<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Sell your home by owner with a free for sale by owner home listing at Sellyourhome.com</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="keywords" content=""> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="abstract" content=""> <meta name="robots" content="INDEX, FOLLOW"> <meta name="googlebot" content="INDEX, FOLLOW"> <meta name="keyphrases" content="for sale by owner, sell your home, selling your home, sell your own home, for sale by owner home, selling home, how to sell your own home"> <link href="http://www.sellyourhome.com/css/css.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <table width="801" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="17" align="left" valign="top" class="mainlt_bg"><img src="http://www.sellyourhome.com/images/mainltbg.gif" width="17" height="6"></td> <td width="767" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="767" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="596" align="right" valign="top"> <table width="98%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="left"><table width="93%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="right" >&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="96%"><b>Home Valuation : Selling</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" class="horizontal_dots1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="24" class="red"><font size="-2">By O. Hollywood</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="24" align="left" valign="top" class="td1"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face=Verdana size=1>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>If you’re thinking of placing your home on the market, you may wonder, “What did my neighbor sell his house for?”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Your neighbor’s house may have recently sold and be very similar to yours in size and condition. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>It’s understandable that you will want to know the sales price but perhaps the owner is not willing to share this information.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Don’t worry.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>There are many ways for you to find out what your neighbor’s house sold for and more importantly you can find out what your home is worth by simply requesting a free home valuation online in minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1></FONT></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1><A title="Comparative market analysis" href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/ih117iqzwqyDMGMIMHDFEHMHNLE" name=http://www.tkqlhce.com/ih117iqzwqyDMGMIMHDFEHMHNLE><FONT face=Verdana color=#002b81 size=1><STRONG>Click here for your free home value estimate in 60 seconds!</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face=Verdana size=1>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face=Verdana size=1></FONT></o:p></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>When you ask a real estate agent, “What did my neighbor sell his house for?”, they should be able to find the answer almost immediately.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Real estate agents have access to their state’s Multiple Listing Service more commonly known as the MLS.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The MLS allows them to see exactly what homes are currently on the market, which ones are pending, and which ones sold and for what price.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>If you contact a real estate agent, they can satisfy your curiosity in minutes.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT color=#0000ff><A href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/ip105js0ys-FOIOKOJFHGJMKKHL" target=_blank name=http://www.tkqlhce.com/ip105js0ys-FOIOKOJFHGJMKKHL> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=1>&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><U><FONT face=Verdana color=#002b81 size=1><STRONG>Click here to find a local real estate agent</STRONG></FONT></U></SPAN></P></A></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face=Verdana size=1>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>There is also the option of going to the town office and researching personal property records but only after the property has been sold and the deed recorded.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Many town offices have records of the sale of homes for tax purposes and allow you to do this search yourself.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Many states have a Real Estate Transfer Tax and a copy of this form is mailed to the town or city hall after the sale of the home.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face=Verdana size=1>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>Another valuable resource is the internet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Most county governments offer their residents online access to public records such as personal property records.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>You can usually search information such as the owner’s names, date of last sale, the sale price, and property taxes for the home online.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Usually the only information that you need is the property address.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><FONT face=Verdana size=1>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=1>If you really want to know what your neighbor sold his house for, you can with a little effort on your part.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The fact is that knowing what your neighbor’s house sold for will help you to determine what your home’s worth if the homes are comparable.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>This figure becomes very important if you are looking to sell your home.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>The real estate market may fluctuate, however, and your neighbor’s selling price is only significant if the sale was recent since the market can change dramatically in a short period of time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; 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