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Thinking About Selling Your Home Yourself?: Columbia Maryland home buying, real estate listings, and homes for sale in Howard                         County, MD
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There's More to Selling Your Home than a "For Sale" Sign In Your Front Yard: Beware.
 

Even if a simple sign in your yard did produce a buyer knocking on your door, how will you handle the following questions: 

"How does your home compare to others like it in Columbia?" 

"How did you determine the fair market value of this property?" 

"What about financing? Can you help?" 

"If I make an offer, who will draw up the paperwork?" 

"Why aren't you using a REALTOR? Is there something wrong with the property?" 

"Since you aren't using a REALTOR, we can take their fee right off the top, right?" 

Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions you will make in your life. Don't take risks. Selling your home is nothing like selling a car. Every home is different, and every homebuyer wants to offer you as little as possible. How do you determine the real market value? 

Almost all homes are sold using a REALTOR. As a top real estate professional, it is my job to help you negotiate with all those buyers who want something for nothing. Not to mention preparing your home for sale, marketing it locally in Columbia and even nationally, and guiding you through the complex paperwork and pitfalls of escrow and closing. Make sure you are really ready to handle all of that before pounding that sign into your front yard. Errors can be extremely costly. 

Remember: Buyers want to offer you as close to nothing as possible! While that "For Sale By Owner" sign might sound like a good idea, it usually means a different thing to buyers: "Try to steal this one." 

If you must sell your own home, at least let me give you a sense of its true market value. Tell me a bit about your home, and I'll do a quick Comparative Market Analysis and let you know what I feel it is worth. I'll also describe, as an experienced, top Columbia REALTOR, how we would market your property. This is free, with no strings attached. Simply fill out the form and I will quickly get back to you...
 

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American tax law offers a significant capital gains tax exemption that allows taxpaying homeowners to unlock home equity and end the spiraling cycle of "investing up." First-time buyers enjoy expanded rules for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) and 401(k) plans, rules that allow penalty-free withdrawals to purchase a home.

Every two years, married sellers of principal residences who file joint federal income tax returns are allowed a $500,000 exclusion ($250,000 for singles) from capital gains tax. For sales that took place after May 6, 2003, the maximum capital gains tax rates for profits above the exclusion dropped from 20% to 15% for higher income taxpayers, and from 10% to 5% for lower income taxpayers.

Homeowners can now consider several new options. People who find themselves at an empty-nester stage (no children at home) in a four or five bedroom home with a large equity have been able to unlock their equity dollars, using the income to help their children buy a first home, take a luxury cruise, remodel the house or purchase a second home for vacation or retirement.

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Ana Lucia Porter, REALTOR®, real estate agents and broker for Columbia Maryland home listings, property and land for sale - NUMBER1EXPERT(tm)

Ana Lucia Porter
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11000 Brokenland Parkway, #200
Columbia, MD. 21044
Blackberry - Cell: 443-286-2137
Toll Free : 877-715-3255
Fax: 410-740-8258
Office: 410-730-6100
Email: maryland-real-estate@NUMBER1EXPERT.com
Direct email: marylandhomes@mindspring.com

Ana Lucia Porter is a highly effective REALTOR who brings 29 years of full-time real estate sales and marketing experience to help you achieve your goals. Ana Lucia holds the designation of Graduate of the Realtors Institute and the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) In her own words: "I strive to use the most modern technology to help achieve the goals of my clients while always remembering that the human side of a residential real estate transaction is the most important."

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