If you're like most people you have a significant portion of your net worth invested in your home. So when the time comes to think about selling your house you naturally want to sell it for as much as you can get. However, a word of caution might be the better strategy. Here's why.

When you first put your house on the market you will attract a lot of interest. In fact you will not attract that level of interest again. Consequently, if you price your house out of the market by attemting to sell it for more than the market will bear, you will forfeit all that heightened interest. Lowering the price later just doesn't increase the interest level as a good price on the initial offering

When you decide to list your house consult with a real estate agent who will give you the most realistic price, not the agent who tells you what you might want to hear.