offer?

You can:

1. Accept the offer as is
2. Refuse the offer
3. Make a counter proposal to the offer you have received

If you accept the offer to purchase, it becomes an irrevocable contract. You must respect the conditions of sale in the contract, otherwise you can be legally pursued. It is for this reason that you should have the offer to purchase verified before finalizing.

If you refuse the offer, the offer become nul.

If you respond with a counter-offer, the buyer can either accept it, refuse it or make another counter offer to you.

Make sure that your property is clean. Hide all your valuables in a safe place in precaution. Let the visitors alone during the showing and offer him your help if needed. Your home must be very clean, calm and all your pets must be hidden in a safe place or outside.

Do not attempt to overwhelm them with details about your home. Pace yourself to their rhythm and you will easily notice if they are interested.

At the end of the visit, ask them how the visit went and address any questions that they might have. This will give you the possibility to know their level of interest.

When a potential buyer calls, it is helpful to say that you are occupied at the moment and that you would like to call them back in 5 minutes. Take their name and phone number and then call them back after 5 mintues. This will allow you to know who you have spoken with and you will also have a number to follow up with.

• Open the curtains and blinds to allow sunlight in.
• Turn off the television and play some soft music at a low level.
• Set the thermostat to a comfortable temperature.
• Remove family pets from the house.
• Store your valuables.
• Make sure your home is clean and in order.
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If you do not receive any news from the potential buyer within 3 to 4 days, call them to see if they have come to a decision. Politely ask the reasoning of their decision and what they liked and/or disliked about your home. This will give you suggestions on how to improve things before your next visit, if they were things that you can easily change. If it was something that you had no control over (i.e. the surrounding area of your property or the zoning of your home) you can adjust the price according to what buyers are willing to pay.

To let your neighbors know that your home is for sale:

1. Install your lawn sign.
2. Prepare a brochure with pictures of your house and with all caracteristics of your property. Install them in local store and at your work. Always have some copies handy in case you would meet a potentiel buyer.

To get in touch with a lot of potential buyers, use these specialised real estate mediums:

1. Local newspaper and specialised magazines.
2. Televison channel like "Télé-annonces".

The best period arise at the beginning of your advertisment. The main objective is to show your property to the maximal number of buyer in the shortest possible time.

Vary your ads. A new ad always bring more attention than repetitive one. Highlight what is the top value of your home.

You should know what buyers are willing to pay for a home similar to yours. To know this:

1. Use the comparable that we display on Youppy.com. Consult the section of all properties that were sold, on sale and expired in your surrounding by all realtors and private sellers. Use the tools for seller in your dashboard to analyse and see all the registered sales.
2. Contact a licensed appraiser.

Also know that all realtors offer free home valuation. Since all these are well informed and know their market, you can trust them on the amount the suggest you. Make sure to evaluate properly your selling price because:

• The most active period of a sale is at the beginning of the process. Your new advertisement creates a large interest with buyers. By selecting a reasonable price at the beginning, you gain the most from this visibility.
• If you ask too high of a price, your home could sit for a long time on the market. Buyers might consider it a problem house. If you lower the price, this will not often revive interest in your home.

Do not make the common mistake of choosing a price based solely on what other sellers are asking for similar homes. Your home will only get what a buyer is ready to pay for it and not what another seller is hoping to get for thiers.

You need to do everything you can so that your home will sell itself. Be impartial. Look at your home through the eyes of a buyer. What are its' weaknesses? How does it look? Buyers rely on what they see. A home that is clean, in order and in good condition will inspire confidence and sell easier. If necessary, invite some friends over to give thier honest opinions on your property. You can also visit other homes to take note of nuissances so that you may remove these from your property. Pay special attention to the exterior of your home, even if you're not expecting a visitor. Potential buyers often drive by a home before contacting the owner.

No, you are able to advertise your home in other medias at the same time and you can remove your home from our site at anytime without a penalty.

Not if you sold it by the owner - privately. In the case you've signed a brokerage contract with a realtor, then you will have to pay whatever amount agreed at the signature of this contract.

Youppy.com started officially his operation in may 2006. It is a unique entreprise that merge realtors and private sellers.

Your property will be listed until one of the two happen : the sale or 3 or 6 months- depending on your package- after the inscription, in wich case you can renew at discount price. Or, in the case you've signed up with an agent - at the mentionned expiration date of your brokerage contract.

Yes. Simply ask your agent to place your listing on our Network. Then, the name of your agent will be displayed everytime someone looks at your home.

The general rule of thumb for those who advertise is 1 call for every 300 visits. This will obviously vary from one property to another. However, if you receive more than 1,000 visits to your listing without a call, this is a sign that there is something incorrect. Revised your advertisments and price.

To increase visits to your listing, we recommend the following:

• Place a small classified ad in your local newspaper and refer potential buyers to your listing on Youppy.com.
• Try placing your house on Youppy.com's homepage.
• Send an email to all your friend, family member and collegues to announce the listing of your property and make sure to insert an hyperling onto your homepage so that they easily can reach your property detailled information sheet.
• Print descriptive sheets of your property and post them on local bulletin boards.
• Purchase Youppy.com directionnal signs. Todo so, jsut log onto your account, then choose "modify my listing" and indicate the signs you want.

One of the advantages to using Youppy.com, is that buyers have a lot of information before they call you. Also, before the sale, you are obligated to disclose to the buyer anything concerning the property's description. For these reasons, we sugges that you include as much pertinent information as possible in your listing. If you choose not to disclose something, now or at a later time, you will end up disappointing buyers. On the other hand, if you expose yourself by describing the property completely, you gain the confidence of the buyer. You also avoid losing your time by answering calls and showing your home to those who would not have been interested if they had known the true condition of your property.