Sell-it-yourself website
From $699, then your time
$699 puts a basic listing on realestate.com.au. Good value if you have the time to do the rest yourself: photos, signboard, pricing, opens, negotiation and paperwork.
How we're different
Pikelet vs selling it yourself
Selling it yourself can work, if you have the time. A listing site puts your home on realestate.com.au and stops there. The price, the opens, the negotiation and the paperwork are yours to run.
Pikelet
$13,000, all of it done
$3,000 to list, all marketing costs covered: photos, signboard, your realestate.com.au and Domain listings, open homes and inspections. $10,000 at settlement is our fee, for the negotiation and the paperwork.
Where doing it yourself stops
Six things a sell-it-yourself website leaves to you.
The price
- On your own
- You pick a number from online estimates.
- Pikelet
- We price your home against the recent sales nearby, a licensed agent checks it, and local buyer's agents get first look before it goes public.
The listing
- On your own
- A basic listing with your own photos.
- Pikelet
- realestate.com.au and Domain, with professional photos, drone shots, floor plan and signboard. A bigger realestate.com.au listing with no markup if you want it.
The buyers
- On your own
- Whoever emails you. Most buyer's agents won't deal with private sellers.
- Pikelet
- Local buyer's agents see your home first. Every enquiry is logged, followed up, and visible to you.
The weekends
- On your own
- You run every open home and private inspection, and take every call.
- Pikelet
- We run a weekly open home on Saturdays and unlimited private inspections for up to 90 days, and log everyone who comes through.
The negotiation
- On your own
- You negotiate directly with the buyer, on the biggest sale of your life.
- Pikelet
- We sit between you and the buyer. You get breathing room to decide, and a licensed agent pushing for every extra dollar, which on a flat fee is all yours.
The paperwork
- On your own
- Seller disclosure, contracts, deposits and settlement, between you and your solicitor.
- Pikelet
- We prepare, check and chase all of it with your solicitor, so nothing stalls the sale.
Feature comparison
Side by side.
| What you get | Pikelet | Sell it yourself |
|---|---|---|
| What you paySell-it-yourself is For Sale By Owner's advertised price for a residential sale. | $13,000 flat, inc GST | From $699 to list, then your time |
| Local buyer's agents get first lookWe send every home to 30+ local buyer's agents before it goes public. Some traditional agents do this too, but it isn't standard. | Included | Not included |
| Photography, floor plan, copy, signboard, realestate.com.au and Domain | All in the $3,000 you pay to list, marketing costs covered | You arrange it |
| Licensed agent negotiates for you | Included | Not included |
| Open homes and private inspections run for you | Included | Not included |
| See every enquiry, open-home visitor and offer liveEvery written offer as it arrives and a summary after each inspection. How often a traditional agent reports back depends on the agent. | Included | It's your inbox |
| All the paperwork handled: agent agreement, seller disclosure, contracts, settlement | Included | You and your solicitor |
| If we negotiate an extra $10,000, who keeps it?On a 2% commission, $10,000 more for you is $200 more for the agent. | You | You |
| What you get | Pikelet | Sell it yourself |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $13,000 flat, inc GST | From $699 to list, then your time |
| Local buyer's agents get first look | Included | Not included |
| Photography, floor plan, copy, signboard, realestate.com.au and Domain | All in the $3,000 you pay to list, marketing costs covered | You arrange it |
| Licensed agent negotiates for you | Included | Not included |
| Open homes and private inspections run for you | Included | Not included |
| See every enquiry, open-home visitor and offer live | Included | It's your inbox |
| All the paperwork handled: agent agreement, seller disclosure, contracts, settlement | Included | You and your solicitor |
| If we negotiate an extra $10,000, who keeps it? | You | You |
Weighing up an agent instead? Pikelet vs traditional agents.
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