When advertising your home for sale by owner, you will undoubtedly come into contact with a variety of people.
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You may come into contact with people of different ethnic groups or nationalities, people of different race, or even people with disabilities or handicaps. Situations can arise where discrimination against different types of people can be a violation of law, particularly regarding housing.
Most types of housing are covered under these laws with the exception of those dwellings that operate under shelter laws, for example exclusively for battered women or for the hearing impaired.
Under the Fair Housing Laws, it is illegal to, based on someone’s color, creed, nationality, sexual orientation, handicap, etc… refuse to sell or to rent housing; refuse to negotiate for housing arrangements; make housing unavailable; deny a dwelling; set different terms, conditions or privileges for sale or rental of a dwelling; provide differing housing services; claim falsely that housing is not available for rent, sale, or inspection; persuade owners to sell or rent (this is known as “blockbusting”); or deny access to membership in a service and / or membership related to the sale or rental of housing. All of the above, if violated, will result in prosecution and criminal charges being brought against the violator. The same, or similar criteria exist for mortgage lending for the purchase of a home.
There exist clauses in the laws that state it is illegal to threaten or coerce, to intimidate or interfere with anyone exercising a fair housing right.
Also, you may not advertise or in any other way make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, religion, handicap, etc… This prohibition against discriminatory advertising applies to single-family as well as owner-occupied homes that are otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.
Housing discrimination is not always characterized by the slamming of the door in someone’s face or a bigoted remark being hurled at a potential homebuyer.
However, it can be just as ugly and just as hurtful to the would-be buyer. Even without this as deterrence from the act, it is against the law. As a seller, it is important to treat each and every person interested in your home with dignity and respect.
It helps to think of everyone as being a member of the human race instead of seeing them as being undesirable if they do not look like you.
With the legislation that exists, it is best to conduct the sale of your home in a business-like manner and treat the transaction with all seriousness and gravity without allowing personal preferences to interfere, as this is counter-productive to the ultimate goal: the sale of your home.
Your newspaper as well as other advertisements should be directed to the general public with the only descriptive language used being the language that describes your house alone. You must describe the demographic of your neighborhood and especially do not describe what “type” of person you would like to become interested in your house.
If these guidelines are followed, there should be only the technical difficulties of closing the transaction rather than the complex ones dealing with offensive and discriminatory practice.
Yes, you really can sell your house fast without feeling like you are being taken advantage of. Here is the deal, my neighbor Jim just moved into the Atlanta, Duluth area only four months ago on a job transfer. His big challenge was selling his other house on the west coast. He was not able to buy another home until he had that one sold. It took him over 8 months to sell that house and during that time he was renting in a rather run down neighborhood in Atlanta. He did eventually get that old house sold and bought his next home right across the street from me. Jim and his family have been great neighbors now for almost four months, but then his company calls him with another opportunity with a big raise. What a great deal, but it requires Jim to have to plan another move just months after he bought his new $350,000 house in Duluth Georgia.
Can you imagine, relocating twice within four months, but even worse, having to move your family and belongings from two different cities into tow different cities in only four months? Ouch
Well, not really knowing the area, Jim asked me if I knew of a realtor in the area that would be able to sell his house fast without loosing his shirt. Turns out that Jim spoke with several Realtors and it wasn’t pretty at all. Including all the holding expenses, Realtor commissions and closing costs, etc, etc, would cost him thousands of dollars he did not have.
Jim had to make up his mind if he was going to take the job opportunity that had come up, he really wanted to but he wasn’t sure how he was going to sell his house in Dacula. That is when it happened. I did a Google search for “We Buy Houses in Atlanta Georgia” and found what Jim was looking for. A online “we buy houses” company that sounded fair and honest, but you never know, so I completed the online questionnaire on behalf of my new neighbor and used my telephone number. I didn’t know all the numbers on Jim’s Mortgage and such, but I explained to them what the situation was and asked if they knew of a solution for Jim and his new house.
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How cool is that, honest, fair and genuinely good people. Don’t be afraid to use We-Buy-Houses-Atlanta-Georgia.com, after what I have seen I will use them myself when I ever decide to move. They really made it simple for Jim and I am glad I was able to help.
Are you thinking of hiring a real estate agent to sell your Duluth home quickly?
Selling a house is usually a expensive and complicated process. That’s why real estate agents make such big commissions (often thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of dollars) on a single home sale. And most successful agents in Duluth, Georgia usually have 5, 20 or 20 houses listed at any given time knowing that these houses will probably sell within the next 3 to 6 months or longer. Since most of the good agents have so many listings, it’s rare that they will spend the time, money and personal attention needed to sell your house quickly. If you don’t have much equity in your home, your home selling options are even more limited. You may have to write a big check at closing in order to sell your Duluth house and cover any negative equity, closing costs, taxes, etc in addition to your agent’s large commission check.
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