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Sean Carlos posted some of his information links on here some time back, . Good luck!

Thank you for your reply.  

Thanks. It's a bit of a shame you have not had other replies, but I guess forums are not doing too well these days and it is a bad time of year. People we know well are seling and as it is everywhere, getting the price right seems to be the key. Four weeks in and 4 viewings and an offer (turned down) , either a good price or time of year?

Well its a generic question.  Are you planning on selling privately or using an agency?  Do you need to sell quickly or happy to wait for the price you want? Have you had the property valued?  Are you up to dealing with all the bureaucracy?   Will the property appeal to ��������s, locals or foreigners?  Depending on those answers you can decide how to go forward. 

My advice would be to find a good local agency, preferably a member of FIAIP.  You are not obliged to sign an exclusive mandate with anyone, so refuse on the basis that if they cant advertise abroad and in English you will do that - and direct the buyers to the agency for viewings etc.    Many Italain portals now publish in various languages, adn there is nothing to stop you advertisingprivately on a site like Gate-away.com .Most agencies who deal with foreigners are not agencies - they are just people who think they can make easy money.  A portal in the UK is also just that - they will promise you te Dolce Vita but they are not an agency and will just list properties, (taking their cut which cannot appear in the act of sale), and leave you all the work.   Get a couple of valuations and remember that you will be expected to negotiate on price.  

Interesting the “expected to negotiate on price” bit as when we bought we were told which seller would and which would not negotiate. Then there was the offer amount where we were told by the agents and others that a very small offer would be considered an insult. The dance around the subject by the agents was very interesting to watch to say the least.

Hi Annie, I'm the guy who wrote the document check list referenced above (thank you Steve for posting it).  If you choose to work with an agent, find one who is licensed (not one of the impostors out there, and there are many). Commit to them and they will commit to you (choose the promiscuous agent model at your own peril: they will do the minimal necessary as it is likely they will never be paid).  While I am a native English speaker and am currently working with buyers from Germany, the US, China and the Ukraine, the Marches is a bit to far from where I work (Tuscany, Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, Veneto, depending on the property). If you wish, I can provide you the name of an agent working in the Marches who is licensed and, as a native English speaker, also often works with foreigners. Drop me a note via email (my address is on my website).  Regardless, good luck with selling your property!