A rabbit’s foot hanging from your rearview mirror isn't going to help anybody sell a home. Dark clouds of short sales and foreclosures hanging overhead can present a monolithic obstacle to any current homeowner looking for a fast sale. However, if you have perseverance, patience, and planning mixed with a wheelbarrow full of luck, the dark skies will turn to blue, with nothing but green lights ahead. And regardless of the scuttlebutt you may hear around the office water cooler real estate agents recognize that there is a low inventory of homes in some areas which is due, in come cases, to lowball home appraisals which can often be a "deal killer."

Most homeowners considering a move and looking for a fast home sale should know by now that there are some "quick fixes" for a swift home sale yet first impressions really do count. And, for the most part, those "fixes" are simple and not expensive. And whether you're a FSBO (for sale by owner) or list with a realtor, that wannabe homebuyer driving up and down streets looking for a for sale sign, will speed on by your home if the outside looks like a "war zone" with two street numbers missing, peeling paint, unkempt yard, or damaged driveway; all of which are an instant turn-off for buyers.

Selling a home is not rocket science; only common sense is required. So here is your check list:

Another choice to Sell My House Fast would be to eschew a realtor and sell outright to a buyer, by doing a "seller carryback." You'll need an attorney but you dictate the terms with little risk.