beware of selling privately online

[ninikins]

Selling privately online is fairly safe but there have been reports of estate agents taking your details of your house and placing your house for sale via their site at a higher price so they receive commission. Keep an eye out!

[Chris]

I would be wary of selling a house online, that seems a bit risky to me. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

[tater03]

I never really even knew you could do this privately. I always thought when you sold online it was just through a real estate agents site. Interesting tip though.

[vicki2]

I'm not certain how an estate agent could get away with that. If you haven't signed with an agent and don't have a contract, I don't understand how they could get away with the sale. You could just say 'no', couldn't you?

[dwalliz]

I didn't know that there are people that are doing something like that but I wouldn't be suprise. People would do almost any means necessary for a quick buck.

[omostra06]

i think they could advertise your house and may even find a buyer but its up to the owner to sell. although if they have got a buyer interested even at a higher price, thats how they make the commision, then if the seller is happy with the money he wanted originally then why not sell?

[brian]

I wouldn't rush into selling a house online myself - for a start, an individual as compared to an estate agency just doesn't have the market distribution to attract potential buyers.

[juol7]

Thanks for those tips, if I do decide to buy a house, I'd look for an agent and ask to talk to them personally. It's such a booster for me doing research on such things.

[fitnessk]

As much as I like the Internet and use it for a great deal I do not think I would want to sell my house online.

[homewatch]

I think it is OK to advertise that you are selling property online but you still need to do the transaction offline when you found a buyer.