8 Easy Steps to Sell Your Own Hdb Flat: Beginners Guide to Sell Like a Pro

By Shahlan S Shahlan

A small investment that will save you thousands of dollars!
Simple, wise, practical, and thoughtful insightsstraight to the point, no-nonsense. This is what best describes this book.
A must-read guidebook for all HDB owners, this book is especially written for every owner who wants to sell their HDB flatregardless if you want to sell it on your own or if you engaged an agent to do the job.
If you have engaged an agent, please ask your agent to buy this book for you. This book is also useful for new real estate agents or even experienced agents who are not familiar with HDB transactions.
If you are attempting to sell your flat on your own, do read this book even before you make your first move. It will save you time and money and lots of heartache.

Eight Easy Steps to Sell Your Own HDB Flat
1. Checking Your Eligibility and Financial Calculation
2. Marketing Your Flat
3. Answering Enquiries
4. Dress Up Your Flat
5. Showtime
6. Negotiation and Closing Techniques
7. Paperwork and Submission
8. HDB Appointments

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Release date: Aug 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781482826890

Shahlan S Shahlan

Shahlan S. Shahlan have been in the real estate industry since 1999 when he first joined ERA. He has acquired his expertise in real estate business from his experience with RealStar, Coldwell Banker, and DTZ as each of these different firms have their own strengths in the different segments of the real estate market. After gaining valuable experience and knowledge, he feels now at home with ERA since September 2013. He is an active team member of Synergy Division and Powerhouse Division, one of the top divisions in ERA. He started as a marketing executive and quickly rose to the rank of marketing director. He has also eighteen years experience in the insurance, investments and finance industry. Being in the service industry for more than twenty years, Shahlan has always make customer satisfaction his top priority so as to create a win-win situation for his clients and himself. With his friendly and warm disposition, his clients always regard him as a friend rather than a consultant.

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Copyright © 2014 by Shahlan S Shahlan.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2014949046

ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-4828-2688-3

                Softcover      978-1-4828-2687-6

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Contents

Preface

Foreword

Chapter 1 Why? – The Objective

Chapter 2 Price – How Much To Sell?

Chapter 3 Financial Calculation

Chapter 4 Eligibility To Sell ?

Chapter 5 Resale Checklist

Chapter 6 Marketing Your Flat

Chapter 7 Answering Those Calls

Chapter 8 Dressed For Success

Chapter 9 Showtime

Chapter 10 Negotiation And Some Closing Techniques

Chapter 11 Signing The Option To Purchase

Chapter 12 1St Appointment Date

Acknowledgements

Disclaimer

Preface

I thank Allah daily for making this book possible. Writing a book has always been a goal for me for the past many years since I became self-employed, and I believe for most of us.

It was not until I attend The Publish A Book & Grow Rich Bootcamp in 2013 by Gerry Robert that really got me to sit down and started writing this book.

A few weeks later in April 2013, nearly 80% of this book is written.

However, the Singapore authorities then has just started to introduce one of the many cooling measures to discourage speculative activity.

There were also a growing number of real estate agents who have started to experience lower activity and lesser income. I decided not to publish this book then because my intention might be interpreted wrongly.

Looking back, it is a wise decision as there are many important fundamental changes since then in relation to the topic of this book. Looking forward, there will still be more changes but most of the contents will still be relevant in many more years to come.

Foreword

Selling your HDB flat is one of the major decisions you’ll make in your lifetime. For some people, it causes stress and discomfort to themselves and their family members.

The good news is that YES, you can sell it yourself. It is not a requirement by HDB to engage a real estate consultant. In fact, about 1% of sales transaction is done without an agent.

This guidebook is written for people just like you – the DIY seller.

This book may also be useful for new real estate agents or even experienced agents who is not familiar in HDB transactions.

If you are engaging the services of a qualified real estate agent who can provide value to you, please ask your agent to BUY this book for you.

To make this guide book simple and easy to understand, I will only touch on selling the house in a straight forward case.

The whole process of looking for a buyer till the HDB completion date (also known as the 2nd apt) in which you will have to move