Financial Planning

In Graphics: How to Sell a Home

Written by Mint.com
Published Mar 24, 2011
1 min read
The views expressed on this blog are those of the bloggers, and not necessarily those of Intuit. Third-party blogger may have received compensation for their time and services. Click here to read full disclosure on third-party bloggers. This blog does not provide legal, financial, accounting or tax advice. The content on this blog is "as is" and carries no warranties. Intuit does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the content on this blog. After 20 days, comments are closed on posts. Intuit may, but has no obligation to, monitor comments. Comments that include profanity or abusive language will not be posted. Click here to read full Terms of Service.

Finding something positive to say about the housing market these days seems impossible, from February’s horrific home sales figures (new home sales fell 16.9% to the lowest level since the government started keeping records in 1963, CNN Money reported, and existing home sales fell 9.6%) to new surveys indicating that economists expect prices will continue to fall (and will, in fact, not hit bottom until next year).

Having to sell a home in this environment is daunting. Depending on your situation, you may have no choice or have simply decided that it’s time for you to move on to another home. Whatever your reasons, selling a home is as complicated as buying one. To get you started, we designed this infographic that walks you through the main steps, from the pros and cons of renting your home out rather than selling it (and vice versa) to the day when you hand the keys over to the new owner of your now former house.