Whether your local real estate market is super-heated or still making a comeback, there are steps you can take to reach the right buyers, pick the best offer, and ultimately get top dollar for your home. Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide will take you through the process from start to finish. And, you'll learn how to do it all in the shortest possible time. Real estate expert and best-selling author Ilona Bray will give you the inside scoop on:
getting to know your local market
setting a price that will attract buyers
finding the right real estate agent for you
determining which repairs and upgrades pay off
making legally required disclosures to buyers
selling the house without an agent (FSBO)
evaluating offers
negotiating over repairs and contingencies, and
closing successfully.
Selling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide provides tips from industry pros--including real estate agents, attorneys, home stagers, and more--as well as stories from home sellers describing strategies that worked for them and mistakes to avoid.
Author Biography
Ilona Bray, J.D. is an award-winning author and legal editor at Nolo, specializing in real estate, immigration law, workplace wellness and nonprofit fundraising. Many of her books are consistent Nolo bestsellers, among them Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits, U.S. Immigration Made Easy and Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home. Her latest book is entitled TSelling Your House: Nolo's Essential Guide. She particularly enjoys interviewing people and weaving their stories into her books. Bray's working background includes solo practice, nonprofit, and corporate stints, as well as long periods of volunteering, including an internship at Amnesty International's main legal office in London. She received her law degree and a Master's degree in East Asian (Chinese) Studies from the University of Washington School of Law and Jackson School of International Studies, and an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Bryn Mawr College. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, going to open houses, and gardening. Bray also blogs on Nolo.com on topics such as nonprofit fundraising, real estate, and immigration matters. She's the winner of the 2012 "Best Blog" award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE).
