In today’s real estate market you need to know the value of your home before you list the home for sale or try to sell the property FSBO. The single most important factor in selling your home is the listing price.

Many people believe their home is worth much more than what others think it is worth. The fact is that most people list their home for sale and just pick a number. This is not the correct approach. The correct approach is to find out exactly how much your home is worth and list it for slightly under what it is worth. There are several ways to determine the value of your home.

One way to determine the value of your home is to get a professional appraiser to do the appraisal. This normally will cost around $400 to $500 dollars. This appraisal will most likely be the best method for getting the true value of your home.

Another way to get a value for your home is to ask an experienced real estate agent. The agent can run comps for your home. Not all real estate agents are good at this. You need to find someone who normally sells home in your neighborhood or area.

The last method is to use an online real estate appraisal site. There are many online internet sites that offer free appraisals. Basically these sites use recent sales in your area to determine the value of your home.

So before you sell your house or buy a home make sure you know the value of that home.