I'm about to put my unit on the market. its a fully renovated 3x2 plus double lockup garage on one of the main roads of maroubra. Estimated value 750-800ish. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary for the area.
I've had a few agents around for a chat. In this market I would think that a sign on the balcony, plus an ad with professional pics on the standard real estate websites would be enough to get everyone through the door. The agents are talking about the need for 1/4 page ads in the local paper at nearly $800 a week and expensive auction campaigns. Estimates are between 2-5k on advertising.
Am I being a tight **** or does print advertising and auction campaigns (when I'm fine to go private treaty) necessary in this market? I'm used to selling in the burbs where the commission charged included advertising. As a side question, would an auction be the way to go? I'd be thinking that you'd get pretty strong offers first up with low supply levels but am I potentially losing out by not going to auction?
My head is spinning and feeling overwhelmed by the hard sell put on me by the agents and not sure how to move forward.
I've had a few agents around for a chat. In this market I would think that a sign on the balcony, plus an ad with professional pics on the standard real estate websites would be enough to get everyone through the door. The agents are talking about the need for 1/4 page ads in the local paper at nearly $800 a week and expensive auction campaigns. Estimates are between 2-5k on advertising.
Am I being a tight **** or does print advertising and auction campaigns (when I'm fine to go private treaty) necessary in this market? I'm used to selling in the burbs where the commission charged included advertising. As a side question, would an auction be the way to go? I'd be thinking that you'd get pretty strong offers first up with low supply levels but am I potentially losing out by not going to auction?
My head is spinning and feeling overwhelmed by the hard sell put on me by the agents and not sure how to move forward.