Estimate the Value of Your Home
You don't want to price your home too high or too low. An appraisal - will compare your home to other homes that have sold in your area and will help to predict a real good idea of the value of your home. This is a good starting point. Combined with the following steps, you should have a realistic listing price that is reasonable and competitive. You can also Estimate the value of your home or other real estate in seconds online!

Additional Costs
Consider the costs of selling your home (or preparing your home to sell) such as improvements, repairs and advertising. Include in your budget incentives. For instance, you may want to offer a "cash back at closing carpet allowance" if your carpet is old or a non-neutral color. People love to know they will get cash back at closing.

Test the Waters
It's critical that your home be competitive in price. Buyers do comparative shopping and act fast on a good deal. A good priced home will attract attention and generate activity from home buyers and brokers. If you aren't seeing the activity, it is a clear indication that the listing price is not satisfying the marketplace test.

Leave Room for Negotiation
Buyers like to know they are getting a good deal. If you list your house for $250,000 and refuse to negotiate an offer received of $245,000, your potential buyer may not feel that you are a willing participate in this (hence the term) "negotiation". If $250,000 is your goal for this sale, set your price at about $260,000 to $269,000. If you are negotiating a contract and come down to your desired price of $250,000 - then you are happy and the buyer get's a warm fuzzy that he got a good deal.

MyGeorgiaFSBO.com "For Sale or For Rent by Owner" Yard Signs
If you List Your Home on Realtor.Com & Your Local MLS, these signs may not be used.

Brochure Box & Brochures
It's very important to have Brochures. After you have uploaded Your Listing information, You will be able Download Printable and Formatted Brochures. Post your Brochures on church bulletin boards, at local markets, and work bulletin boards. Many homes have been sold with this simple effort.

MLS
This has always been the real estate agent's magic weapon. But now, you too can list your property on the MLS. It's very effective! Put your home in front of real estate agents all across our country! Save thousands of dollars in real estate commissions by listing your home for FLAT FEE. With MLS advertising programs, if a buyer's agent finds a buyer for your home, you will pay the buyer's agent a commission. But you will not pay a listing agent commission. However, if you find a Buyer on your own and without a Real Estate Broker's assistance, YOU WILL OWE NO COMMISSIONS!  For Atlanta's Flat Fee MLS go to: GAforSaleByOwner.com

Advertising
Newspaper ads, Bulletin Boards, Open Houses, Word of Mouth, all these ways can be an effective tool in selling your real estate.

Mortgage
Figure out how much income a buyer will need in order to qualify for a mortgage on your home. Learn to ask people about their finances before you begin negotiations. Otherwise, you are just wasting everyone's time.

Phone Calls
Watch out for callers who ask if you'll take no money down or carry the mortgage, especially if they don't seem to be interested in the amount of square footage in the house or other important information. They may have credit issues. If they don't have a pre-qualified mortgage, you may find yourself tied up for months in a contract that eventually goes nowhere.