Strategy for selling a house - what is the best way to proceed?

You should probably discuss selling "single-handedly" with , you both should have enough posts for PM. I think an appraiser is nonsense for your house – it is very new (and it's not a butcher's house, which someone would have to confirm as properly finished). Real estate agents are more likely to worsen the chances of sale than improve them, but that has little to do with the commission.

I agree with that too, but how do I get a value to put on it then? I have to start somewhere. I don’t want to set crazy high numbers, but on the other hand, they (successfully) list 499k for 30-year-old houses of that size. I’m a bit overwhelmed.

I see it that way too, but how do I get a value that I can write on it? I have to start somewhere. I don't want to set insanely high numbers, on the other hand, they (successfully) also list 499k for 30-year-old houses of that size. I'm a bit overwhelmed.

No idea if that's advisable, but right now it's common practice to list with an (absurdly) low price and then go into a "bidding process."

No idea if this is advisable, but at the moment it is common practice here to list with an (absurdly) low price and then go into the "bidding process."

In my opinion, whether at least borderline unethical behavior leads to getting to know pleasant business partners is something I would mark with a big question mark. Kant's "Categorical Imperative" can also be applied to last-price colleagues ;-)

No idea if that's advisable, but right now it's common practice to list with an (absurdly) low price and then go into a "bidding process."

You actually see that more and more often. What do the others think? Personally, that always puts me off. I recently looked for properties in the new area as well, and whenever it says bidding process, I think "keep looking, you won't get it anyway."

Ultimately, however, you can at least listen to the opinions of a few real estate agents. We also wanted to sell without an agent. If one of them had impressed us or the marketing process had dragged on, we didn’t want to completely rule that out. Of 5 agents, 2 were absolutely useless and only one dealt with the property in a very individual way. The proposed prices were €250k apart. Ultimately, we were only a little wiser than before, but based on the agents’ arguments, we chose our own price and our own marketing approach. And we knew which agent we would still give the commission to if necessary. Ultimately, after 2 weekends of viewings, things moved very quickly. It was, however, about an [ETW] in Berlin.

Personally, something like that always puts me off. I recently looked for real estate in the new area too, and every time it says bidding process, I think "move on, you won’t get it anyway".

Yes, of course, the high number of people one would have liked to do business with, but who don’t dare (and/or feel disgusted) when they read bidding process, is an additional factor. Personally, it would already "suffice" to have a higher chance of meeting people who would be unpleasant to me. All "Pecunia non olet" in honor, but when I look at my sold house in the photo album, I would not like to think: "I sold that to a scoundrel back then".